In defence of civil liberties
Colin Mitchell's article, "Terror trial: criminalising speech", and the column of the Socialist Alliance, "We won't be silenced by terror laws", (both GLW #769), on what has been happening pursuant to Australia's
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The political rupture in South Africa is being presented in the outside world as the personal tragedy and humiliation of one man, Thabo Mbeki. It is reminiscent of the beatification of Nelson Mandela at the death of apartheid.
Professor Ross Garnaut delivered his final report on impacts of β and responses to β climate change to Australian federal and state governments on September 30.
The Wall Street crisis seems light years away from the side streets of Manilaβs urban poor slums.
The below October 1 article was written by Mumia Abu Jamal, a political prisoner currently on death row in a US prison. Mumia is a radical African American journalist and activist who has been wrongfully imprisoned since 1981 over the shooting of a police officer. He writes weekly columns from death row. For information on his case, and to get involved in the campaign for his freedom, visit .
ΒThe right of self-determination is important because itΒs part of the pure principle of democracyΒ, Jacob Rumbiak, foreign affairs co-ordinator of the West Papua National Authority (WPNA), explained to ΒιΆΉΣ³» Weekly during the national conference of the Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) on September 13-14.
An overlooked order by the National Labor Relations BoardΒs (NLRB) lead lawyer this summer dealt a serious blow to the rights of US workers to protest government policies.
βThe idea that markets were always right was madβ, right-wing French President Nicolas Sarkozy stated, according to a September 29 Businessweek.com article. βThe all-powerful market that always knows best is finished.β
Late on the evening of October 6, the ultra right-wing fascist mob that calls itself the Peoples Alliance for Democracy (PAD) laid siege to the Thai parliament.
Millions of tonnes of the potent greenhouse gas methane have apparently begun leaking from the seabed beneath wide areas of the Arctic Ocean, the British Independent reported on September 23.
On September 28, 65% of Ecuadorian voters approved the countryΒs 20th and newest constitution Β strengthening the mandate of left-wing President Rafael Correa.
Canadaβs largest media group is suing Palestinian solidarity activists who created a parody version of the Vancouver Sun newspaper.
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