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Poem: Behind the Wire

Behind the wiredreams expirestrangled andcongealed in themire of choked livesand hopes and dreams. Behind the wiredead dreams walkseeking releasefrom all carein the drowning seaof racism's bile. Behind the wirethe innocents shuffle,sad refuge

Seminar to debate union disaffiliation from ALP

BY LISA MACDONALD SYDNEY — A public seminar being organised by the Socialist Alliance, to be held on May 11 in Parramatta Town Hall, will present militant trade unionists with an opportunity to discuss key political issues confronting workers and

Vigil for a free Palestine

BY GRANT COLEMAN WOLLONGONG — Three-hundred people chanted "Free, Free Palestine" and "Shame, Shame USA" outside Wesley Church in the Wollongong mall in a "Vigil for a free Palestine" on April 27. It was the first pro-Palestine protest here since

Meatworkers forced to accept pay cut

BY Paul Glenning ROCKHAMPTON — Meatworkers at Rockhampton's Consolidated Meat Group plant decided to return to work on April 27, after accepting an offer from CMG management that will reduce their weekly pay by up to $300 per week. The 1450

Loose cannons

Capitalist 'democracy' "Venezuelan democracy is no longer threatened by a would-be dictator [now that power has] passed ... to a respected business leader." — New York Times editorial, April 13, welcoming the installation of bosses' federation

FRANCE: Behind the shock victory for Le Pen

BY DICK NICHOLS France's Lionel Jospin wasn't the worst prime minister as far as capitalist politicians go. His government introduced the 35-hour work week (which produced a clear rise in employment), he resisted the attempts of the European Union

ISRAEL: The beginning of suicide bombing and the Oslo accords

BY AMNON HOLTZMANN TEL AVIV — Many Israelis criticise the Oslo accords, arguing that they brought us the exploding buses. The facts tell a different story. The Oslo accords were announced publicly on August 31, 1993. The first Palestinian

Labor backs Forestry Tasmania

BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE HOBART — The May 1 blockade of the Forestry Tasmania building coincides with the beginning of the Resource, Planning and Development Commission (RPDC) hearing to consider an appeal against the development proposal for the

On the box

Since The Company Came — This documentary tells the story of a community's struggle against social, cultural and ecological disruption caused by a company in the Solomon Islands. SBS, Friday, May 3, 1.30pm. Reputations: Secret World Of Richard

Finkelstein exposes the Zionism's misuse of the Holocaust

The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish SufferingBy Norman G. FinkelsteinVerso, 2001182 pages, $29.95 (pb) BY PHIL SHANNON One of the great ironies (if that isn't too kind a word for it) of the Middle East conflict is

Arthur Miller and the morality of success

All My SonsWritten by Arthur MillerDirected by Adam CookWith Max Cullen, Marta Dusseldorp, Lynette Curran, Paul Gleeson, Glenn HazeldineAt the Playhouse, Sydney Opera HouseUntil May 11Bookings (02) 9929 0644 REVIEW BY IGGY KIM US playwright

IRAQ: US sabotages progress on inspections

BY NORM DIXON The United States remains determined to launch a massive military attack to topple Iraq's President Saddam Hussein, even in the face of the explosion of popular anger in Middle Eastern countries triggered by Israel's state terrorism