Hegemony or Survival: America's quest for global dominanceBy Noam ChomskyAllen & Unwin, 2003$24.95 (pb)
REVIEWED BY JOHN TOGNOLINI
I am lucky enough to have met Noam Chomsky when he was in Sydney, in 1995, when he was defending the East Timorese,
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Rohan Pearce
"A whitewash" is how anti-war activists are describing the report of the parliamentary inquiry into intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (WMD), released on March 1. The warmongers, predictably, greeted the report's
Barry Weisleder, Toronto
Despite a very modest recovery in the latest opinion polls, the scandal-rocked Liberal Party remains in a quandary over whether to call the Canadian federal election in Spring, or Autumn, or even later. For now, damage
Kerry Vernon, Newcastle
"Working people in this town are under attack from many sides; they need an ally in the local government to help them fend off these attacks", said Geoff Payne, the Socialist Alliance's candidate for lord mayor in the March
Bad rap
"Capitalism gets a bad rap these days. Executives are seen as greedy shysters who do anything to make a buck. Companies are perceived as amoral exploiters of the poor, and polluters of the environment." — Chicago Sun-Times, February 23.
Don't miss the opportunity to hear Abukeshek — a voice from Palestinian youth that is rarely heard. He will be speaking at the following public meetings:
Brisbane — Tuesday March 9, 7.30pm. Trades Hall, corner of Peel and Grey streets, South
REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON
War Against The Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create A Master RaceBy Edwin BlackFour Walls Eight Windows, New York550 pages, $58.20 (hb)
The Montgomery county sheriff's office in Virginia was kept busy in the
On March 5, more than 10,000 people marched from the slums of of Port-au-Prince into the city to demand the return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
Waving Haitian flags, and pictures of Aristide, the protesters condemned the French and US
Doug Lorimer
On February 19, UN secretary-general Kofi Annan endorsed of Washington's plan to install a non-elected Iraqi government at the end of June. Iraq's leading Shiite Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani, said on February 27 that
The Liberal-National federal government spends about $43 million a day on the military — more than twice what it spends on higher education and research. It spends more on handouts to private schools than on universities, which it justifies by
IWD: 'no sexism, no war!'
Erin Cameron, Melbourne
On March 6, 250 people attended an International Women's Day march under the banner "Women against war, racism and sexism".
Aboriginal rights activist Leonora Jackson explained the extreme
NEWCASTLE — On March 5, 250 students rallied at Newcastle University in a bid to prevent the university administration from dramatically raising fees. The protest was organised by the Newcastle University Students Association (NUSA).
Students
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