Stuart Munckton
At the same time as the US government continues to escalate its hostile rhetoric towards the left-wing government of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, March 8 marked the beginning of a week of solidarity with the US people. The
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On March 8, demonstrations to mark International Women's Day took place across the globe, many focusing on opposition to war and occupation. Palestinians and Israelis joined together at the Ar Ram checkpoint near Jerusalem and marched along the
WA Liberal opposition leader Matt Birney has backed state police commissioner Karl O'Callaghan's call for mandatory jail sentences for people who assault police.
O'Callaghan advocated the measure after two police officers were bashed during a riot
NEWCASTLE — Venezuelan revolutionary Carolus Wimmer wound up his national speaking tour here on March 5 when he addressed 35 people at the Resistance Centre. Wimmer, a member of the Latin American parliament, explained the need for international
Tamara Pearson
April 11 will mark four years since the US-backed coup against Venezuela's democratically elected president Hugo Chavez. Within just 36 hours, the coup was defeated by a mass uprising of the poor, who, along with loyal 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ of
Lisa Macdonald
After yet another week of factional frenzy, for which the Australian Labor Party is increasingly renowned, it is clearer than ever that the party is in serious crisis.
Some in the party's inner circle are once again blaming the
Walter Yoia, Buenos Aires
The longest roadblock in Argentina's history reached a month on March 4, as residents and environmentalists protest neighbouring Uruguay's push to allow construction to continue at the Fray Bentos paper mill. What began as
Peter McGregor
The Packer Dis-Memorial Collective, named after our protest at Kerry Packer's taxpayer-funded funeral on February 17, is organising a "take-two" on March 14 at 8.30am outside the Downing Centre court in Sydney. Eight people are
Door opener
"As [AWB] chairman, I was trotted out to open doors or to be a figure head to take a political beating for the sake of doing business or to perform other ceremonial roles." — Trevor Flugge testifying on February 27 to the Cole inquiry
Cindy Sheehan, whose GI son was killed in Iraq in 2004, has become a leading figure in the US anti-war movement. The following is abridged from a speech she made to a public meeting at the January World Social Forum in Caracas.
It's great to be
Stuart Munckton
Last year, PM John Howard's Coalition government used its Senate majority to force through the Work Choices legislation, against widespread community opposition. This nasty piece of anti-worker legislation has the aim of shifting
Doug Lorimer
The March 1 Middle East edition of the US military's Stars and Stripes newspaper reported that a poll of active-duty US troops in Iraq found that 51% of them believe all US military forces should be withdrawn from Iraq within at least
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