By Zanny Begg
The debate between anarchism and socialism is not one between "libertarian" and "authoritarian" models of change, as the anarchists claim. It is a debate about what strategy is needed to overturn the capitalist status quo. Consciously
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The Crisis of Global CapitalismBy George SorosLittle, Brown & Company, 1998245 pp., $39.95 (hb) Review by Allen Myers
George Soros, the billionaire hedge fund manager, is worried, even alarmed, at what he considers the dim prospects for
By Lisa Macdonald
Most of the International Women's Day marches around the country in the next week will be demanding the abolition of all anti-abortion laws. This call is not new. For more than 20 years, pro-choice activists in Australia have been
Rock dinosaurs roar
Live at Winterland '68Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding CompanyColumbia/LegacyDo What You LoveBig Brother and the Holding CompanyOrder both at <http://www.bbhc.com> Review by Barry Healy
When Janis Joplin
By Chris Latham
SYDNEY — More than 500 people attended a lively protest against the abduction and imprisonment of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan on February 23. The protesters included Kurds from Iran, Syria, Turkey, Iraq
Taking on the system
A few weeks ago, the NSW ALP organised a $1000-a-head fundraiser at one of Sydney's most exclusive seafood restaurants — hardly a function for the "battler". And who won the 12 bottles of Grange Hermitage (worth around $3000)
By Peter Johnston
DARWIN — Two Aboriginal women, Jacqui Katona and Christine Christopherson, began serving a 12-day jail sentence on February 26 for "trespassing" on traditional Aboriginal land during a protest at the Jabiluka uranium mine.
By Tyrion Perkins
SYDNEY — Staff at the University of Sydney held a strike on March 1, the first day of classes, over enterprise bargaining. Management has proposed a wage rise of just 1.75%, way below the inflation rate, and wants numerous
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Two more One Nation state MPs are out of the party, bringing its number in the Queensland parliament down to five — compared to 11 after the June state election. Member for Maryborough John Kingston and member for
Adelaide's big laugh
By Bronwen Beechey
ADELAIDE — Music lovers here had their treat with Womadelaide; now it's the turn of comedy fans to indulge themselves. The Adelaide Festival Centre is presenting The Big Laugh — two weeks of comedy
By Stephanie Roper
SYDNEY — The NSW health system is failing to meet the needs of a large group of women. One in three to four women will have been sexually assaulted by the time that they turn 18. Yet there is only one specialised service for
A Place Called ChiapasSBS March 9, 11.30pm (11pm SA) Review by Sandra Wallace
On January 1, 1994, several thousand indigenous campesinos staged an uprising that gave them control of 25% of Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost and poorest state. The
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