The latest chaos on Wall Street 鈥 the worst financial upheaval in the US since the 1930s Great Depression 鈥 highlights not just the scale of the world financial crisis, but the needless destruction caused by the blind competition at the core of capitalism.
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On September 15, in his last full day as federal opposition leader, Brendan Nelson confronted the Labor government with a tin of baked beans and a jar of jam. 鈥淭hat is the reality for Australian pensioners: baked beans and jam sandwiches鈥, Nelson said, moving a censure motion against the government for its failure to agree to increase the Age Pension by $30 a week.
Workers at Huyck Wagner in Breakwater have been trying to negotiate a new wage agreement for several months. The boss聮s offer of a 2% pay rise would mean, given current inflation, a pay cut in real terms.
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Thirty years we鈥檝e had, of unfathomably wealthy bankers and dealers being justified as part of the free market.
Everyone remembers the tropical storm that swept through Northern Queensland in 2006, destroying that year聮s banana production, flattening houses and creating widespread misery. Now imagine if that hurricane had:
Supporters of a woman聮s right to choose rallied outside Liberal anti-abortion Senator George Brandis聮s office on September 16. They were protesting against Tasmanian Liberal Senator Guy Bennett聮s private member聮s bill to end Medicare funding for abortions after 14 weeks聮 pregnancy. The bill, due for parliamentary debate on September 17, has been referred to a committee.
Supporters of social justice around the world were devastated to receive the news that renowned US socialist and fighter for a better world Peter Camejo had succumbed to cancer and passed away on September 13.
The Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) has condemned the arrest of an opposition member of parliament and two journalists (one an outspoken online political blogger) under the Internal Security Act (ISA) allowing indefinite detention after the government聮s biggest security clampdown since losing support in March elections.
The Socialist Alliance will stand two candidates for the City of Maribyrnong in the November council elections, on a platform of 聯community and environment before developers聮 profits聰.
Friends of Cuba held actions in Perth and Canberra on September 14, kicking off an international campaign to win the release of five Cuban anti-terrorists sentenced to long prison terms in the United States on September 12, 10 years ago.
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Until last month聮s major party conventions, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama聮s victory was looking the pretty likely. With his message of 聯change聰, it isn聮t hard to see why.
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