Evatt Newsletter #23 - April/May 2005

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News & views

Farewell Hitch

George Scialabba essays eloquently on Christopher Hitchens' astonishing loss of balance.
http://evatt.org.au/publications/papers/141.html

Labor & the future

Sol Encel looks into the abyss.
http://evatt.org.au/publications/papers/136.html

The heat is on

John Howard lacks ticker on climate change, says Anthony Albanese.
http://evatt.org.au/news/316.html

Economics

Linda Weiss & colleagues spell out the disaster that's the US-Australia 'free' trade deal.
http://evatt.labor.net.au/publications/papers/140.html

The Productivity Commission has conceded on competition policy, notes John Quiggin.
http://evatt.org.au/news/322.html

What is it with the 'New' Tassie?

It's the culture, stupid, says Stewart Prins.
http://evatt.org.au/publications/papers/137.html

Feature

Industrial warfare

President's perspective, by Bruce Childs.
http://evatt.org.au/news/323.html

Preparing for conflict

A fair day's pay: goodbye to all that, says Sharan Burrow.
http://evatt.org.au/news/317.html

Coming soon, warns Warwick McDonald: workplace survivor.
http://evatt.org.au/news/320.html

Chris White surveys the political basis for direct action.
http://evatt.org.au/publications/papers/139.html

Supporter survey

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Events

Evatt Breakfast Seminar on Howard's industrial relations agenda

A full-blown conflict is assurred when the government takes its majority in the senate this year. Ensure you hear John Della Bosca and Doug Cameron measure the stakes in Sydney on 26 May.
http://evatt.org.au/events/9_20050406.html

Going Global on Gender Equity: The Role of Men and Boys

Presented by the Dunstan Foundation and introduced by Neal Blewett, this is an opportunity for you to hear about Professor Bob Connell's international work in Sydney on 5 May.
http://evatt.org.au/events/15_20050420.html

May Day

Solidarity forever: make a toast, take a cruise, join the annual march, have lunch.
http://evatt.org.au/events/16_20050421.html

Letters

Saving America

They may both be wrong, writes George Diehl.
http://evatt.org.au/letters/#diehl
[also follow our new link to listen to Shadia Drury discuss Leo Strauss on CBC radio.
http://evatt.labor.net.au/publications/papers/112.html]

A mixed story

Iraq elections: it's too early to tell, writes Mohammad Gill.
http://evatt.org.au/letters/#gill

Australia's Kyoto paradox

Why so much anger over Global Warming, asks Phil Armit (Evatt replies).
http://evatt.org.au/letters/#armit

Blogging and the new citizenship

Dunlop rocks, writes Grantly Brown.
http://evatt.org.au/letters/#gbrown

Telstra must divest

Why won't Telstra become foreign owned, asks Rob Brown.
http://evatt.org.au/letters/#brown

What women want

Whatever happened to industry-based child care, asks R J Campbell.
http://evatt.org.au/letters/#jcampbell

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