Nonviolence Speaks to Power
By Petra K. Kelly
Edited by Glenn D. Paige and Sarah Gilliatt
Centre for Global Nonviolence Planning Project
Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace
University of Hawaii
1992. 183pp. No price given.
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By Irina Glushchenko
MOSCOW — "You can't buy good health in a pharmacy!" That was a frequent refrain in Soviet newspapers during the era of Brezhnevite "stagnation". Writers used to stress that instead of treating yourself with medicines,
Man of the people
US President Bill Clinton's first cabinet includes eight millionaires. George Bush's had six and Ronald Reagan's seven.
Spin
"146,000 miss out on offers for university" — headline in January 29 Australian. "They're in:
Crackdown in Timor
The Indonesian military has unleashed a reign of terror in East Timor since the arrest of Fretilin leader Xanana Gusmao in Dili last year.
Jose Ramos-Horta, spokesperson for the East Timorese resistance, said on
Adelaide's weekend of world music
By Melanie Sjoberg
ADELAIDE — "Three days and nights of musical bliss" proclaims the pamphlet promoting the WOMADELAIDE 93. "The world of music, arts and dance grabbed the hearts and minds of 30,000
By Lyndall Barnett
MELBOURNE — On January 20 Scott Baker was acquitted in Magistrate's Court of false charges laid against him by police who arrested and assaulted him in Collingwood last year.
In the afternoon of September 4, the
Comment by Steve Painter
From a packed field, the Australian's Paddy McGuinness is rapidly emerging as Australia's leading crank columnist. In recent weeks, McGuinness has fearlessly taken on cyclists ("should be banned"), residents opposing
For the cowpokes
Beautiful
Clip Clop Club
Larrikin Records
Available on CD and cassette
Reviewed by Les Boyd
Do you vaguely remember waiting eagerly for Hopalong Cassidy to crackle onto the B and W tube? Or the Cisco Kid? Gene
Israel and the UN
UN Resolution 799, adopted on December 18, "strongly condemns" Israel's deportation of more than 400 Palestinians to a desolate strip of land in southern Lebanon. Article 4 of the resolution reads: "The Security Council
Forest worker compensation?
By Ben Courtice
HOBART — In the midst of the Wilderness Society's "Long Hot Summer" campaign, there have been calls to compensate forestry workers suffering financial hardship because of the disruption to
Greens do well in US vote
Candidates of the Green Party USA won 11 seats in local elections in November, according to latest figures compiled by the party. Eighty Green candidates ran for national, state and local offices in 13 states. They
Further cuts likely at Qantas
By Fred Masters
Further cutbacks are likely at Qantas as the company presses for productivity gains of 5% annually.
As well, British Airways' recently acquired 25% shareholding in Qantas could be a
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