Twice last year, the streets of Melbourne were filled with a stunning spectacle of rainbow colours, placards and people calling out for the right of same-sex couples to marry. Both… Read more »
U.S.
Fake reform from the healthcare industry and Congress
Per person, healthcare costs in the United States are the highest of any country in the world; U.S. spending is twice that of countries such as France and Germany. What… Read more »
Stand up to Washington’s terror: Free Lynne Stewart!
Last November, New York-based civil rights and criminal defence attorney Lynne Stewart was sent to prison. Stewart had been convicted in 2005 of providing support to “terrorist” Sheik Omar Abdel… Read more »
Barack Obama: The new face of U.S. imperialism
In the United States, it is customary to assess a president’s first 100 days in office, a tradition that goes back to the Great Depression. Fearing that the collapse of… Read more »
Nellie Wong: Feminist revolutionary and poet to visit Australia
Australians are in for a treat this spring! Revolutionary feminist poet and organiser, Nellie Wong, will visit for five weeks. Nellie Wong, who currently resides in San Francisco, is a… Read more »
Big trouble for workers as crisis hits world’s largest economy
Forget the glitzy façade and look at the United States from an average person’s perspective. Setbacks, catastrophe, and ruin are hitting working people from every direction. The economy has been… Read more »
Military indoctrination: A factory for producing violence against women
A long-ignored aspect of Washington’s war machine is now getting sporadic attention in the U.S. mainstream media. This is the explosion of violence against women, both in war zones and… Read more »
Oppression and the State: How the courts, police and prisons keep big business safe
Thousands rallied at Melbourne’s Federation Square on 9 December 2006 to demand David Hicks be brought home. I recently heard ABC journalist, Leigh Sales, talking about her book, Detainee 002:… Read more »
Group 4 Securicor workers globalise resistance
Workers employed by multinational giant Group 4 Securicor are strengthening their international links — and that is good news. This giant corporation was formed in 2004 through the merger of… Read more »
Escalation of the Abortion Wars: Why Capitalism Cannot let women control their own lives
Erin Mustain from Radical Women in the U.S. Spoke at a Melbourne rally for abortion rights in September 2004. Every month, a defence line is positioned outside East Melbourne’s Fertility… Read more »