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Thrupkaew: Marketing "Woman" to Women Online
Commentary, December, 29 2000
Noy Thrupkaew
Thrupkaew's ZSpace page
I just couldnÕt do it. I was shuddering at the thought of becoming a member of women.com, one of a rapidly proliferating group of "womenÕs websites," for the purposes of research for this piece. After spending just a few days surfing women.com and...
Bond: Africa's Progressive Movements
Commentary, December, 28 2000
Patrick Bond
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ZNet Commentator Patrick Bond (pbond@wn.apc.org) chats with South African poet/activist ZNet Commentator Dennis Brutus about the state of the African Left PB: Good to see you back in Johannesburg, comrade Dennis, even briefly, in the midst of you...
Deutsch: Why Libertarians Shouldn't Govern
Graphic, December, 27 2000
Barry Deutsch
Deutsch's ZSpace page
libertarians, california, deregulation, california deregulation, libertarian, libertarianism
Gonsalves: Star Wars: The Sequel
Commentary, December, 27 2000
Sean Gonsalves
Gonsalves's ZSpace page
Back in September of 1999, at the Citadel military college in Charleston, South Carolina, president-elect George W. Bush gave a policy address that his Orwellian speech writer called: ÒDefense: A Period on Consequences.Ó
Guellec: Psst. The real scoop on Patient Assistance Programs
Commentary, December, 26 2000
Dorothy Guellec
Guellec's ZSpace page
Drug companies are giving away medications if you know how to ask. This is the best-kept secret because it is not widely known. All of the top 30 pharmaceutical companies make prescriptions available free, and these programs are horribly underutil...
Cromwell: An Unholy Trinity: Truth, Market Forces and the Media
Commentary, December, 25 2000
David Cromwell
Cromwell's ZSpace page
Are you a regular newspaper reader? If so, you'll have noticed that many journalists and columnists include an email address at the bottom of their articles. They surely crave your feedback! So here's a fun experiment. Fire off an email to the com...
Monbiot: Big Business, As Seen On TV
Commentary, December, 23 2000
George Monbiot
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Our liberty could scarcely be entrusted to a more rackety bunch. Journalists are, quite rightly, almost universally reviled. But the freedom of a nation depends in large measure on the freedom they enjoy. If reporters are forced to show the world ...
Burchill: Australia & East Timor: Senate Passes Judgement
Commentary, December, 22 2000
Scott Burchill
Burchill's ZSpace page
Largely unnoticed last week amongst the publicity splash produced by the release of a new Australian Defence White Paper, another significant parliamentary report quietly entered the public domain. The Australian Senate Committee enquiry into Aust...
Anderson: Enabler
Graphic, December, 21 2000
Kirk Anderson
Anderson's ZSpace page
domestic abuse, domestic violence
Wise: White Christmas?
Commentary, December, 21 2000
Tim Wise
Wise's ZSpace page
Well it's that time of year again. Time for all good Americans to focus on what really matters. Not family, community, or world peace, but that national sacrament of late-stage capitalism known as Holiday shopping. Whether you do it online, or dra...
