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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

Fighting for global justice after M1

Fighting for global justice after M1 The 2001 May 1(M1) blockades of AustraliaÂ’s stock exchanges rallied support for the cancellation of Third World debt and the abolition of institutions such the World Bank and the International

Home births under threat

BY KAMALA EMANUEL HOBART — Insurance industry costs are threatening the delivery of home-birthing services across Tasmania. The Australian Nursing Federation ordinarily pays insurance fees for nurses as part of their membership fees. In early

Museworthy: Leaving the Window

Museworthy: Leaving the Window "He would be guilty of murderif at the time the deceased left the windowhe had an intent to kill heror cause her grievous bodily harmor had acted with reckless indifference to human life." Only a quarter of the

Food workers offered a militant alternative

BY SUE BOLTON SYDNEY — In the election for national secretary of the food and confectionary division of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU), workers have the opportunity to vote in favour of militant unionism. Assistant state

Tribune copies wanted

91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly requires copies of Tribune, which was the weekly newspaper of the now-dissolved Communist Party of Australia, for its research library. Ddonatations or loans of early issues of Tribune, particularly, but not exclusively,