The decision of the Chirac government to resume nuclear testing is now opposed by a substantial majority of French people, according to the latest opinion polls. No small part in this turnaround has been played by the French anti-nuclear movement.
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EDDY JOKOVICH is the editor of VolteFace, a new monthly journal focusing on international politics, and particularly the Balkans. He returned recently from a visit to Macedonia and Croatia. He spoke to Â鶹ӳ» Weekly's JENNIFER THOMPSON about the
By Kirsty Chestnutt
Ahhhh, the very word conjures up an array of images — Madonna, married men who fuck men in public toilets on the weekend, luscious threesomes, daggy middle-aged former straights who sit around in support meetings.
Links: International Journal of Socialist Renewal
Issue Number 5
Reviewed by Kath Gelber
Positive assessments of prospects for Cuba are sometimes hard to find, even in progressive publications. The US embargo, combined with the
By Jennifer Leadbeater
When I think of capital punishment, it makes me angry. The emotion is so overwhelming that it is hard to explain, except using childlike simplicity such as "It's not nice" and "It's mean and unfair".
It
Workers win settlement at Steel-Line Doors
By Bill Mason
BRISBANE — Seventeen Spanish-speaking workers at the Steel-Line Doors plant here have won a record settlement totalling a reported $120,000, after a hearing presided
By Richard Giles
One of the great shifts in attitude in this decade has come about in the promotion of unleaded fuel (ULP) to replace the dreaded leaded fuel. The issue of petrol and what to do about it has been the bane of environmentally
Health workers win pay rise
By Kim Linden
MELBOURNE — Victorian health workers have won a pay rise after two weeks of industrial action. The deal includes a 5% wage rise backdated to July 1, a further 1% to be paid from
By Norm Dixon
SYDNEY — David Alley is a quietly spoken church minister from a parish just outside Auckland in New Zealand. To look at him, you would never guess that he could ever pose a threat to the "national security" of any country.
Mining memorial unveiled
By Liam Mitchell
WOLLONGONG — A memorial to pay tribute to the courage, struggle and sacrifice by coalminers in the Illawarra region was unveiled by the NSW Premier Bob Carr on July 28, outside the
Stay of execution for Mumia Abu-Jamal
"I think it is absolutely clear that without the international support coming from all quarters — trade unionists, civil libertarians, authors, writers and students — it would not have been
By Craig Cormick
@column = Based on highly reliable international contacts, leaked documents and horoscopes from several TV magazines, Nostradamus' Media Watch presents a highly accurate forecast of political events across the globe.
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