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February 2010

Volume 23, Number 2

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Commentary

NEW DEADLINE
ZMI 2010
Z Staff

IN MEMORIAM
Tim Costello
Various Contributors

IN MEMORIAM
Dennis Brutus
Patrick Bond

SPOTLIGHT
Coup Review
Dawn Paley

SPOTLIGHT
Truth-lite in Honduras
Andres Conteris

FOG WATCH
Nation-Buster
Edward Herman

FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Morales & Movements
Tanya Kerssen

CONSERVATIVE WATCH
Tea Party
Bill Berkowitz

EYES RIGHT
Producerism
Chip Berlet

Activism

ANNIVERSARY ACTIVISM
Gaza March
Eileen Fleming

LABOR NOTES
Laborers & Worker Centers
Tiffany Ten eyck

OCCUPATIONS
California Students
Kate Maich

Features

LABOR TODAY
Undocumented
David Bacon

INTERVIEW
Radical Labor
Diane Krauthamer

GREEN TIDE
Copenhagen
Anne Petermann

ECONOMIC POLICY
Prelude to Depression?
Jack Rasmus

COVERT PROGRAM
PRTs & the CIA
Douglas Valentine

WINESS TO WAR
Strong Enough
Craig Reinbold

LOOKING FORWARD
Democratic Alternatives
Various Contributors

Culture

BOOK REVIEW
Fellman's Terrorism History
Jeremy Kuzmarov

BOOK REVIEW
Engler's Black Book
Tamara Lorincz

Zaps

FREE LISTINGS
Zaps - 02-10
Various Contributors

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Table of Contents - February 2010

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Commentary

NEW DEADLINE: Z Media Institute 2010 by Z Staff

March 5 deadline to apply

IN MEMORIAM: Tim Costello, 1945-2009 by Various Contributors

Remembering a labor organizer/strategist, author & ecologist

IN MEMORIAM: Dennis Vincent Brutus, 1924-2009 by Patrick Bond

Remembering an anti-apartheid organizer, prisoner, and poet

SPOTLIGHT: Reviewing the Coup by Dawn Paley

Coup resisters talk about the aborted constitutional reform

SPOTLIGHT: From Coup-lite to Truth-lite: U.S. Policy in Honduras by Andres Conteris

10 more ways to tell which side the U.S. is on

FOG WATCH: The United States As Nation-Buster by Edward Herman

The U.S. in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, & Afghanistan

FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Morales and Social Movements Confront New Challenges by Tanya Kerssen

Political forces in Bolivia after the latest election

CONSERVATIVE WATCH: Tea Party Movement by Bill Berkowitz

Is a new movement fertile ground for white supremacists?

EYES RIGHT: Tea Bags, Taxes, & Productive Citizens by Chip Berlet

The history behind current right wing rhetoric

Activism

ANNIVERSARY ACTIVISM: The Good Out of the Misery in Gaza by Eileen Fleming

International protests at Gaza's blockaded borders

LABOR NOTES: Laborers Join with Worker Centers by Tiffany Ten eyck

Organizing coalitions in residential construction

OCCUPATIONS: Students Defy Attack on Higher Education in California by Kate Maich

Militant education activism over budget cuts & tuition hikes

Features

LABOR TODAY: Should We Defend Undocumented Workers? by David Bacon

The effects of a law that makes it a crime to work

INTERVIEW: Worker Occupations & the Future Of Radical Labor by Diane Krauthamer

An interview with Noam Chomsky on IWW labor organizing

GREEN TIDE: What Really Happened in Copenhagen? by Anne Petermann

A report from December's historic UN climate talks (COP15)

ECONOMIC POLICY: Epic Recession: Prelude to Global Depression by Jack Rasmus

The evolution of an epic recession, part one

COVERT PROGRAM: Provincial Reconstruction Teams by Douglas Valentine

The CIA's cover for its dirty war in Afghanistan

WINESS TO WAR: Strong Enough by Craig Reinbold

A talk with veteran Lisa Zepeda about Iraq and coming home

LOOKING FORWARD: Searching for Democratic Alternatives by Various Contributors

Alternative vision articles on the economy, ecology, education, and...

Culture

BOOK REVIEW: In the Name of God and Country by Jeremy Kuzmarov

A new book on state terrorism by the United States

BOOK REVIEW: The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy by Tamara Lorincz

A new book on Canada's imperialist foreign policy

Zaps

FREE LISTINGS: Zaps - February 2010 by Various Contributors

Announcements of new events, campaigns, organizations, and media

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Announcements

CUBAN 5 - From May 30 to June 5, supporters of the Cuban 5 will gather in Washington DC to raise awareness about the case and to demand a humanitarian solution that will allow the return of these men to their homeland.

Contact: info@thecuban5.org; info@thecuban5.org.

BIKES - Bikes Not Bombs is holding its 24th annual Bike- A-Thon and Green Roots Festival in Boston, MA on June 3, with several bike rides, music, exhibitors, and more.

Contact: Bikes Not Bombs, 284 Amory St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130; 617-522-0222; mailbikesnotbombs.org; www.bikesnotbombs.org.

LEFT FORUM - The 2013 Left Forum will be held June 7-9, at Pace University in NYC.

Contact: 365 Fifth Avenue, CUNY Graduate Center, Sociology Dept., New York, NY 10016; http://www.leftforum.org/.

VEGAN FEST - Mad City Vegan Fest will be held in Madison, WI, June 8. The annual event features food, speakers, and exhibitors.

Contact: 122 State Street, Suite 405 B, Madison, WI 53701; madcityveganfest@gmail.com; http://veganfest.org/.

ADC CONFERENCE - The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) holds its annual conference June 13-16 in Washington, DC, with panel discussions and workshops.

Contact: 1990 M Street, Suite 610, Washington, DC, 20036; 202-244-2990; convention @adc. org http://convention.adc.org/.

CUBA/SOCIALISM - A Cuban-North American Dialog on Socialist Renewal and Global Capitalist Crisis will be held in Havana, Cuba, June 16-30. There will be a 5-day Seminar at the University of Havana, plus visits to a co-op and educational and medical institutions.

Contact: cuba@globaljusticecenter.org; http://www.globaljustice center.org/.

NETROOTS - The 8th Annual Netroots Nation conference will take place June 20-23 in San Jose, CA. The event features panels, trainings, networking, screenings, and keynotes.

Contact: 164 Robles Way, #276, Vallejo, CA 94591; registration@netrootsnation.org; http://www.netrootsnation.org/.

MEDIA - The 15th annual Allied Media Conference will be held June 20-23, in Detroit.

Contact: 4126 Third Street, Detroit, MI 48201; http://alliedmedia.org/.

GRASSROOTS - The United We Stand Festival will be hosted by Free & Equal, June 22 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The festival aims to reform the electoral process in the U.S.

Contact: http://freeandequal.org/

LITERACY - The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) will hold its conference July 12-13 in Los Angeles.

Contact: 10 Laurel Hill Drive, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003; http://namle.net/conference/.

IWW - The North American Work People’s College will take place July 12-16 at Mesaba Co-op Park in northern Minnesota. The event will bring together Wobblies from across the continent to learn skills and build one big union.

Contact: http://workpeoplescollege.org/.

PEACESTOCK - On July 13, the 11th Annual Peacestock will take place at Windbeam Farm in Hager City, WI. The event is a mixture of music, speakers, and community for peace. Sponsored by Veterans for Peace.

Contact: Bill Habedank, 1913 Grandview Ave., Red Wing, MN 55066; 651-388-7733; billhabedank@yahoo.com; http://www. peacestockvfp.org.

LA RAZA - The annual National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Conference is scheduled for July 18-19 in New Orleans, with workshops, presentations, and panel discussions.

Contact: NCLR Headquarters Office, Raul Yzaguirre Building, 1126 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036; 202-785-1670; www.nclr.org.

ACTIVIST CAMP - Youth Empowered Action (YEA) Camp will have sessions in July and August in Ben Lomond, CA; Portland, OR; Charlton, MA. YEA Camp is designed for activists 12-17 years old who want to make a difference.

Contact: info@yeacamp.org; http://yeacamp.org/.