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Trutor: Transnationals in Colombia
Znet Article, May, 23 2004
Jim Trutor
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BOGOTA—The yellow pages here in the Colombian capital show hundreds of transnational companies. Some are marketing products, some are taking advantage of the country’s varied climates, and others seem to be capitalizing on its mini...
Hylton: Law and Order in La Paz
Znet Article, May, 14 2004
Forrest Hylton
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During the past year or so, I've tried to describe the nature of the Beast in Bolivia, and in previous articles I've mentioned its hunger for a credible "terrorist" threat, which comes in the unlikely shape of a diminutive, fortyish man with a ree...
Bond: Assessing the Latin American Left (part 1)
Commentary, May, 11 2004
Patrick Bond
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One of the great punchlines in politics I was fortunate to hear first-hand, was during a 1989 interview for Pacifica Radio with Brazilian presidential candidate Lula. ?You?ve just been in New York, meeting the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerc...
Thompson: Inside Bechtel's Spin Machine
Znet Article, May, 10 2004
Ac Thompson
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The Bechtel Group, the massive San Francisco-based construction and engineering firm, has played a leading role in some of the most controversial construction projects in modern history: California's San Onofre nuclear reactor, Boston's budget-bus...
Solnit: A Dream Three Times the Size of Texas
Znet Article, May, 06 2004
Rebecca Solnit
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The law of unexpected consequences prevails so frequently that perhaps it should not be so unexpected. For example, Laura Bush's attempt early last year to hold a symposium on "Poetry and the American Voice" while her husband was planning to satur...
Gomez: Coup attempt in Bolivia?
Znet Article, April, 23 2004
Luis Gomez
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[We republish this from the Narconews Bulletin, which we are happy to hear is publishing again after a hiatus]. LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, APRIL 17 2004: It wasn't a secret, but for a while, nobody was paying attention: there are groups plotting to destabi...
Solo: Varieties of Barbarism
Znet Article, April, 21 2004
Toni Solo
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Recent US military conduct in Fallujah, murdering cvilians, closing hospitals and deliberately targeting ambulances, is the latest example of the barbarism of United States official culture. The bluff flow of US government propaganda about promo...
Solo: Food, Trade, and US Power Politics in Latin America
Znet Article, April, 10 2004
Toni Solo
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The difference between what Bush officials say to Congress and the pap they feed foreign audiences makes interesting reading for anyone trying to figure out US government rhetoric on Latin America. The account rendered by US Trade Representative R...
Monbiot: Jump on our Bandwagon
Znet Article, April, 06 2004
George Monbiot
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Jump on our Bandwagon
Monbiot: Jump on our Bandwagon
Znet Article, April, 06 2004
George Monbiot
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Jump on our Bandwagon
Mondragon: The March of the Orcs
Commentary, March, 30 2004
Hector Mondragon
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**In ÔThe Lord of the RingsÕ, the orcs are the foot soldiers of the evil lord Sauron. They are also the cannon fodder, doing the dirty work while their bosses look on.
Burbach: Brazil Turning Left?
Znet Article, March, 23 2004
Roger Burbach
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The cabinet ministers of Luis Inacio “Lula†da Silva’s government who have kept the Brazilian eco...
Mondragon: Colombia Today
Znet Article, March, 05 2004
Hector Mondragon
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The first thing you need to know about Colombia today is that there is an economic recovery underway. Many, especially on the left, like to believe that whatever crisis is going on now is the final one and that capital is on its way out.&nbs...
Clarke: The Battle for Water
Znet Article, March, 02 2004
Tony Clarke
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We are taught in school that the Earth has a closed hydrologic system; water is continually being recycled through rain and evaporation and none of it leaves the planet's atmosphere. Not only is there the same amount of water on the Earth today as...
Straub: Argentina's Piqueteros and Us
Znet Article, March, 02 2004
Jim Straub
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Argentina's Piqueteros and Us
Iqtidar: Ngo Factor At Wsf Worries Activists
Znet Article, February, 15 2004
Humeira Iqtidar
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In the third week of January, close to 90,000 people from around the world gathered in Mumbai as part of the fourth World Social Forum (WSF). The level of organization and sheer number of activists and intellectuals who participated in this event ...
Jorquera: New Strike Looms in Bolivia
Znet Article, February, 10 2004
Jorge Jorquera
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With a new indefinite strike looming, Bolivia is on the verge of its third national uprising since February last year. That uprising brought hundreds of thousands of workers and peasants into the streets, but failed to resolve the political and ec...
Choudry: Laser-Guided Liberalization and Latin America
Commentary, January, 31 2004
Aziz Choudry
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Are bilateral deals the Òsmart bombsÓ of US trade and investment policy?
Mondragon: An Outbreak of Yellow Fever in Colombia
Znet Article, January, 29 2004
Hector Mondragon
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Here is another crisis thrown into the daily national disorder. An emergency. The Uribe government has admitted that the 2004 outbreak of yellow fever has already killed 8 people in 25 days. The number who have contracted the ill...
Garcia: Demystifying Africa's Absence in Venezuelan History and Culture
Znet Article, January, 28 2004
Jesus Garcia
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Note from Venezuelanalysis.com editors: This article is being posted here in connection with the recent visit of a TransAfrica Forum delegation to Venezuela. An interview with Jesús GarcÃa, who is the director of the Afrio-Venezuelan Network, ...
