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Russia: the revolution continues? &&

Russia: the revolution continues? Provocation! A Postscript from 1994By Alexander TarasovMoscow, Centre for New Sociology and the Study of Political PracticePhoenix, 1994 Russia/USSR/Russia: The Drive and Drift of a SuperstateBy Moshe LewinThe

Fanciful portrayal of workers' history

Land of the Long Weekend
The Big Picture, ABC TV
Wednesday, September 6, 9.30pm

Music that refuses to fuse

Nepalese FingersProduced by Boris Goudonof DreamProduced by U. Srinivas and Michael BrookBoth available from Larrikin RecordsReviewed by Sujatha Fernandes From the Hindu festival of Holi, in which people crowd the streets throwing coloured water

One year since the cease-fire: no peace in Ireland

By Sean Magill Sinn Fein activist Jim Neeson is touring Australia as the guest of Australian Aid for Ireland. His first stop was Western Australia, where he spoke to leading trade unionists, Aboriginal activist Yaluritja (Clarrie Isaacs), and

Radio highlights

FBI on Air? — FBI (Free Broadcast Inc) is a new non-profit organisation which hopes to be granted a radio licence in Sydney. It will focus on being an outlet for local talent in music, performance and comedy as well as public affairs programs

South Africa's foreign policy criticised

By Norm Dixon South Africa's foreign policy under the ANC-led government of national unity is coming under increasing criticism from 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ of the liberation movement, human rights groups and the environmental movement. Critics accuse the new

200 issues of 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly &&

Congratulations on your 200th issue! A special vote of appreciation for the ongoing and excellent coverage of events in East Timor and in Indonesia. The struggle for self-determination and human rights in East Timor, and for democracy and

Mass pressure forces deferral of PNG land plan

Mass pressure forces deferral of PNG land planBy Norm Dixon Several weeks of large demonstrations in PNG against World Bank/International Monetary Fund-backed proposals to undermine the country's traditional system of collective land ownership

Anti-nuke yacht prepares for Moruroa

By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — The cancellation of the parliamentarians' flotilla to Moruroa has not stopped people's campaigns to support yachts wishing to join the Rainbow Warrior in the Pacific. Activists in ENUFF (Everyone for a Nuclear Free

Battling for credibility

Battling for credibility John Howard squeezed as much mileage as he could from an invitation to a Collingwood football club dinner recently. Asked whether he wouldn't feel more comfortable at a Carlton club dinner, Howard retorted that if

Cuba: 'Building a new society in the middle of war'

JUAN ANTONIO BLANCO is a former adviser to the Cuban Foreign Ministry and the United Nations, and a well-known political analyst. He was interviewed in Cuba for 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly by JILL HICKSON and SHANE HOPKINSON Question: The current US strategy

and ain't I a woman?

More than Jane Roe Abortion rights and wrongs US citizen Norma McCorvey has "found God". In the ordinary course of events, individuals change their minds about their religious and political outlooks every day. This can work both ways. For