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Cuba solidarity petition

Joan Silk SYDNEY — For 44 years Cuba has stood firm against a blockade enforced on it by successive US administrations. This blockade restricts travel to Cuba and denies the people access to medicines, food and other trade. The Bush

Steve Earle Hits Hard

Steve Earle Hits Hard REVIEW BY BILL NEVINS The Revolution Starts . . . Now!Steve Earle Artemis RecordsAvailable from <http://www.artemisrecords.org> or most CD stores Steve Earle doesn't pull punches. With a rebel red star

In brief: BENIN — General strike shuts down country

The small African country of Benin ground to a halt on October 19, as public sector workers began a three-day strike for a 20-30% pay increase, better pensions and lower university fees. The strike, called by four out of the country's five trade

UNITED STATES: 230 arrested for blocking Columbus Day parade

Larry Hales, Denver Two hundred and thirty students, activists and workers took to the street on October 9 to peacefully protest the celebration of Columbus Day and the portrayal of the man behind the genocide of Native American peoples as a hero

SHOCKFACTS: Politicians' salaries

The national minimum weekly wage is $467.40 gross per week (less than $25,000 per annum). Federal MPs and Senators receive a basic annual salary of $106,770 per year. In addition, pollies receive an electorate allowance of between $27,300 and

In brief: BRITAIN — Servers abducted by aliens?

Two weeks after the hard drives of two Indymedia servers were seized from the London office of a US-owned web hosting company called Rackspace, British Home Office under-secretary Caroline Flint told parliament that "no UK law enforcement agencies

Labor MP defends mandatory detention

Zoe Kenny, Melbourne October 19, 40 people attended a public forum at the Victorian Trades Hall organised by the Refugee Action Collective (RAC) to discuss perspectives for the refugee-rights movement after the re-election of the Coalition

Indigenous activist: 'Inquest must be reopened'

When an Aboriginal police liaison officer claimed in September that he had received death threats by police wishing to suppress information about the February 15 death of the Young Man from Kamilaroi, the case was thrown back into the spotlight. Ray

IRAQ: Billions of reconstruction funds missing

Doug Lorimer The October 16 Boston Globe reported that about half of the US$5 billion in Iraq reconstruction funds disbursed by the US occupation authority in the first half of this year cannot be accounted for, according to an audit commissioned

UNITED STATES: What's behind Washington's new 'global military posture'

Rohan Pearce They call it the "war on terror", but under the guise of fighting terrorism Washington's warmongers are strengthening the US empire. Part of this has been carrying out a worldwide realignment of US military forces — the better to

IRAQ: Deadly diseases running rampant

Doug Lorimer According to a report compiled by the Iraqi health ministry, the US-occupied country faces a soaring death toll from preventable diseases including typhoid and tuberculosis. The report, released on October 13, notes that Iraqi's

In brief: FRANCE — New nuclear power station planned

France's state-un Electricity Firm has announced the construction of a new nuclear power station on the coast of Normandy. Nuclear power accounts for 80% of the country's electricity.From 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly, October 27, 2004. Visit the 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳