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Chomsky: Millennial Visions and Selective Vision Part One
Commentary, January, 10 2000
Noam Chomsky
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The new year opened with familiar refrains, amplified by the numerology: a chorus of self-adulation, somber ruminations about the incomprehensible evil of our enemies, and the usual recourse to selective amnesia to smooth the way. A few illustrati...
Prashad: No Farewell for This Admiral: Reflections on Diego Garcia
Commentary, January, 06 2000
Vijay Prashad
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No Farewell for This Admiral: Reflections on Diego Garcia
Barsamian: Challenging Corporate Power
Zmag Article, January, 01 2000
David Barsamian
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Barsamian Richard Grossman is co-director of the Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy. He is co-author of Taking Care of Business: Citizenship and the Charter of Incorporation. He lectures widely on issues of corporate power, law, and d...
Achieng: Outlook 2000
Zmag Article, January, 01 2000
Judith Achieng
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Judith Achieng With only limited success in enforcing universal respect for children’s rights so far, UN agencies and rights groups are hoping the next century will see new efforts to achieve the goals of the 1990 World Children S...
Prashad: The Tragedy of Flight IC-814
Commentary, December, 28 1999
Vijay Prashad
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No one can guess the horror of Ms. Rachna Katyal as she sits aboard the Indian Airlines plane (IC-814) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Recently married, Ms. Katyal was on her way home to Delhi from a honeymoon in Kathmandu when her plane was hijacked fo...
Hartmann: Women's Health Advocates Win a Victory in the Fight Against Chemical Sterilization
Commentary, December, 02 1999
Betsy Hartmann
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On November 13, the Board of Directors of Planned Parenthood of America (PPFA) turned down a motion from its own Medical Committee which have put the organization in the position of supporting unethical human experimentation. The drug in question ...
Galeano: Dreams And Another Look At The Year 2000
Zmag Article, December, 01 1999
Eduardo Galeano
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Eduardo Galeano The new millennium is upon us. It’s not something to be taken all that seriously considering the fact that the year 2001 of the Christian era is the year 1379 of the Muslims, the year 5114 of the Mayans and the year 5762 o...
Ellner: President Hugo Chavez Of Venezuela
Zmag Article, December, 01 1999
Steve Ellner
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Ellner Venezuela’s president Lt. Col. Hugo Chávez frequently makes public appearances in military fatigues and tells his audience that he is "dressed for battle." He adds that his words are ammunition and his targets are those a...
Herman: Questioning Henwood on Globalization
Commentary, December, 01 1999
Edward Herman
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For some reason Doug Henwood feels called upon to play down globalization. Others on the left, some associated with MONTHLY REVIEW, have done the same, warning that any acceptance of the globalization thesis will discourage leftists and breed "def...
Shah: Our Deeply Twisted Understanding of the World
Commentary, November, 21 1999
Sonia Shah
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"Do people in India leave their dead in the street?" This was the question posed to my family by a coworker invited for dinner. (She wasn't invited back.)
Guellec: Health Care Shouldn't Be Commercial
Commentary, November, 10 1999
Dorothy Guellec
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Certain things should be "off limits to commerce" Healthcare in my view can be compared to Education which, so far, has not been totally privatized. If shareholders must be satisfied, then patients' interests will be compromised. The way managed c...
Landau: More Nuclear Disasters
Commentary, November, 08 1999
Saul Landau
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"We have contained the spread of radiation from last week's nuclear accident," Japanese authorities assured their citizens. They blame the chain reaction on improper handling of materials by low level workers.
Marable: The Black Radical Congress: Moving On Up To Congress 2000
Commentary, November, 04 1999
Manning Marable
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On June 19, 1998, over two thousand African Americans gathered in Chicago to participate in the founding conference of the Black Radical Congress (BRC).
Shah: Young and Younger
Commentary, October, 06 1999
Sonia Shah
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As a child, on every birthday morning, I was meant to touch the feet of each of my parents to show my gratitude and respect. This simple and brief act would overwhelm me with its nakedness, its confession of my own powerlessness, its reference to ...
Fitz: Genetic Engineering
Zmag Article, October, 01 1999
Don Fitz
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Fitz Monsanto claims that genetic engineering is necessary to feed the world’s growing population. But a growing coalition of environmentalists, farmers, and scientists is exposing this claim as a cover for grabbing control of world agri...
Albert: Mother Jones, Todd Gitlin, & Kosovo
Zmag Article, October, 01 1999
Michael Albert
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Michael Albert Many people were concerned during the Kosovo conflict that crimes against the Albanian Kosovars were so horrific that however painful it might be to undertake, NATO intervention was warranted. Such folks felt that genocide ...
Chomsky: East Timor Questions & Answers
Zmag Article, October, 01 1999
Noam Chomsky
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Stephen R. Shalom, Noam Chomsky, & Michael Albert This issue of Z was being prepared as the situation worsened in East Timor. The following Q&A is intended to give readers background information on the situation and U.S. interests in the area....
Nurmela: Why Are We Still Researching Nuclear Weapons?
Zmag Article, October, 01 1999
Lillian Nurmela
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Lillian Nurmela In all the furor over insufficient security at our nuclear weapons labs and the claim that China has stolen our secrets, neither the media nor Congress has questioned why the U.S. is continuing to research nuclear weapons. Ther...
Hartmann: Cross Dressing Malthus
Commentary, September, 23 1999
Betsy Hartmann
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October 12, 1999 has the dubious distinction of being both Columbus Day and 'Day of 6 Billion,' ostensibly the day world population will pass the six billion people mark.
Shiva: Stopping Biopiracy
Commentary, September, 06 1999
Vandana2 Shiva
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The patents on the anti-diabetic properties of karela, jamun, brinjal once again highlight the problem of Biopiracy - the patenting of indigenous biodiversity related knowledge.
