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Commentary Albert: WhatÕs So Complex About It?

Commentary, October, 19 2001 Michael Albert
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In the past few weeks I have minutely explored, often with Stephen Shalom, multifold concerns about September 11 and the Òwar on terrorism.Ó With him I have tried to calmly and soberly respond to all kinds of concerns people feel. I recommend doin...

Commentary Klein: Mike Harris’s Ontario?

Commentary, October, 18 2001 Naomi Klein
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For almost a year, I carried Premier Mike Harris's $200 tax cut in my wallet. Its edges frayed and the ink began to smudge. I looked at it from time to time, then put it away.

Commentary Klein: Mike HarrisÕs Ontario?

Commentary, October, 18 2001 Naomi Klein
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For almost a year, I carried Premier Mike Harris's $200 tax cut in my wallet. Its edges frayed and the ink began to smudge. I looked at it from time to time, then put it away.

Commentary Brecher: Collateral Damage: Neo-Liberalism

Commentary, October, 17 2001 Jeremy Brecher
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Even as they were planning military action in Afghanistan, US leaders were struggling with the contradictions of capitalism. One can almost hear them sighing, ah, if only we could bomb the recession!

Commentary Pilger: A war in the American tradition

Commentary, October, 16 2001 John Pilger
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The Anglo-American attack on Afghanistan crosses new boundaries. It means that America's economic wars are now backed by the perpetual threat of military attack on any country, without legal pretence.

Commentary Cromwell: Gasping for the oxygen of publicity

Commentary, October, 15 2001 David Cromwell
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The former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once famously declared that 'we're all green now'. Indeed, opinion polls regularly suggest that many people regard themselves as 'environmentalists'. Surely this has been a sign of the green move...

Commentary Healy: Our "globalisation" against yours

Commentary, October, 14 2001 Sean Healy
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Dear Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium, President of the European Union,

Commentary Solomon: Killing Them Softly: Starvation And Dollar Bills For Afghan Kids

Commentary, October, 13 2001 Norman Solomon
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The Pentagon's air drops of food parcels and President Bush's plea for American children to aid Afghan kids with dollar bills will go down in history as two of the most cynical maneuvers of media manipulation in the early 21st century.

Commentary Weisbrot: Trading on Tragedy

Commentary, October, 12 2001 Mark Weisbrot
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Every crisis and tragedy is an opportunity for some, as any ambulance-chasing lawyer can tell you. We expect the Pentagon to lard its already bloated budget, and Attorney General John Ashcroft to chip away at the Bill of Rights, all in the name of...

Commentary Peters: Women's Patriotic Role

Commentary, October, 11 2001 Cynthia Peters
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Cynthia Enloe, feminist scholar and author of several books and articles about women and the military, suggests that when a country mobilizes for war, it is useful to ask, "Where are the women?"

Commentary Weissman: The Big Bank's Dirty Little Secret

Commentary, October, 10 2001 Robert Weissman
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What is the purpose of law enforcement? To enforce the law, and make public the results. What deterrent effect does law enforcement have if the public is not aware of the results of the law enforcement? Not much.

Znet Article Black: An Impartial Tribunal?

Znet Article, October, 10 2001 Chris Black
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Private justice replacing public justice The indictment of Slobodan Milosevic for alleged war crimes raises important questions about the impartiality and, ultimately, the purpose of the International Criminal Tribunal. For centuries, the independ...

Commentary Podur: Globalization, Fox-Style

Commentary, October, 09 2001 Justin Podur
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It never ceases to amaze me, how easily fooled I am by the speeches and rhetoric of politicians. I swear to you I've heard speeches by Bill Clinton that have brought me near tears.

Commentary Wise: Some Folks Never Felt Safe: The Truth Behind National Unity

Commentary, October, 08 2001 Tim Wise
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"We stand united," comes the proclamation from America's political leaders and national media. "Americans are pulling together like never before," say still others, in the wake of the horrific attacks of September 11.

Commentary Rebick: Assault On Liberty

Commentary, October, 07 2001 Judy Rebick
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We are not even at war yet and the most important freedom in a democracy, freedom of speech, is already under assault.

Commentary Author: Multi-Focus Or Bust

Commentary, October, 07 2001 Guest Author
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Anyone that the US goes after these days is bound to be a really bad guy. In the New World Order power is so unbalanced that good guys give in.

Commentary Solomon: Media Spin Revolves Around The Word "terrorist"

Commentary, October, 06 2001 Norman Solomon
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During the first two days of this month, CNN's website displayed an odd little announcement. "There have been false reports that CNN has not used the word 'terrorist' to refer to those who attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon," the noti...

Commentary Bronski: The Problem of Gay Soldiers...

Commentary, October, 06 2001 Michael Bronski
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Over the past week I have received, and continue to receive, dozens of e-mails relating to gay politics and lives and the Bush's administration's response to the attacks on New York and Washington on September 11.

Commentary Prashad: Forward Into the Past: US War Aims

Commentary, October, 05 2001 Vijay Prashad
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The US State Department-Pentagon has a bad record on war aims. During the lead-up to the Gulf War, the Bush administration, Part 1, argued that the US was needed to liberate Kuwait.

Commentary Herman: ANTITERRORISM AS A COVER FOR TERRORISM

Commentary, October, 05 2001 Edward Herman
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During the Cold War the United States supported a string of terror states, from the immediate post-World War backing given Thailand dictator Phibun Songkhram, "the first pro-Axis dictator to regain power after the war," to its support of Suharto, ...

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