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'That dreadful Terry Eagleton'

REVIEW BY RJURIK DAVIDSON The Gatekeeper: A MemoirBy Terry EagletonPenguin, 2001178 pages, $21.95 (pb)Marxism and Literary CriticismBy Terry EagletonRouledge, 2002 (originally 1976)$23Figures of DissentBy Terry EagletonVerso, 2003$46 (hb) As a

Engaging black Australia

On July 23, Indigenous leaders from around the country were invited to Canberra to attend a round-table discussion on Indigenous violence. While Prime Minister John Howard has received praise from the mainstream press and 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ of the Indigenous

VENEZUELA: Right-wing's campaign of sabotage escalates

BY CHRISTANO KERRILA The radical government of President Hugo Chavez has faced many tests in its attempt to transform Venezuela. So far, the Venezuelan government has been able to rely on support from the country's poor and working people to win

John Pilger: Blair peddles banned chemical weapon ingredients

BY JOHN PILGER The conscious nature of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's lies and distortions over Iraq is now clear. Collectors will have their favourites. Mine is his statement in parliament on January 29 that "we do know of links between al

CUBA: 'Ignorance is the most powerful weapon of the exploiters'

BY WALTER LIPPMANN The online version of Walter Lippmann's report from Cuba's July 26 celebrations can be found at his web site http://www.walterlippmann.com. The complete English translation of Fidel Castro's speech is at

Write On: Letters to 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly

Casualisation It was great to have an article on casualisation in last week's 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly (#547). This is an important issue, and one that is especially affecting young people. Most young workers are casual. This is not just because these