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  1. British Labour's 'class war' against the poor

    REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON Cruel Britannia: Reports on the Sinister and the Preposterous By Nick Cohen ... of New Labour's enlistment in the class war against the poor drawn by Nick Cohen, ... — a fresh source of profits — is the only one that counts. If Cohen doesn't offer any ideas on what to ...

  2. Gay and Lesbian rights: Whose 'family values'?

    "natural" arrangement poses a threat to social stability. The attack on IVF access for women not in nuclear ... This was a backlash against the mass involvement of women in the paid work force during World War II. ... During the war, images of women as strong, independent and equal to men were common in the media. But in ...

  3. Capitalist globalisation condemned

    Committee in Defence of Iraqi Women's Rights told a forum held in Footscray on March 14. The forum was ... up by Surma Hamid: "This capitalist system is based on ruthless competition among the rich class ... humanity, forcing people to flee their homes because of wars, oppression, poverty, hunger, unemployment and ...

  4. VIETNAM: The pauper among the 'tigers'?

    Development Program 1998 figures). This puts Vietnam on the level of Bangladesh (US$348) and Haiti (US$370). ... US$8137, US$5456, US$3555 and US$2651 respectively. Vietnam's PPP per capita GDP figure puts it on ... average life expectancy of 53 years and an infant mortality rate of 60 per 1000 births. Better On some ...