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'Don't just vote, change the system!'

BY SUSAN PRICE “Elections results don't change very much for ordinary people.” Surprisingly, this comment was made by Lisa Macdonald, a candidate in the March 23 NSW state elections. But perhaps her comment was not so surprising, since

Arundhati Roy: 'terrorism is the symptom not the disease'

The Algebra of Infinite JusticeBy Arundhati Roy Flamingo, 2002305 pages, $21.95 (pb) REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON "How many dead Iraqis will it take to make the world a better place?", asks a waspishly angry Arundhati Roy in The Algebra of Infinite

Depriving the Yorta Yorta of land

Depriving the Yorta Yorta of land BY EMMA MURPHY On December 12, the legal system once again failed the Indigenous peoples of Australia. Since the High Court dismissed the Yorta Yorta people's appeal against a Federal Court decision that they no

SCOTLAND: Scots prepare warm welcome for Blair

BY MATT PRESTON GLASGOW — Tens of thousands of Scots anticipate giving British Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair a warm welcome on February 15. Scotland is set to become one of the pivotal points of protest against the impending war on Iraq.

AFGHANISTAN: Has the US liberated women?

BY NICOLE COLSON "Many people outside the country believe that Afghan women and girls have had their rights restored. It's just not true" — that's the conclusion of Human Rights Watch official Zama Coursen-Neff, co-author of a report released in

5000 in Wollongong march against war

BY GRANT COLEMAN WOLLONGONG — On February 8, the people of this working-class city mobilised in numbers never before seen in the Illawarra, exceeding even the protests against the Vietnam War. More than 5000 people came out to demonstrate their

VIETNAM: 'Not a market economy country'

BY MICHAEL KARADJIS HANOI — The United States Department of Commerce (DoC) ruled on January 24 that Vietnam is "dumping" catfish on the US market. The ruling was based on a decision made by the commerce department last November that Vietnam is