By Lisa Macdonald
The 41-day strike by 6400 telephone workers to stop the privatisation of the Puerto Rico Telephone Company (PRTC) ended on July 29. The sale, to US-based General Telephone and Electronics, and Banco Popular, will go ahead for
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By Peter Montague
There were just over 4 million live births in the US in 1992. There were 30,000 foetal deaths. A foetal death is one that occurs after at least 20 weeks of gestation but prior to birth. In actuality, there were very likely more
Secretive nuclear bill: Liberal and Labor increase radiation threat
By Jim Green
The federal government has pushed a bill through the House of Representatives which will increase the radiation threat in Australia. The Labor "opposition" did
Comment by Iggy Kim
According to Kevin Reynolds, secretary of the WA CFMEU, it is ACTU policy to work with immigration cops to rid workplaces of "illegal" migrants who take Australians' jobs. Acting on this policy in mid-July, the union reported a
Burmese students in Thailand
The All Burma Students Democratic Organisation in Australia has issued a statement attacking "the brutal and inhumane treatment of Burmese students in Thailand" by Thai authorities.
According to an SBS Burmese program
By Robyn Marshall
We will not know if the food we put in our mouths has been genetically engineered, if proposals from the Australian and New Zealand Food Authority are accepted by the government. There will be no requirement that fruit and
By Renfrey Clarke
MOSCOW — In a grim reflection on the state of human rights in Russia, naval journalist and environmental campaigner Grigory Pasko remains in prison on charges of high treason brought against him by the country's security police.
Past master for a new generation
Past MastersBy Roy Bailey Review by John McGill
British left-wing MP Tony Benn calls Roy Bailey "the greatest socialist folk singer of his generation". Reviewer Martin Pearson says, "Roy Bailey is not an act, he
By Maung Maung Than
August 8 is the 10th anniversary of the brutal massacre of thousands of peaceful demonstrators in Rangoon. Opponents of the military dictatorship will be protesting outside the Burmese embassy in Canberra on August 7 and 8.
By David Bacon
SAN FRANCISCO — The most unusual factor of the month-long strike of two General Motors auto parts plants near Detroit is that the company has accomplished what generations of left-wing activists in the factories have not been able
By Aaron Benedek
SYDNEY — Around 5000 people demonstrated against the racist policies of Pauline Hanson and John Howard on August 1. Commencing in Hyde Park, the march wound its way through the city to Howard's office, before finishing at First
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones toured Australia in July with their ska music combined with hard-core punk rock — "ska-core" — and a single reaching for the top of the mainstream charts. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly's LIAM MITCHELL spoke to the Bosstones'
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