Swaziland is a tiny landlocked southern African monarchy dominated by South Africa. Repression and human rights abuses are overlooked by many governments and the international press. Inspired by the freedom movement in neighbouring South Africa,
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From Watts to LA Twenty-seven years ago, a young black person, Marquette Frye, was arrested for drunk driving. His mother and brother were arrested when they protested to the California Highway Patrol officer. These arrests ignited a black
RU486: Misconceptions, Myths and Morals By Renate Klein, Janice G. Raymond and Lynette J. Dumble Spinifex Press, 1991. 151 pp. $14.95 Reviewed by Claudine Holt RU486, the so-called "abortion pill", is a drug that women can do without. This
East Timor: The Impact of Integration. An Indonesian Socio-Anthropological Study By Prof. Mubyarto et al Indonesian Resources and Information Program, Melbourne. 70 pp. $10.00 Reviewed by Robin Osborne Judging this book by its cover, the
The events in Los Angeles come at a time when the United States left is going through a process of discussion and reorganisation. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly spoke to Max Elbaum, managing editor of the progressive monthly publication CrossRoads, about
Hydro project swindle in Sumatra By Colin Pemul Dirty dealings surround a proposed Japanese-backed hydro-electric project in western Sumatra's Riau province. The project will displace 23,000 people by flooding 128 sq km of prime agricultural
Business as usual in Panama PANAMA CITY — The principal opposition group, Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD), on April 27 severely criticised the involvement of a US army colonel in tenders submitted to the Panamanian government for the
Action updates ADELAIDE — Official unemployment in South Australia has now reached 12% — the highest in the country and the highest since the 1933 rate of 18%. More than 86,000 people are out of work, with the young hardest hit. Most other
An unprecedented biological collapse has begun worldwide, and only unprecedented effort will curtail the massive wave of extinctions. Furthermore, climate change from carbon dioxide emissions is likely to accelerate the demise of many forms of
By Steve Painter The US space agency, NASA, claims the danger of ozone depletion over the northern hemisphere has eased due to a short Arctic winter, but a seven-month study by the agency confirms the ozone shield is "increasingly vulnerable to
By Doug Lorimer Contrary to Graeme Merry and Arnaud Gallios' assertion, Jorge Jorquera's article on the March 26 student demonstration in Melbourne was not based on "hearsay from Sydney", but on reports from people who attended the Melbourne
By Elena Garcia In the April 8 issue of GLW, Rose McCann's column on single-sex classes raises the question whether it is desirable for women to participate more in the traditionally male-dominated job areas, and therefore to specialise in
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