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Commentary Landau: World News In Shotgun Pellets From The Media

Commentary, May, 19 2002 Saul Landau
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Did the extra cup of coffee or the TV news cause my anxiety? Or should I attribute my uneasiness to the news headlines blaring over my car radio as I brake to a stop on a ten lane Los Angeles freeway? The media will report on any "news" that might...

Znet Article Kingham: I Want To Say Something

Znet Article, May, 19 2002 Jeff Kingham
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After nearly two weeks in this so-called Holy Land senses and skill of analysis begin to fail me, confounded as they are by disbelief and indignation. The conditions under which the Palestinians have been forced and are continuing to endure are no...

Znet Article Hass: Israel Forces Internal Movement Permit On Palestinians

Znet Article, May, 19 2002 Amira Hass
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The Israeli army has been tightening its grip on movement of Palestinians in cities and towns in the West Bank by insisting that they obtain new freedom-of-movement permits from the regional administration to travel from one city to another. This ...

Znet Article Winer: South African presidential pardon provokes paranoia

Znet Article, May, 19 2002 Stan Winer
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The presidential pardon in South Africa of 33 black, long-term political prisoners has stirred up some strong reactions in the country. Many white South Africans, from the comfort of their middleclass surroundings, are complaining predictably abou...

Commentary Raptis: Greece: "The Odd Man Out"

Commentary, May, 18 2002 Nikos Raptis
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In 1453 the Turks (Ottomans) conquered Constantinople. Three years later, in 1456, they conquered Athens (an insignificant small town at the time) and by 1461 they were occupying almost all the Greek areas. After the fall of Constantinople, the ec...

Znet Article Russell: Affordable Accessible Housing Needs To Be On Housing Radar Screen

Znet Article, May, 18 2002 Marta Russell
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Affordable housing was already at a crisis point pre-S11 during the economic "boom." Now in the recession, people are being pink-slipped and losing their jobs by the tens of thousands. The Bush economic stimulus bail out plan does nothing for laid...

Commentary Du boff: France Between Elections: Beware Of Logos

Commentary, May, 17 2002 Richard Du boff
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France has finished two rounds of voting for President, with Jacques Chirac elected to another term (five years this time). In the second round on May 5, his opponent, neo-fascist candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen, garnered 18 percent of the vote--proba...

Znet Article Said: Crisis For American Jews

Znet Article, May, 17 2002 Edward Said
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A few weeks ago, a vociferous pro-Israel demonstration was held in Washington at roughly the same moment that the siege of Jenin was taking place. All of the speakers were prominent public figures, including several senators, leaders of major Jewi...

Znet Article Pappe: Demons of The Nakbah

Znet Article, May, 17 2002 Ilan Pappe
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As a Jewish child, born in Haifa in the early 1950s, I did not encounter the term Nakbah (catastrophe), nor was I aware of its significance. Only in my high- school days did the term make its first appearance. There were three Israeli Palestinian ...

Znet Article Sanders (i-vt): Congress Must Address Corporate Control Of The Media

Znet Article, May, 17 2002 Rep. bernie Sanders (i-vt)
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One of the best-kept secrets in this country is the degree to which a handful of huge corporations own and control the flow of information in the United States. Whether it is television, radio, newspapers, magazines, books or the internet, fewer a...

Znet Article Solomon: The Case Of The 9-11 Photo

Znet Article, May, 17 2002 Norman Solomon
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Politicians are often eager to outdo their foes with media images of greater patriotism or piety. But in mid-May 2002, Republican and Democratic leaders also vied to appear more offended than their opponents. The catalyst was a GOP effort to boost...

Commentary Wise: Defining Democracy Down

Commentary, May, 16 2002 Tim Wise
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WebsterÕs New World Dictionary defines democracy as, among other things, Òthe principle of equality of rights, opportunity and treatment, or the practice of this principle.Ó Keep this in mind, as weÕll be coming back to it shortly.

Znet Article Macdougall: Strike One! Blair Takes A Baseball Bat To The Poor

Znet Article, May, 16 2002 William Macdougall
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 The queue starts early on Monday mornings, winding and snaking its way from the barred heavy wooden doors, down past the municipal cleansing department depot and right again as it borders the local park, before almost turning back on itself ...

Znet Article Solomon: No Media Interest In A Basic Matter Of Democracy

Znet Article, May, 16 2002 Norman Solomon
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A basic principle of democracy is that every person's vote should have equal weight. So we might expect some public discourse about the fact that the U.S. Senate is fundamentally undemocratic. But it's a complete non-issue among politicians and jo...

Commentary Weisbrot: What About the Trade Deficit?

Commentary, May, 15 2002 Mark Weisbrot
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The much-feared Federal budget deficit is back in the news: the latest projections show it could be twice as high in the coming year as previously thought. Should anyone be worried?

Znet Article Glass: Palestine's Petain?

Znet Article, May, 15 2002 Charles Glass
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The old fox escaped the hencoop again. For almost two weeks, Yasser Arafat has paraded through the ravaged streets of the West Bank as if he had won Palestine's war of independence. It was like old times, with Sharon squeezing him, then letting hi...

Znet Article Barghouti: On Dance, Identity and War

Znet Article, May, 15 2002 Omar Barghouti
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In the middle of our regular dance rehearsal, our second after the end of the latest Israeli assault, a group of Belgian artists quietly sauntered into our well-lit, yet cozy, studio in Ramallah, some for the first time. Unmistakably surprised by ...

Znet Article Fisk: Why Does John Malkovich Want To Kill Me?

Znet Article, May, 15 2002 Robert Fisk
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It used to be just a trickle, a steady drip-drip of hate mail which arrived once a week, castigating me for reporting on the killing of innocent Lebanese under Israeli air raids or for suggesting that Arabs - as well as Israelis - wanted peace in ...

Commentary Cromwell: Regulating The University Mind

Commentary, May, 14 2002 David Cromwell
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I blame my dad. As a mature student of geography and Russian at Glasgow University, he used to take me and my wee brother Kenneth to the campus in the west end of the city, just off Byres Road in Hillhead. Gilbert Scott's Gothic creation, fulfilli...

Znet Article Bellinghausen: Autonomous Municipality Demands Removal of Military Checkpoints

Znet Article, May, 14 2002 Hermann Bellinghausen
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Roberto Flores Magón Autonomous Municipality, Chiapas.May 12.The Autonomous Municipal Council today demanded the withdrawal of military control and search checkpoints and the suspension of army movements in their communities.  "It's assumed ...

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