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Latin America in revolt: Continent defies USA

For over two decades the US has forced neoliberalism — and its accompanying poverty and despair — down Third World throats in order to make the world better for US business. To many, the spreading US economic empire, backed by the point of a gun

Behind the wire

Frank Marrinan, Sydney Small victories at great expense: Nazeer Mohammed Packir Mohammed was sent on Aprl 14 from Villawood detention centre to his original destination — Britain — something he set out to do a year ago, at his own expense. But

GLW to co-sponsor Pilger film festivals

Dendy Cinemas and 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly have teamed up to bring cinema audiences in Melbourne (May 6-8) and Brisbane (May 13-15) a festival of John Pilger films featuring all of the well-know radical journalist and film maker's documentaries. The

May Day in Australia

Stuart Martin Each year thousands of workers rally and march on May Day. May Day commemorates the worldwide fight by the working class for improved working conditions. On May 1, 1886, Chicago workers led by the American Federation of Labor struck

Greek tragedy meets black Australia

Black MedeaDirected by Wesley EnochBelvoir Street Theatre, SydneyUntil May 8CUB Malthouse, Melbourne, from May 12 REVIEW BY BRENDAN DOYLE As director, Wesley Enoch has given us such outstanding theatrical successes as The Sapphires, Radiance,

EAST TIMOR: Protests in Dili challenge government

Jon Lamb A series of rallies organised by the Catholic Church in East Timor is another sign of the simmering discontent and frustration held by many East Timorese. Ostensibly rallies about religious education in schools, the demonstrations — the

OUR COMMON CAUSE: Craig Johnston's greetings to May Day

Dear comrades, From my cell at Loddon Prison, I wish everyone a happy May Day. As a socialist, May Day is the biggest celebratory day of the year for me. This will be the first May Day celebration I have missed for over 20 years. I hope someone

MUA struggle: how we beat Howard last time

Ben Courtice, Melbourne As the federal Coalition government broadens its attacks on unions, militant unionists are looking back to the 1998 Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) battle for lessons on how to defeat the new industrial relations

VIETNAM: 30 years later, war crimes go on and on

Allen Myers, Ho Chi Minh City The photographs on the walls of the War Museum in central Ho Chi Minh City are proof, if any more were needed, that the torturing of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers and the wholesale killing of civilians are not

Solidarity toast hails Venezuela revolution

Bill Mason, Brisbane Chants of "Viva Venezuela", and "Viva Chavez" accompanied a toast to the Venezuelan revolution at the Activist Centre on April 16. The evening featured screenings of Tommy Goes Caracas, about the solidarity visit by Scottish

BRITAIN: Students stop deportations

Teachers, students and trade unionists have got together to launch a declaration against the deportation of young people and children from Britain, following the success of several spontaneous student protests. In October, when 15-year-old Lorin

VENEZUELA: Visit to Women's Bank project

Katrina Heckendorf, Puerto Ordaz The third Global Encounter in Solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution, held April 13 16, provided foreign participants with an opportunity to learn about local social projects. In the south-eastern city of Puerto