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Chavez: in memory of Mario Benedetti

On May 18, President Hugo Chavez sent condolences on behalf of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the death the previous day of revolutionary Uruguayan poet, novelist and playwright Mario Benedetti. The following is abridged from ChavezΒ’s letter.

Push to cut Newcastle train line

NEWCASTLE Β— The NSW ALP and property developers are yet again pushing to cut the Newcastle train line, this time proposing rail services end at Wickham and be replaced by buses.

Opinion poll names Chavez most popular leader in Middle East

The most popular leader among the Arab population in the Middle East, the May 20 Christian Science Monitor said, isn’t even from the region: it is Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

Cut coal β€” no more business-as-usual

In a time of climate crisis, logic dictates we should be cutting carbon pollution and ending our reliance on burning coal for energy. Yet the opposite is happening in Australia.

New book on the 'red armband view of history'

Β“This book is part of the red armband view of Australian historyΒ”, Marxist historian Humphrey McQueen told an audience at BrisbaneΒ’s Paddington Workers Club at the May 28 launch of his new book, Framework of Flesh: BuildersΒ’ Labourers Battle for Health and Safety.

UQ staff step up campaign

BRISBANEβ€” Unions at the University of Queensland (UQ) held a rally and barbeque on St Lucia campus on May 27 as part of their campaign for a new collective agreement.

Venezuela: 'When the working class roars, capitalists tremble'

Addressing the 400-strong May 21 workshop with workers from the industrial heartland of Guayana, dedicated to the β€œsocialist transformation of basic industry”, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez noted with satisfaction the outcomes of discussions: β€œI can see, sense and feel the roar of the working class.”

Capitalism kills the Earth

The threat of climate change means that for the first time humanity is faced with the very real possibility of extinction. The root cause of the ecological crisis is capitalism’s drive to maximise immediate profits above all else.

Sustainable films at Sydney Film Festival

Carbon footprints, melting icecaps and ecological disasters β€” the hot-button issue of the century is explored in a series of films that focus on sustainability at the Sydney Film Festival.

Venezuelans, Bolivians target Australian companies

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced the nationalisation of six companies on May 21. β€œThere will be no discussion”, he said.

Rudd's CPRS: more a problem than a solution

The federal Labor government wants to introduce its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS), otherwise known as the emissions trading scheme, in July 2011.

We have a planet to win

Dick Nichols is a national co-convenor of the Socialist Alliance. This article is based on a talk to the April World at a Crossroads conference.