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Stop killing Coke

Belching Out the Devil: global adventures with Coca-Cola
By Mark Thomas
Ebury Press, 2008
363 pages, $34.95 (pb)

Internet filtering — reasons to oppose it

Federal Labor’s proposed internet filtering policy is an attack on freedom of speech and needs to be stopped.

World at a crossroads

Less than a year ago, it was widely held among mainstream economists that the world economy was doing fine, and that, in the face of any eventual problems, Australia would be secure.

United States: Stimulus package falls short

The article below is an abridged editorial published by the US Socialist Worker on February 18. Visit .

Venezuela: Referendum victory advances process of change

“Today we opened wide the gates of the future … Truth against lies [and] the dignity of the homeland has triumphed”, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez insisted to tens of thousands of celebrating supporters after Venezuelans voted to amend the constitution to end term limits on all elected politicians — allowing Chavez to stand for re-election in 2012.

Third World health crisis

If the gloomy predictions are to be believed, this crisis of capitalism will potentially prove worse than that of the 1930s Great Depression.

The green revolution in Cuba

From December 2008 to January 2009, activists travelled to Cuba for the Southern Cross Solidarity Brigade from Australia and New Zealand, organised by the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society. Resistance member Ash Pemberton was in Cuba for the 50th anniversary of the triumph of the revolution. He spoke to 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly’s Jay Fletcher.From December 2008 to January 2009, activists travelled to Cuba for the Southern Cross Solidarity Brigade from Australia and New Zealand, organised by the Australia-Cuba Friendship Society.

Italy: Right messes with medicine

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and others on the Italian right have had much to say recently about various medical matters.