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Study links home pesticides and cancer

Study links home pesticides and cancer A study recently published in the American Journal of Public Health has found elevated rates of cancer in children exposed to pesticides in their homes and gardens. The study by researchers in North

Socialists pleased by NSW vote

By Lisa Macdonald The public response to the words Democratic Socialists, which appeared on ballot papers for the first time in the NSW election last month, was a clear indication that the right-wing rhetoric about the "death of socialism" has

In brief

In brief On April 26 the German Bundestag (parliament) is to debate two bills presented by the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) which commemorate the liberation of Germany from fascism and remember Jewish victims of the Nazi regime. The

'Wusak' for the unwary

Nomad Nomad (Adam Plack) with Robert Mirabal and Mor Thiam Australian Music International Reviewed by Norm Dixon The term "world music" came into being in 1987, when a number of small labels specialising in African, Latin American and

News briefs

ADELAIDE — The Public Service Association has criticised the state government for increasing the rent of country workers. An in principle decision would force government employees in state-owned accommodation to pay up to $10 per week more. Workers

Helen Garner's book: an attack on feminism

By Kath Gelber The subject of Helen Garner's new book, The First Stone, is ostensibly a sexual harassment case at Melbourne University's Ormond College in 1992. Two young women who alleged sexual harassment by a college master sought redress,

Khmer Rouge still a major threat

There is renewed focus on Cambodia as that country marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Khmer Rouge regime, which between 1975 and 1979 resulted in the deaths of 1-2 million of the country's 7-8 million people. Dr HELEN JARVIS is a

Nostradamus' Media Watch

By Craig Cormick Based on highly reliable international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across the globe. Super League

Students to target the ALP on May 3

Students to target the ALP on May 3 By Emma Webb ADELAIDE - The South Australian Education Network, formed to organise South Australia's contribution to the No Fees for Degrees campaign, is planning a rally and march to target the ALP for

Putting people back into history

E.P. THOMPSON: Objections And Oppositions By Bryan D. Palmer Verso, 1994. 201 pp., $34.95 (pb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon Edward Thompson has inspired many on the left with his spicy brand of Marxist history and socialist agitation. Bryan

Leaked memo warns of unsafe Indian dams

A leaked internal World Bank memo charges that the great majority of India's dams are unsafe by present standards. Of 25 dams surveyed by an ongoing World Bank dam safety project, none had been designed to hold back the amount of water which, it is

The Butterfly CD

The Butterfly CD Produced and distributed by Stand Against Sexual Assault (SASA), Perth Featuring 12 contributing bands Reviewed by Kath Gelber This compilation has been put together by a group of young people in Perth who are campaigning