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Suggett: Chávez Hosts TV Series of Socialist Theory
Znet Article, June, 17 2009
James Suggett
Suggett's ZSpace page
On Thursday evening Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez hosted the first of what will be a series of special episodes of his weekly presidential talk show, "Hello, President." The focus of these episodes is the theory of socialist change, in contras...
Vltchek: World Can't Be Changed Without Fighting Western Propaganda
Znet Article, June, 17 2009
Andre Vltchek
Vltchek's ZSpace page
Sometimes I am chased by nightmares: I am in the middle of some bombed out refugee camp, maybe in Congo (DRC) or in some other desperate country at the periphery of media interests. Children are running around with swollen bellies, clearly sufferi...
Gibler: Indigenous Protest and State Violence in the Peruvian Amazon
Znet Article, June, 15 2009
John Gibler
Gibler's ZSpace page
Before dawn on Friday, June 5, an estimated 650 Peruvian National Police and Special Forces officers attacked several thousand Awajun and Wambis indigenous people at their roadside blockade on the Fernando Belaunde Terry highway.
Solomon: Words and War
Commentary, June, 09 2009
Norman Solomon
Solomon's ZSpace page
It takes at least tacit faith in massive violence to believe that after three decades of horrendous violence in Afghanistan, upping the violence there will improve the situation.
Chomsky: The Torture Memos
Zmag Article, June, 01 2009
Noam Chomsky
Chomsky's ZSpace page
A routine use of torture by the U.S., from its founding until today
Herman: Civilian Plane Shoot-Downs & International (In)Justice
Zmag Article, May, 01 2009
Edward Herman
Herman's ZSpace page
Party line media filtering of terror acts (ours & theirs)
Pilger: Obama's 100 Days -- The Mad Men Did Well
Commentary, April, 29 2009
John Pilger
Pilger's ZSpace page
The BBC's American television soap Mad Men offers a rare glimpse of the power of corporate advertising. The promotion of smoking half a century ago by the "smart" people of Madison Avenue, who knew the truth, led to countless deaths. Advertising a...
Emersberger: The Historical Editing of the Toronto Star's Deputy Editor
Znet Article, April, 24 2009
Joe Emersberger
Emersberger's ZSpace page
Martin Cohn, deputy editor of the Toronto Star, recently urged Canadians not to let "battle fatigue and donor fatigue" make them lose patience with "nation building"
Landau: Iraqi dead join us optimists to extol success of surge
Commentary, April, 21 2009
Saul Landau
Landau's ZSpace page
Instead of focusing attention on the devastation caused by an unjust, imperial war, the US media deliberate on the success of 'surge' and cheer for the troops.
Street: “More of the Same†at the New York Times
Znet Article, April, 09 2009
Paul Street
Street's ZSpace page
The New York Times should take a look in the national and institutional mirror before it charges foreign governments or anyone else with confusing “change†with “more of the same.â€
Street: Reflections on a Largely Forgotten Book: Herbert Schiller's The Mind Managers (1973)
Znet Article, April, 04 2009
Paul Street
Street's ZSpace page
Reflections on a largely forgotten book...
Street: Broken Windows and Dominant Media's "Coverage" of London Protests
Blog Post, April, 02 2009
Paul Street
Street's ZSpace page
Okay, so Janet (my wife) and I were sitting on the couch watching the nightly news on ABC/Disney (Charles Gibson the anchor) yesterday at 5:30 pm. Naturally enough, the TV Network lapdogs are giving the news from London, following the president ov...
Street: Why Did Newsweek Say “We are All Socialists Now?â€
Znet Article, March, 04 2009
Paul Street
Street's ZSpace page
Two weeks ago, in what struck me as a remarkable development, the leading corporate weekly U.S. magazine Newsweek published a cover story titled “We are All Socialists Now.â€
Fisk: Robert Fisk on Gaza and the media
Znet Article, February, 23 2009
Robert Fisk
Fisk's ZSpace page
Reporting independently from the front lines of war is an increasingly rare engagement for journalists working for major international media outlets. From Iraq to Afghanistan, reporters are increasingly embedded with Western military forces, opera...
Street: The Resistance Gap: On Media, Time, and the Curious Absence of Riots
Znet Article, February, 09 2009
Paul Street
Street's ZSpace page
Like many left and liberal writers and activists, I often cite polling data showing that majority U.S. public opinion on numerous key policy issues is well to the left of actual (not-so public) U.S. policy and the nation’s two dominant business ...
Spannos: ZCom vs. Facebook
Blog Post, February, 05 2009
Chris Spannos
Spannos's ZSpace page
An exchange between a ZCom user and myself about the need to participate in our facilities as compared to other social networking sites like facebook.
Landau: Reason for War?
Commentary, February, 02 2009
Saul Landau
Landau's ZSpace page
On January 18, Israel and Hamas agreed to a weeklong cease-fire. Prime Minister Olmert declared Israel had achieved its objectives. "Hamas was hit hard, in its military arms and in its government institutions. Its leaders are in hiding and many of...
Edwards: The BBC Refuses To Broadcast Gaza Charity Appeal
Commentary, January, 28 2009
David Edwards
Edwards's ZSpace page
Numerous members of the public have written to us expressing their bewilderment at the violence of Israel's 22-day attack on Gaza killing upwards of 1,400 people and wounding 5,500. To many witnessing the onslaught on their TV screens (especially ...
Shapiro: “Strengthening the IDF's Hand After Operation Cast Leadâ€
Blog Post, January, 25 2009
Tali Shapiro
Shapiro's ZSpace page
My country will protect murdering war criminals. It won't, however, protect me from war, or overzealous cops.
Chomsky: "Exterminate all the Brutes": Gaza 2009
Znet Article, January, 20 2009
Noam Chomsky
Chomsky's ZSpace page
On Saturday December 27, the latest US-Israeli attack on helpless Palestinians was launched. The attack had been meticulously planned, for over 6 months according to the Israeli press. The planning had two components: military and propaganda. I...
