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'It's time for a new, democratic, inclusive, equal and united Ireland,' campaigners say in new video

The new campaign has released the video below, narrated by actor Irish actor John Connors. The video says it is time to build a new, democratic, inclusive and United Ireland.

Sanctions bring Iraq to the brink

By Jennifer Thompson Iraqi President Saddam Hussein appears to have lost a desperate gamble. Despite the sickening hypocrisy which portrays Iraqi troops in Iraq as a "threat" and US troops half way around the world as "peacekeepers", the

The long career of a would-be Himmler

Official and Confidential: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover By Anthony Summers Corgi Paperbacks. 621 pp. $16.95 Reviewed by Sean Lennon J. Edgar Hoover ran the FBI from 1924 until his death in 1972. Publicly, he was feted

Action updates

ADELAIDE — Hundreds of workers at a mass meeting on October 7 voted for an intensive campaign to prevent the privatisation of Modbury Hospital. Bans are in place aimed at disrupting the hospital system without affecting patient care. This follows

Absorbing, moving tale of modern China

The Blue Kite Directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang Starring Lu Liping, Zhang Wenyao, Chen Xiaoman Mandarin with English subtitles In Sydney at Academy Twin and Walker Cinemas from October 13, followed by interstate screenings

Subsidised woodchipping: how we pay for forest destruction

Two recent Victorian government audit reports into forestry operations, obtained through Freedom of Information by the Wilderness Society, provide a catalogue of abuse and deception. FENELLA BARRY, of TWS, describes what they reveal.

Precepts for Political Activity

Precepts for Political Activity By Ho Chi Minh Consider before you speak Be decisive when you act Be careful when you write Be calm and cautious in critical hours Hold back when you are excited Forget

Boat people: Bolkus moves the goal posts again

By Zanny Begg Minister for immigration Nick Bolkus is considering legislation that would legalise the illegal detention of asylum seekers between 1989 and 1992. The bill would retrospectively deny compensation to around 350 potential

Bigots invited into Tasmanian high schools

Bigots invited into Tasmanian high schools By Katrina Dean HOBART — Tas-Alert, an anti-gay group campaigning against gay law reform in this state, has been allowed space to display its message on secondary school

Debate

There are few forums for debate among the left and progressive movements today. There are few publications in which progressive-minded people are able to discuss strategies and expect to be given a fair hearing. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ is framed around

Requited cartoons

Requited cartoons Unrequited Love: an exhibition of original cartoons By Judy Horacek Reviewed by Natasha Izatt Everyone has experienced unrequited love. Sitting by the telephone waiting for a call. Then, when reality

Keep an eye out for

By Jen Crothers Theatre performances in Canberra and Hobart are well worth seeing if you get the chance. In Canberra, at the National Festival of Australian Theatre, October 18-22, the Burnie, Tasmania, youth theatre group Rip