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Becker: Another America Is Possible
Znet Article, November, 04 2002
Mark Becker
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Under the heavy guard of 5,451 police officials, foreign ministers from 34 countries in the Americas gathered in the South American capital city of Quito, Ecuador in October for the Seventh Ministerial Summit of the Free Trade Area of the Americas...
Ruben: Protets In Quito
Znet Article, November, 02 2002
Justin Ruben
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Friends and Colleagues Please accept this [unedited] bulletin from the edge of consciousness. I don't know whether I feel like crying because I am so moved by what I saw today, because my mucous membranes are all shot to hell from too much tear g...
White: Why I oppose the US War On Terror: An Ex Marine Speaks out
Znet Article, October, 31 2002
Chris White
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The more I juxtapose logical world opinion with the Bush administration’s actions in the war on terror, I realize one overwhelming theme: hypocrisy. No one in any of the branches of government runs a physical risk to themselves by entering...
Kagarlitsky: Russia - the View from the West
Commentary, October, 21 2002
Boris Kagarlitsky
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There are times when the image of Russia in the Western press calls to mind the consciousness of a schizophrenic. On the one hand, we are told that everything is fine; on the other, that everything is catastrophic. Periods of euphoria alternate wi...
Prashad: ZNet Interviews Vijay Prashad about
Znet Article, October, 18 2002
Vijay Prashad
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1) What is Fat Cats and Running Dogs about? By now we have all read enormous amounts about the shenanigans of Enron, the excesses of the CEO class and the waste that is capitalism. But this rendition of the story fails to address at least two ele...
Monbiot: The Rich World's Veto
Znet Article, October, 17 2002
George Monbiot
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There was no announcement, no press release, not even an off-the record briefing. But last week the government revealed that it was proposing to rule out forever the re-nationalisation of the railways. If you missed this, you're in good company: s...
Albert: Interviewing Michael Albert
Znet Article, October, 14 2002
Michael Albert
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Michael Albert is interviewed for The Bookpress by Satya Mohanty and Lourdes Beneria, professors at Cornell and members of the Cornell Forum for Justice and Peace. Albert will visit Ithaca November 22nd and 23rd to participate in the Ithaca ...
Bullard: Before they killed us with guns, now they kill us with hunger
Znet Article, October, 08 2002
Nicola Bullard
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Past and present were never far away from each other at the Argentina Social Forum and sometimes they collided in such incandescent moments of poignancy and hope that anything seemed possible: even the revolution itself. This is my attempt to desc...
Klein: Don' Fence Us In
Znet Article, October, 06 2002
Naomi Klein
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A few months ago, while riffling through my clippings searching for a lost statistic, I noticed a recurring theme: the fence. The image came up again and again: barriers separating people from previously public resources, locking them away from mu...
Engler: From The Quarantine Against Greed
Znet Article, October, 01 2002
Mark Engler
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I. Even without our protests telling them so, it must be obvious to the finance ministers who attend the annual meetings of the IMF/World Bank that their institutions are sick. Those inside the Washington, D.C., headquarters can't feel so healthy...
Roy: Come September
Znet Article, September, 29 2002
Arundhati Roy
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Howard Zinn: Well, thank you. [Applause]. This is a very nice crowd. [Laughter] Thank you Patrick Lannan for that introduction. I almost recognized myself. [Laughter] I'm here to introduce Arundhati Roy. I say this in hushed tones. Really, I never...
Parrish: A Moment Of Deep Hope
Znet Article, September, 21 2002
Geov Parrish
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Recently I had the tremendous honor, and pleasure, of sitting down for a conversation with one of the true heroes of global efforts to create a more equitable and sustainable world. Indian physicist Vandana Shiva is one of the most renowned and re...
Galeano: SOS
Znet Article, September, 17 2002
Eduardo Galeano
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[translated by Francisco Gonzalez] Who gets the water? The monkey with the stick does. The unarmed monkey dies of thirst. This prehistory lesson opens the film "2001: A Space Odyssey". Now, for the 2003 odyssey, President Bush announces a militar...
Adamovsky: Argentina's Social Movement Goes Global
Znet Article, September, 03 2002
Ezequiel Adamovsky
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The first thematic meeting of the World Social Forum in Argentina was held from the 22nd to the 25th of August in Buenos Aires, to discuss the theme of “The Crisis of Neo-Liberalism in Argentina and the Challenges for the Global Move...
Choudry: How Low Can You go?
Znet Article, August, 08 2002
Aziz Choudry
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Many corporations dogged by popular opposition to their environmentally devastating projects have rebranded themselves as ecological crusaders, hiring public relations consultants to greenwash their activities, and seek “dialogue†...
Lewis: Contagion In Latin America
Znet Article, July, 24 2002
Tom Lewis
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Part of the decision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Bush administration to let Argentina go to the wall last autumn involved their calculation that an Argentine meltdown could safely be contained. They went so far as to inoculate...
Lewis: Contagion in Latin America
Znet Article, July, 22 2002
Tom Lewis
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Part of the decision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Bush administration to let Argentina go to the wall last autumn involved their calculation that an Argentine meltdown could safely be contained. They went so far as to inoculate...
Ralston: Evo Morales and opposition to the US in Bolivia
Znet Article, July, 15 2002
Erin Ralston
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La Paz, Bolivia. The poorest country in South America may be sending the U.S. an eviction notice.On June 30, 2002 an historic election was held in which a radical leftist indigenous government won substantial power. Running on a strong anti-neolib...
Simlesa: Croatia
Znet Article, July, 08 2002
Drazen Simlesa
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Several years ago the Department of Tourism led a big marketing campaign to attract the long dreamed about tourists which were still afraid of the instability of the region. The Department promised "a small country for a great holiday". The onl...
Engler: Exporting Enron
Znet Article, June, 29 2002
Mark Engler
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We know the damage Enron has done to the American economy. So why is it still eligible to receive U.S. taxpayer money? Instead of wallowing in bankruptcy, Enron continues to do business internationally. And believe it or not, the scandal-ridden ...
