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Urevich: Communities For a Better Environment
Zmag Article, September, 24 2007
Robin Urevich
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It’s three to five times more likely that a toxic dump site will be found in an African American or Latino community than a white one. In the Southeast Los Angeles communities of color it’s estimated that there are over 200 toxi...
Albert: Rorty the Politico
Zmag Article, September, 24 2007
Michael Albert
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Society’s Pliers Rorty the Politico Criticizing a philosopher who criticizes the Left By Michael Albert In his recent book, Achieving Our Country, “one of America’s foremost philosophers,” ...
Barsamian: Journalism That Matters
Zmag Article, April, 01 2007
David Barsamian
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P . Sainath is an award-winning journalist who writes about India. He is Rural Affairs editor of the Hindu , one of India’s most important newspapers. “I cover the people who...
Normstoc: Looking Back at the 7th World Social Forum
Zmag Article, April, 01 2007
Norman Normstoc
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A s the snow-covered alpine resort in Davos, Switzerland prepared for the arrival of 2,400 business and political leaders and their staffs in late January, about 25 times as many activists and...
Rasmus: The Trillion Dollar Income Shift, Part 2
Zmag Article, April, 01 2007
Jack Rasmus
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P art 1 of this article showed how even conservative estimates reveal that income inequality in the U.S. today has reached extremes not seen since the 1920s. More than $1 trillion a year in relativ...
Metzler: Talking Trash in Nicaragua
Zmag Article, April, 01 2007
Sylvia Metzler
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A fter visiting Nicaragua many times over the course of 22 years, I finally explored the trash and garbage dumps of Managua and Bluefields during my November 2006 annual pilgrimage. I had planned t...
Hugus: Eight Years After NATO’s “Humanitarian War”
Zmag Article, April, 01 2007
Elise Hugus
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S eventy-eight days of aerial bombing, resulting in 1,500-5,700 civilian casualties; a decade of international sanctions; 20 percent unemployment; a $12.2 billion debt—eight years after NATO&...
Hooks: Straightening Our Hair
Zmag Article, April, 01 2007
Bell Hooks
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I n October 1987 we mailed the 32-page brochure pictured above to 40,000 people, asking them to suscribe to a new radical magazine covering a wide range of topics and featuring over 35 regular ...
Harris: Colombia’s Black Eagles
Zmag Article, April, 01 2007
Caleb Harris
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S andra Gutierrez Torres has a risky job. She helps run a grassroots human rights organization in Colombia’s oil capital of Barrancabermeja. In February, it seems, Sandra’s work may hav...
Gupta: Oil, Neo-Liberalism, and Sectarianism
Zmag Article, April, 01 2007
A.k. Gupta
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F or almost four years, Western oil companies have waited to get their hands on Iraq’s proven reserves of 115 billion barrels. Iraq has the third most reserves in the world behind Canada and ...
Gedicks: Roscoe Churchill
Zmag Article, April, 01 2007
Al Gedicks
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R oscoe Churchill, a leader of the environmental movement in Wisconsin, passed away on February 9, 2007 after a long struggle with bone cancer. Roscoe was born on June 2...
Finamore: Airline Bankruptcies, Mergers, and Profits Provoke Unions
Zmag Article, April, 01 2007
Carl Finamore
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E ntering bankruptcy protection is as common for airlines the last few years as entering drug rehab is for contemporary pop stars. The only difference is that airline owners leave the “treatme...
Burbach: Ecuador’s President Takes Tough Stand
Zmag Article, April, 01 2007
Roger Burbach
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E cuador’s leftist government —led by Rafael Correa who won the presidency in a November runoff election—has moved assertively in its relations with the United States during its f...
Olson: "Execution Class"
Zmag Article, March, 01 2007
Gary Olson
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I n October 1987 we mailed a 32-page brochure to 40,000 people, asking them to suscribe to a new radical magazine covering a wide range of topics and featuring over 35 regular writers fro...
Herman: Nuggets from a Nuthouse Elections, non-intervention, rule of law, and China
Zmag Article, March, 01 2007
Edward Herman
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T he U.S. establishment takes a “pragmatic” view of the merits of elections, with approval or disapproval depending on how well it “works,” as perceived by the dominant inte...
Osborn: Lessons from Ben Suc
Zmag Article, March, 01 2007
Ronald Osborn
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T he mendacity and criminality of the U.S. war on Vietnam are matters of historical record, yet easily forgotten is the role that so-called objective, balanced, and responsible language played to d...
Lerner: Communal Councils in Venezuela
Zmag Article, March, 01 2007
Josh Lerner
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R arely has a basketball game competed so directly with a revolution. On this Sunday afternoon in Las Delicias, however, a communal council has taken over the sloping asphalt lot that doubles a...
Crane: The Right Wing on Campus
Zmag Article, March, 01 2007
Carolyn Crane
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A nuradha Mittal is the founder of the Oakland Institute, a policy think tank. In 2005 the Institute published a paper outlining the role of right-wing organizations in shaping political dialogue o...
Capozzola: Remembering Tillie Olsen
Zmag Article, March, 01 2007
Christopher Capozzola
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T illie Lerner was never supposed to be a writer. She grew up poor. She dropped out of high school. She was a teenage mother. She worked long hours to support her kids. She got fired. Too often, sh...
Esteva: The Other Campaign, APPO, and the Left
Zmag Article, March, 01 2007
Gustavo Esteva
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I don't know how to say what I want to say. We're on the brink of a precipice, the sky's about to fall. At the same time, we're full of hope. We finally see the light at the end of the tunnel....
