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Italian communists' congress confirms left course By Livio Maitan ROME — Since its foundation in 1991, Italy's Party of Communist Refoundation (PRC) has had a turbulent history. Only two of its seven initial leaders, Bianca Braccitorsi and
On May 19, thousands of students in nine cities took to the streets to oppose the government's proposed "voluntary student unionism" (VSU) legislation. The rally, with the theme "VSU: it's not about choice, it's about silence", was organised by the
A new book by Marc Lappe and Britt Bailey, Against the Grain, makes it clear that genetic engineering is revolutionising US agriculture almost overnight. In 1997, 15% of the US soybean crop was grown from genetically engineered seed. By next year, if
Workers' football match for Korean unification With a clear goal of helping to end the division of Korea, South Korea's Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and the North's Korean General Confederation of Labour have scheduled a historic football
Democracy film premieres in Lismore By Nikki Sullings LISMORE — A highly enthusiastic audience of more than 70 attended the premiere of Indonesia in Revolt here on May 13. The showing raised $200 for the Indonesian solidarity
By Jonathan Singer On May 20, federal industrial relations minister Peter Reith announced that "pattern bargaining" between unions and employers, in which unions negotiate a single wages and working conditions structure for an industry, will be
Thousands march for independence and democracy By Chris Latham On May 21 student protests in Jakarta marking the first anniversary of Suharto's resignation were attacked by the Indonesian military (ABRI). The protests reflected growing anger
The bombs By Brandon Astor Jones "Bombing cannot be a solution ... but the same goes for the forceful displacement of ethnic Albanians from their homes." — Reverend Jesse Jackson A reader in South Australia wrote and asked why I have not