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October, 1998 - Digest
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From: "Dave Riley" ( dhell@ozemail.com.au )
Date: Thu; 15 Oct 1998 19:19:32 +0000
Subject: (MARX) GLW UPDATE #337
>Green Left Weekly Issue #337 October 14 1998 Green Left Weekly provides news information opinion and debate from an environmental and left perspective. Featured this week: THE GST CAN BE STOPPED Despite the Howard government's claim of a mandate for a goods and services tax the reality is that a large majority of the population is opposed. If this sentiment is mobilised by the unions and other organisations it can stop the GST. >COVER STORY The GST can be stopped How unions struck against destruction of Medibank >FEATURES Jabiluka campaign moves to the cities Global warming getting worse: US Australia block action >NEWS Patrick deal wobbles in Sydney Amnesty launches human rights petition 20th anniversary of Reclaim the Night Abortion myths challenged `Free Burma boycott Pacrim!' Asylum seekers demand end to `45 days' rule Anti-racists attacked by neo-Nazis Poor conditions for unpaid carers Union wins fight over casino rosters Election of One Nation senator condemned NTEU national council sets strategy The left vote in the federal elections Indonesian rape counsellor murdered Do you know anyone with a spare fridge? Carr's public transport hypocrisy Green Left is taking a break Green Left's victory for free speech >ISSUES Labor gains in campus elections Reclaim the Night collective rejects exclusion Democracy and the environment Tax reforms and tax rorts Cambodia >INTERNATIONAL NEWS Indonesian anti-military campaign gains support Communist Refoundation split over support for Prodi Secondary students protest prison spending Nepali student movement holds conference Mexico marks 1968 massacre Kabila's unsavoury new allies The myth of Indonesia's development of East Timor War in the Balkans: the aftermath Behind India's food crisis Renewed war in East Timor Amnesty International slams US human rights record Global powers find no answers to economic crisis Electioin result means more austerity for Brazil Tensions grow between Pakistan army and PM No agreement in West Papua International news briefs: Korea; West Papua; South Africa; Basque Country; Bolivia; France >CULTURAL DISSENT Play looks at Timor community's `divided self' Love booze and social justice Privatisation The Greek Civil War: from liberation to catastrophe A head start that went to waste? >REGULAR FEATURES Educate activate organise Arguments for Socialism: Elections democracy and beyond Editorial: Racism -- the fight isn't over ... and ain't i a woman: Rumblings from the pews Loose cannons Looking out: No less than 599 million Life of Riley: Spit the dummy why don't ya On the box Write on: Letters to the editor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GREEN LEFT WEEKLY Australia's leading alternative newsweekly Break the media monopoly: read it buy it write for it sell it. http://www.peg.apc.org/~greenleft grnleft@greenleft.org.au SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY SUBSCRIPTION: $10 FOR 10 ISSUES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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From: "Partido Obrero" ( webmaster@po.org.ar )
Date: Sat; 10 Oct 1998 20:42:18 -0300
Subject: (MARX) La crisis en su epicentro
Hola En el ultimo numero de Prensa Obrera hay un largo articulo sobre la crisis economica y los conflictos en el seno de la burguesia yanqui a partir de la crisis en que han entrado los fondos de inversion. http://po.org.ar/po Cordialmente Raymond Po Administrador del Web del Partido Obrero webmaster@po.org.ar http://www.po.org.ar
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Subject: (MARX) The meaning of the war in the DR of Congo
Date: Mon; 12 Oct 98 14:58:55 +0100
From: ( socappeal@easynet.co.uk )
What's New at Socialist Appeal's "In Defence of Marxism" web site www.marxist.com October 12 1998 Capitalism imperialism and the wars in Africa The meaning of the war in the DR of Congo http://www.marxist.com/africa/congo1098.html =B3The world will witness the birth of African economic lions = comparable to the Asian tigers.=B2 (Vernon Jordan US envoy to Africa = referring to Ethiopia Eritrea Uganda Rwanda and the DR of Congo = amongst others. February 1998) =B3One hundred years from now your grandchildren and mine will look = back and say: this was the beginning of a new African renaissance=B2 = (Bill Clinton during his 12-day six-nation tour of Africa March = 1998) In May 1997 Kabila came to power in the former Zaire (which he = renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo) ousting dictator Mobutu = after a lightning speed guerrilla campaign of 8 months. His military victory (with the backing of Rwanda Uganda and Angola = amongst other countries) meant a victory for US imperialism and a = defeat for French imperialism which had backed Mobutu until the end. = This was part of the battle between Washington and Paris for spheres = of influence and markets in Africa. The US diplomacy was euphoric. They now had a string of =B3client=B2 = regimes which included Ethiopia Eritrea Uganda Rwanda the DR of = Congo and also a great deal of South Africa=B9s foreign policy in the = region was dictated by Washington. There was also a joint offensive = by Ethiopia Eritrea and Uganda against the Sudanese regime the = following target of the US offensive in Africa. But many things have happened since which have disorganised = Washington=B9s plans. Two of the would-be =B3African lions=B2 = Ethiopia and Eritrea have been in war against each other since last = May in a bitter border dispute. At least nine other African countries = have become involved in the Congo conflict which broke out on August = 2 and South Africa has wasted any of the prestige she might have had = as a =B3progressive=B2 regional power with her intervention in = Lesotho to prop-up an unpopular regime. The government of Uganda=B9s = =B3beacon of hope=B2 President Museveni has been involved in a $69.6 = million corruption scandal. It is also worth noting that none of = these =B3strong leaders=B2 has been elected a minor detail described = by Washington as "uni-party democracy=B2 (i.e. dictatorship). So much = for the =B3African renaissance=B2 and the =B3new breed=B2 of = =B3strong leaders=B2 and =B3beacons of hope=B2!! This 5 000 word article analyses the causes of the conflict in the DR = of Congo. October 9 1998 Further recommended reading: -Marxism and the struggle against imperialism [June 1998] http://www.marxist.com/theory/colrev.html -Congo Brazzaville the Reasons Behind the Civil War [October 1997] http://www.marxist.com/africa/congo.html -Mobutu Overthrown What Next for the New Congo? [May 27 1997] http://www.marxist.com/africa/zaire.html -Crisis in Central Africa [November 1996] http://www.marxist.com/africa/centralafrica.html New Congo News ( http://www.marekinc.com/NCNNews.html ) Mail and Guardian electronic edition = ( http://www.mg.co.za/mg/za/news.html ) -----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- If you would like to be informed by email of new additions to the In Defence of Marxism/Socialist Appeal web sites send us an email to new@socappeal.easynet.co.uk with "subscribe What's new" as the = message body. If you want to be removed from this list send a message to the = same address with "unsuscribe" as the body of the message. -----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- socappeal@easynet.co.uk In Defence of Marxism site: http://www.marxist.com Socialist Appeal on-line: http://www.socialist.net PO Box 2626 London N1 7SQ Britain
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From: "Mike" ( yankro@instjm.sld.cu )
Subject: (MARX) War in Havana
Date: Thu; 8 Oct 1998 13:07:32
******************** CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS World War Correspondents Encounter November 24-27 1998 Havana Cuba The Jose Marti International Institute of Journalism (IIPJM) Cuban Journalists Union (UPEC) and other national and international co-sponsors invite you to this unique opportunity to meet each other and exchange experiences. Guillermo Cabrera Alvarez Encounter Coordinator spanish e-mail: ipressjm@ip.etecsa.cu english e-mail: yankro@instjm.sld.cu ***** please circulate *************
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Subject: (MARX) Clinton
the real American scandalDate: Fri; 9 Oct 98 16:14:39 +0100
From: ( socappeal@easynet.co.uk )
What's New at Socialist Appeal's "In Defence of Marxism" web site www.marxist.com October 9 1998 Clinton the Real American Scandal http://www.marxist.com/usa/clintonrealscandal.html When Bill Clinton first came in to office back in 1992 he claimed to = carry the hopes and aspirations of millions of working people - both = black and white and all those who had been marginalised by the = successive right wing Republican regimes of Reagan and Bush. One by = one any hopes have been dashed - on welfare healthcare and = education Clinton has sided with the rich and the conservative every = time his phony =8Cthird way=B9 philosophy little more than warmed up = Republicanism. Rob Sewell October 1 1998 -----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- If you would like to be informed by email of new additions to the In Defence of Marxism/Socialist Appeal web sites send us an email to new@socappeal.easynet.co.uk with "subscribe What's new" as the = message body. If you want to be removed from this list send a message to the = same address with "unsuscribe" as the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------- socappeal@easynet.co.uk In Defence of Marxism site: http://www.marxist.com Socialist Appeal on-line: http://www.socialist.net PO Box 2626 London N1 7SQ Britain
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Subject: (MARX) Socialist Appeal on-line!!
Date: Fri; 9 Oct 98 15:10:53 +0100
From: ( socappeal@easynet.co.uk )
Socialist Appeal on-line!! What's New at Socialist Appeal's "In Defence of Marxism" web site www.marxist.com October 9 1998 With the publication of issue 63 of Socialist Appeal (October 1998) we open the new www.socialist.net web site. We are planning to publish the different issues of Socialist Appeal as they are publish plus we will add previous issues so that in the future you will be able to consult the whole collection of Socialist Appeal on-line. "In Defence of Marxism" (www.marxist.com) will continue to publish in-depth anaylisis of the world situation and longer documents and books. At Socialist Appeal on-line (www.socialist.net) you will find up-to-date information about the situation in Britain inside the unions at the workplaces within the Labour Party etc. Only a few months ago we were being told that the economy in Britain was sound and that we had overcome the old boom/slump cycle. Now Chancellor Gordon Brown has been forced to issue a warning that the world slump will affect us. But we already knew this it seems that the Labour leaders were the last to hold onto the idea that the 8Cmarket would see us through. Well there is an alternative you can start the fight back right now. Socialist Appeal was established in 1992 to provide a Marxist analysis of whats really going on in society for activists in the Labour Party trade unions and amongst the youth. We give the hard truth behind everything from Blairs 8Cthird way to the bosses shopfloor counter-revolution from welfare reform to student tuition fees and from imperialisms new airstrike diplomacy to famine in Africa. Why not subscribe to Socialist Appeal get involved in its activities start selling it and begin discussing the ideas of socialism at work school or college. We are fighting for socialist policies in the Labour Party and for a fighting lead from the trade unions. Subscribe to Socialist Appeal Subscriptions: A315 a year (Britain) A318 (Europe) A320 (Rest of the world) to Socialist Appeal PO Box 2626 London N1 7SQ UK Make cheques payable to Socialist Appeal in pounds sterling. Non UK/eurocheques please add A35 to cover banking. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- If you would like to be informed by email of new additions to the In Defence of Marxism/Socialist Appeal web sites send us an email to new@socappeal.easynet.co.uk with "subscribe What's new" as the message body. If you want to be removed from this list send a message to the same address with "unsuscribe" as the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------- socappeal@easynet.co.uk In Defence of Marxism site: http://www.marxist.com Socialist Appeal on-line: http://www.socialist.net PO Box 2626 London N1 7SQ Britain
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Subject: (MARX) Workers democracy in a Russian Coal Town
Date: Fri; 30 Oct 98 16:48:01 +0100
From: ( socappeal@easynet.co.uk )
What's New at Socialist Appeal's "In Defence of Marxism" web site http://www.marxist.com October 25th 1998 - Workers democracy in a Russian Coal Town http://www.marxist.com/russia/workersdemocracy.html As the crisis in Russia deepens all sorts of workers' committees are emerging: strike committees salvation committees etc. Some of them are soviets in all but in name. Renfrey Clarke interviews the Anzhero-Sudzhensk Workers' committee and finds out how workers democracy functions in practice. October 25th 1998 - We have also sorted out the distribution of our books in the United States. If you are interested in getting a copy of "Reason in Revolt: marxist philosophy and modern science" or "Russia: from revolution to counter-revolution" in the US have a look at our "books" section ( http://www.marxist.com/books.html ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like to be informed by email of new additions to the In Defence of Marxism web site send us an email to new@socappeal.easynet.co.uk with "subscribe What's new" as the message body. If you want to be removed from this list send a message to the same address with "unsuscribe" as the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------- Yours in solidarity Socialist Appeal's "In Defence of Marxism" web site socappeal@easynet.co.uk In Defence of Marxism site: http://www.marxist.com Socialist Appeal on-line: http://www.socialist.net PO Box 2626 London N1 7SQ Britain
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