David Bacon
In a Service Employees Union hall in Boston, a hospital worker raises her hand. "If Saddam Hussein was such a bad guy", she asks, "why is the US enforcing his law banning unions in Iraq?"
Since January, workers like this orderly have
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Our Common Cause: June 30 is not a handover
June 30 is supposed to mark the "return of sovereignty" to the Iraqi people. But the make-up of the new government in Iraq makes it clear nothing will change. The new prime minister has been in the pay
You can keep your camera's lens cap on but turn your tape recorder off.We'll tell you when you've heard enough. Inmates expect to be treated rough,shade your eyes, don't try to bluff. We'll tell you when you've seen enough.Don't talk to them they'll
Peter Boyle
A little while back, 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly received an email along these lines: "One question. Will the Left be as outraged by the Paul Johnson beheading pictures yesterday, as [they were by] naked Iraqi prisoners? Put it into perspective
Vivienne Porzoltz, a founding member of Jews Against the Occupation, and a member of the Australian Socialist Alliance, recently travelled to Palestine to take part in an international women's march for peace and justice. She spoke to 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳
Max Lane
Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appears to be the front-runner in Indonesia's presidential election, to be held on July 5. Some political analysts say he will win more than 50% of the vote, meaning there would be no need for a
REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON
The Betrayal of Dissent: Beyond Orwell, Hitchens and the New American CenturyBy Scott LucasPluto Press, 2004324 pages, $33.95 (pb)
In 1949, George Orwell, a celebrated foe of "Big Brother", supplied a list of 38 names of
Esther Anderson
"The scale of the tragedy in Darfur would be difficult to believe if it were not for the terrible fact that it is a reality. More than 1 million Sudanese from Darfur are existing — barely — in desperate circumstances ... This
Karen Fredericks, Melbourne
A mass meeting of 150 La Trobe University staff gathered on June 24, at two days' notice, to condemn a paltry enterprise bargaining offer from the university, contingent on increased student fees and the Coalition
When the US government, with its British and Australian allies, launched its invasion for Iraq's huge oil resources in March 2003, they claimed it was necessary to stop the Saddam Hussein regime handing over "weapons of mass destruction" to Saudi
ZIMBABWE: 78 women arrested at rally
An attempt to protest on World Refugee Day in Bulawayo was met by fierce repression on June 19 as participants and bystanders were arrested for "holding an illegal gathering". Women of Zimbabwe Arise (Woza) said
Sue Bolton
On June 21, the Democrats agreed to a federal Coalition government initiative to step up attacks on unionists in the building industry.
The Democrats agreed to support government legislation that would:
* Increase the powers of the
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