416

Protectionism no answer — fighting for jobs in the global economy

BY DICK NICHOLS Every time the death knell tolls for some factory or industry in the old industrial towns of the advanced industrial world, the workers involved are torn between three basically irreconcilable reactions. The first is to fight for

Supporters mobilise for Tent Embassy

Supporters mobilise for Tent Embassy BY SIMON BUTLER SYDNEY — Following reports that police were about to evict Aboriginal protesters from Victoria Park and close the Aboriginal Tent Embassy there, 150 supporters quickly gathered on August 11.

UNITED STATES: 'The poor will not be disappeared'

UNITED STATES: 'The poor will not be disappeared' PHILADELPHIA — While the smug elite of the US Republican Party gathered here in plush hotels and a huge new convention centre to celebrate their wealth and to anoint two rich white men to lead

COLOMBIA: US aid package for murderous military

Colombia: US aid package for murderous military US President Bill Clinton on July 13 signed into law a massive aid package for the Colombian government. Approximately 80% of the US$1.3 billion has been allocated to Colombia's security forces in the

Progressive TV alive and well in Melbourne

Progressive TV alive and well in Melbourne BY AARON JOLLY MELBOURNE — If the elite corporate current affairs dross is still driving you up the wall, then relax, comrades, for relief is at hand. Melbourne independent community television

UNITED STATES: Hypocrisy, Republican style

Hypocrisy, Republican style SAN FRANCISCO — The four-day Republican Party convention finally came to an end on August 4 with the formal nomination of Texas Governor George W. ("Dubya") Bush, as the party's presidential candidate in November.

Greenhouse blues

Greenhouse blues BY BARRY HEALY A report released by the Australian Greenhouse Office in July shows that Australia's greenhouse gas emissions jumped by 16.9% in the eight years to 1998. Under the Kyoto Summit commitments, Australia is supposed to

Four-year battle for reproductive rights

Four-year battle for reproductive rights BY LISA YOUNG AND PAM CURRIE BRISBANE — With women's reproductive and abortion rights under attack across the country, Queensland activist and mother of three Jennifer Morgan is leading the struggle to

Refugee forced into prostitution

Refugee forced into prostitution BY SIMON BUTLER A Colombian asylum seeker, who was forced into prostitution in Australia, has been refused a protection visa by the Refugee Review Tribunal. She may now be forcibly returned to her home country,

NOAM CHOMSKY: Unsustainable non-development

Unsustainable non-development By Noam Chomsky At a recent talk, Noam Chomsky was asked "What are the motivations of the US push for sustainable development in the developing world?" Here was his answer. It's the first time I ever heard of that

S11 forum discusses strategy

BY GRAHAM MATTHEWS BRISBANE — "The demonstrations in Seattle have opened a significant crack in the ideological stronghold of the international financial institutions", said Max Lane, addressing a public meeting of more than 100 sponsored by the

CISLAC campaigns against US aid

CISLAC campaigns against US aid As US interference in Colombia has increased, now including a massive aid package to the Colombian military, Committees In Solidarity with Latin America and the Caribbean (CISLAC) made the decision at its June