Politics

Beyond the factory

Fauzi Abdullah reflects on more than a quarter of a century of organising

Union conflict

Greater freedom to organise also means more opportunity for division

Workers in politics

Why is organised labour missing from the democracy movement?

Corporate social responsibility?

Just a public relations exercise that undermines workers’ rights

United we stand?

Indonesia’s labour movement needs to consolidate the gains of 1998

Papuan fantasies

Advocates for Papuans need to examine their motives and prejudices.

Political business

Entrepreneurs are transforming political parties.

Brother killing brother

The East Timorese resistance movement also committed crimes.

Facing the past

Overwhelming data makes the East Timor report rock solid

Coming of age

Indonesia’s environment network faces dilemmas as it turns 25.

Alleyway revelry

The ‘Gang’ approach to cross-cultural collaboration.

A double life

Ki Ageng Balak: a friend for those in trouble with the law.

A conservative turn

Liberal Islamic groups have prompted a backlash.

Zealous reformers

Will a positive start for the Constitutional Court lead to practical changes for ordinary citizens?

Muddling through

Indonesia’s brave experiment in reinventing its legal system

People in between

There is no home and no justice for failed asylum seekers.

Bitter taste of victory

In Aceh and Timor, violence remains an attractive option for men even after the peace

Picking up the pieces

Rebuilding after an earthquake takes local initiatives as well as aid.

Fighting words

In his last interview, Pramoedya kept up his attack on elitism and corruption.

The politics of culture

Pramoedya's reputation is still dogged by the cultural polemics of the Sukarno era

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