Issue 79
October-November 2005

Editorial

Freedom In Our Time; The Era of Post-Politics

LEAD GRAPHIC BRUCE PETTY

Against the Current

Gerard Goggin Going, Going ...
Towards the democratisation of communication

Paul James There goes the Neighbourhood
After Katrina, neighbourhood is all

Cam Walker Silent Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter
Civil society and the government’s Senate majority

Matthew Sharpe Regrettably, There is an Exception
Lessons lost on today’s conservatives

Nick Dyrenfurth Howard, Hegemony and Values
Why the Left needs to reclaim mateship

Anthony O’Donnell Beating the War Drums at Fairfax Tony Parkinson’s war

Richard Hil War Pains
US troops are paying the high price of war


Andy blunden; peter saunders; rob salter
Essay
25 rachel power Motherhood: The Modern Woman’s Dilemma
Current writings on motherhood may represent a third wave in feminism’s attempt to transform women’s experience

LEAD GRAPHIC FIONA KATAUSKAS

Against the Current

A Hidden Tipping Point? Signs of real democratic change in the UK
Tom Nairn

Weakening the Brand. The erosion of the University
Andrew Nette

Nelson's Lament. Just what the Education Minister ordered
Christopher Scanlon

Professing Ignorance. Andrew Fraser's closed discussion
Guy Rundle

Hidden Money. Calling for transparency in political funding
Lee Rhiannon and Norman Thompson

Sports Frankenstein. Character, commerce and cloning in sport
Lindsay Fitzclarence

What a Carve-Up! Customary land tenure in the Pacific
Jim Fingleton


Features

The Stench Of Abandonment
The selection of those who die or suffer post-Katrina is social and economic, not natural
Matthew Ryan

denis altman Gore Vidal and the State of the Union
Gore Vidal: A ‘wise man’ or ‘out of his senses’?

nonie sharp Australia: A Vanishing Country?
Why food growing cannot be reduced to economics

karina clark Resistance and Identity in Western Sahara
Building national identity in Western Sahara

cate lewis Western Sahara Update
The latest developments

rod moss Stumbling Into Dreamtime
Extraordinary everyday life and art in Alice Springs

Les rosenblatt A Place Where Wolves Fuck
Regulars

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Bites

PIA SMITH The Power of Shame * ALICE COSTER Taking Liberties *

Review

Human Remains Kate Cregan

Creative Mythmaking Christopher Scanlon

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