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1. Write On: Letters to 91������̳ Weekly

   left should not discriminate on the basis of metaphysical belief, or religious heritage, but should ... advocate the complete freedom of religious belief and freedom from state-imposed religion. It's ... concrete rights to practise a religious belief (or have none at all) without discrimination and that all ...

2. China's urban workers in the 1990s

   back to traditional Chinese beliefs that imperial dynasties, having lost the mandate of heaven, end ... with social disorder and chaos. This belief finds support and its currency is encouraged mainly within ... as a symbolic political statement, but just as often expressive of the belief that a picture of Mao ...

3. Royal Society shows its tunnel vision on population

   Environment Ian Angus The radical ecologist Murray Bookchin once compared populationism to a phoenix, the mythical bird that periodically burns up and is reborn from its own ashes. No matter how often the “too many people” argument is refuted, it always r ...

4. Two-sided racism grows in Australia

   Refugees & migrants Anti-racism Indigenous Democracy Peter Boyle After days of non-stop rain, blue sky peeked out for a moment in Sydney. My partner and I grabbed the lead and took our dog for a much-needed walk in the park. But we hadn't gone tw ...

5. Alexie Sayle: British comic’s on life on the left

   Stalin Ate My Homework By Alexei Sayle Sceptre, 2010, 304 pages, $35 (pb) Even at primary school in Liverpool in the 1950s, Alexei Sayle, was a “mouthy little bastard”. So the British comedian, whose stand-up career began at the London Comedy Store in 197 ...

6. Pro-queer Muslims challenge prejudice

   LGBTIQ Alice Aslan This year’s Sydney Mardi Gras gave many people the opportunity to say something about the issues that concern lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex and transgendered (LGTBI) people. Most floats in the parade voiced their support for same-sex ...

7. Clive Hamilton: We need a new environmental radicalism

   environment groups have opted for incrementalism, the belief that small step-by-step changes are the only way ...

8. The class anger behind the #piggate scandal

   them — and any criticism of elites comes from envy. This is largely due to a core belief instilled into ...

9. Domestic violence a growing crisis: Fund women's services now

   belief that men should be in charge in relationships contributes to a culture that tolerates gender ...

10. Enemy of Big Oil, Ken Saro-Wiwa showed power of resistance

    message was simple: take on the devil without losing your moral belief in the tools of non-violence. Ken ...

11. Greece: Creditors out to crush any trace of Syriza disobedience

    implementing the parallel program. The statement stressed that much more was needed to maintain the belief of ...

12. Philippines: Controversial populist's win a sign of crisis

    women and the belief in their worth and dignity as human beings” and eliminate discrimination against ...

13. Aboriginal people vow to stop nuclear waste dumps

    told the Guardian in February, would be an attack on the traditional owners' belief system. ...

14. New bio draws on fresh sources in bid to bury Marx

    the scientific method — plus a teleological belief in the steady advance of human civilisation. These ...

15. How the West helped create Somali terror

    Muslims worldwide). The Salafi belief that the religious practices of other Muslims are idolatrous has ...

16. Twenty-three years of rainbow reporting

    individual action rather than state intervention. “This sits nicely with a belief in individual freedoms and ...

17. 'We need you to fight!', Bolivian VP tells Europe's left

    appropriate time it will come down to that. It is fundamentally about persuasion, common beliefs and a shared ...

18. Greece: Open war against the majority in favour of the rich

    Turkish activists based on their political beliefs and activity. Many forced repatriation cases reveal ...

19. Greece: 'They are stealing everything, even our homes'

    Radical Left (SYRIZA). SYRIZA representatives express a belief it will win the highest vote of any Greek ...

20. Eddie Murray to be remembered 33 years later

    belief the Wee Waa police murdered Murray. The Murrays raised 12 children, within whom the death of their ...

21. Dave Zirin: 'There will be no World Cup', protesters declare

    aren't putting on a Cup for the people, they're putting on a Cup for the gringos." This belief ...

22. Brazil: Marina Silva’s rise is a result of the left’s failures

    opposition to state intervention and belief in the virtues of the market. In these elections, both PSDB and ...

23. Climate vs. capitalism: How we can win

    belief in the equal rights of all people and a capacity for deep compassion will be the only things ...

24. Socialists and how the vote was won

    equal male suffrage. Lassalle’s fundamental belief was that the right to vote would bring with it the ...

25. White Australia's burning issue — what's wrong with Bill Gammage's book

    can too easily become an unconscious projection of this same cultural belief, conveniently justifying ...

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