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Zmag Article Mcleod: Media Reform

Zmag Article, January, 01 2004 Daniel Mcleod
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O n June 2, 2003 the FCC voted to relax key media ownership rules, that would pave the way for a renewed wave of corporate consolidation in the communications industry. Spearheaded by FCC chai...

Zmag Article Bennett: Resisting War: October 25 and Beyond

Zmag Article, January, 01 2004 Hans Bennett
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F ernando Suarez del Solar’s Marine son was one of the first U.S. soldiers to die during the recent U.S. invasion of Iraq. Suarez del Solar and his son immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico in 1...

Znet Article Sagar: New Year's Wish List

Znet Article, December, 31 2003 Satya Sagar
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It is the New Year madness time once again. The bells have begun to jingle once more, neon-lit Christmas trees adorn the doorways of department stores and the middle-classes of the world are ready to shop, shop, shop till their creditors drop. W...

Znet Article Albert: Albert Rejoinder to Monbiot 2

Znet Article, December, 28 2003 Michael Albert
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George… About your first point: A parecon is workers' and consumers' councils inside a country. Having a parecon would remove class differences, make incomes equitable, eliminate economic alienation, deliver economic self-management, atte...

Znet Article Monbiot: Reply to Albert 2

Znet Article, December, 27 2003 George Monbiot
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Dear Michael, It seems to me that in responding to my questions, you have restated your wishes, but have failed to demonstrate how those wishes might be fulfilled. You claim, for example, that people will "modify [their] requests" for goods an...

Znet Article Callinicos: Closing Statement

Znet Article, December, 25 2003 Alex Callinicos
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Dear Michael, 1. Summing Up: I suppose one function of these closing statements is to  establish whether we seem closer or further away at the end of these exchanges than we were at the beginning. In some respects, I feel vindicated in ...

Znet Article Callinicos: Closing Statement

Znet Article, December, 25 2003 Alex Callinicos
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Dear Michael, 1. Summing Up: I suppose one function of these closing statements is to  establish whether we seem closer or further away at the end of these exchanges than we were at the beginning. In some respects, I feel vindicated in ...

Znet Article Callinicos: Closing Statement

Znet Article, December, 25 2003 Alex Callinicos
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Closing Statement

Znet Article Canning: Lessons From Miami, One Month Out

Znet Article, December, 23 2003 Doyle Canning
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Upon emerging from the clouds of tear gas and showers of less-lethal projectiles in the streets of Miami, global justice activists across the country are evaluating the events of November 20th 2003, and how the her-storic unfolding of events in Mi...

Znet Article Albert: Albert Reply to Monbiot 2

Znet Article, December, 23 2003 Michael Albert
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George,   I think we have in many respects similar international aims. Our differences have mostly to do with our methods and what other goals we seek.   I think you (at least for the moment) assume that markets, private ownership, ...

Znet Article Monbiot: Monbiot Rejoinder 1

Znet Article, December, 22 2003 George Monbiot
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Dear Michael, Many thanks for these questions and criticisms, and for the incomparable forum that Znet provides. I'm grateful to have the chance to discuss these ideas with you. Let me start with the most difficult area first, the Internationa...

Znet Article Callinicos: Callincos Reply to Albert 3

Znet Article, December, 22 2003 Alex Callinicos
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Dear Michael, 1. Distributive Justice: You ask on what grounds I can reject the assertion that 'it is fine for society to have some people earning $30,000 a year and other people earning $400,000 if each had the same opportunity to get the h...

Znet Article Troxell: A Universal Living Wage?

Znet Article, December, 21 2003 Richard Troxell
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It is time to end homelessness. The problem can be broken down into three major categories: affordable housing, health care, and livable incomes. Part of the livable income picture includes 42% of America's homeless population that the federal g...

Znet Article Albert: Albert Refoinder 1

Znet Article, December, 20 2003 Michael Albert
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George, Your first question: "But what if [some] people affected by [its] decisions are not members of [that] community?" Suppose I am thinking about my consumption. I decide on some of this, some of that, up to my expected budget. If all my st...

Znet Article Monbiot: Monbiot Reply to Albert 1

Znet Article, December, 19 2003 George Monbiot
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Dear Michael, I would like to start by thanking you for the opportunity to debate these matters. One of the developments which makes me most optimistic is that the question our movement is now asking most often is no longer what?, or why?, but h...

Znet Article Monbiot: The Age of Consent

Znet Article, December, 18 2003 George Monbiot
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Without global democracy, national democracy is impossible. If you don't believe me, take a look at what has happened to Luiz Inacio da Silva. Before he became president of Brazil, Lula promised to transform the way his country was run. The econom...

Znet Article Albert: Reply to Marko Re Vision...

Znet Article, December, 18 2003 Michael Albert
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Marko has two large reasons for not only disliking my advocacy of parecon and vision in general, but for thinking that such advocacy by myself and others is downright harmful. Moreover, these reasons are not unique to Marko, but prevent a great ma...

Znet Article Chapman: We Can Do This: Direct Action Against Global Capitalism And US Imperialism

Znet Article, December, 18 2003 Ingrid Chapman
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Ingrid Chapman has been involved in direct action organizing for the past 4 years. At 23, she has helped pull off successful mass actions, worked with thousands of activists around the country and bases her work in the question, "How do we build ...

Znet Article Albert: Revolution Based on Reason Not Faith or Fantasy

Znet Article, December, 18 2003 Michael Albert
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Imagine a biologist announces that cancer is forever so we should stop trying to cure it. Given the imp...

Znet Article Albert: Albert Reply to Monbiot - 1

Znet Article, December, 18 2003 Michael Albert
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George, I agree with you that without global democracy national democracy is hamstrung (though it is nonetheless quite different to have free elections, free speech, etc., than to have death squads and dictators). For me globalization means rewri...

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