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Korea in the firing line as Trump’s UN threats reveal US war drive

US President Donald Trump made the unprecedented threat to β€œtotally destroy” North Korea, not in a tweet or off the cuff remark, but in a written speech before the United Nations General Assembly on September 20. No other leader of a country has ever stood before the UN and openly stated its intention to destroy another country.Β 

Coupled with Trump’s earlier threat to rain down β€œfire and fury” on North Korea, this threat must be seen as one that at least includes the possibility of a nuclear attack.

Israeli occupation provokes Gaza clash

By Jenny Long The confrontation between Palestinian workers and Israeli soldiers at the Erez checkpoint on July 17, described by the Jerusalem Times as the "revolution of the hungry" has highlighted the desperate need for real change in the

Action updates

ADELAIDE β€” On August 1, social work students demonstrated against the decision to relocate their course from the Adelaide campus to Magil. Fifty-four percent of social work students are financially disadvantaged, and moving the course to Magil

Life of Riley: Party On, Dave.

Party On, Dave. I'm a party person. I like to enrich my calendar with the occasional rage. If there's a turn on somewhere, I'll be there β€” usually in the kitchen in close proximity to the refrigerator. Although my tipple has changed over the

On the box

About Us: Concrete City β€” The struggle of the residents of the inner city Sydney suburb of Pyrmont as they try to preserve the character of their area whilst facing huge residential development. SBS, 8.30pm, Wednesday, August 10. As it

A proletarian novel

A proletarian novel The Heart On It By Barry Hines Michael Joseph 1994, 280 pp., $29.95 (hb) Reviewed by Phil Shannon The proletarian novel lives on. Barry Hines, the novelist from a Yorkshire mining village, takes us to the coal pit

Hiroshima Day commemorated

By Tom Kelly The 49th anniversary of the dropping of the atom bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima was commemorated in a number of Australian cities on August 6. The occasion served to highlight the threat to humanity and the environment posed

Rwanda: a crisis made in France

Rwanda formally won independence from Belgium in 1962. Since then the country has been run by neo-colonial puppet governments financed and armed along divide-and-rule lines first by Belgium and, from 1975, by France. DAVID DORWARD, Director of the

The struggle for peace in Guatemala

There are many Guatemalan refugees living in Mexico, most illegally. Many are activists who live in fear of the Guatemalan army and secret police and the Mexican authorities. "Manuel" spoke to ΒιΆΉΣ³»­ Weekly's ROBYN MARSHALL in March, and

No to US/UN invasion of Haiti

No to US/UN invasion of Haiti The UN Security Council resolution authorising "all necessary means to facilitate the departure from Haiti of the military leadership" sets the political framework for a US-led invasion of Haiti under UN cover.

Radio highlights

That's History β€” Holding On To Our Culture: The Sikhs in Northern NSW β€” Banana growing in the Coffs Harbour area is dominated by Sikh people who originally came from Punjab. Many of these people have grandparents who settled in Australia before

A worthy but confused attempt at exploring feminism

Fundamental Feminism By Judith Grant Routledge 1994 Distributed by the Law Book Company Limited 226 pp., $32.95 (pbk) Reviewed by Carla Gorton Judith Grant has embarked on a worthwhile endeavour. She offers a critical exploration of the