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Znet Article Chomsky: A Modest Proposal

Znet Article, December, 03 2002 Noam Chomsky
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A Modest Proposal

Znet Article Weisbrot: Bush Administration Pushes

Znet Article, December, 03 2002 Mark Weisbrot
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It's 10 p.m. -- do...

Znet Article Monbiot: In The Crocodiles Mouth

Znet Article, November, 05 2002 George Monbiot
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Tony Blair's loyalty to George Bush looks like slow political suicide. His preparedness to follow him over every precipice jeopardises Britain's relationships with its allies, conjures up enemies all over the world and infuriates voters of all pol...

Znet Article Vltchek: Western Terror: From Potosi To Baghdad

Znet Article, November, 05 2002 Andre Vltchek
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The North American empire is admired by some, condemned by others, but feared by all. There are those, including the British Prime Minister, who see it as the mighty defender of the civilized world’s values. For many people, it is the worl...

Znet Article Rebick: Hope Wins Over Fear In Brazil

Znet Article, October, 28 2002 Judy Rebick
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Lula said it best: "Hope won over fear." In a decisive victory with a record 83 million votes cast, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) - known everywhere as Lula - became the President-elect of Brazil last night with 61 per cent ...

Znet Article Wilpert: Why Venezuela's Middle Class (for the most part) Opposes Chavez

Znet Article, October, 27 2002 Gregory Wilpert
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"Chavez' greatest error was to screw the middle class," says Carlos Escarrá, a prominent constitutional lawyer and former Venezuelan supreme court judge, who describes himself as being with the "proceso," but not a Chavista. The "proceso" is the ...

Znet Article Wilpert: Opposition and Government Supporters Rally Their Forces

Znet Article, October, 23 2002 Gregory Wilpert
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Evidence for the passions in and polarization of Venezuelan society was clearly on display on October 10, at the anti-government demonstration, and on October 13, at the pro-government demonstration. Both protests managed to draw crowds that proba...

Znet Article Weisbrot: Venezuelan Democracy Under Siege

Znet Article, October, 18 2002 Mark Weisbrot
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Twelve years ago a populist priest named Jean-Bertrand Aristide became President of Haiti, in the country's first democratic elections. A businessman summed up the attitude of Haiti's small but stubborn elite: "Everybody who is anybody is against ...

Znet Article Bricmont: Just Say No-to Imperialism

Znet Article, October, 10 2002 Jean Bricmont
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Neither Iraqi concessions nor objections from leaders of traditionally friendly countries seem able to deter the United States government from its determination to take to the warpath against Iraq to impose "regime change". This unprecedented defi...

Znet Article Klein: Don' Fence Us In

Znet Article, October, 06 2002 Naomi Klein
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A few months ago, while riffling through my clippings searching for a lost statistic, I noticed a recurring theme: the fence. The image came up again and again: barriers separating people from previously public resources, locking them away from mu...

Znet Article Parrish: A Moment Of Deep Hope

Znet Article, September, 21 2002 Geov Parrish
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Recently I had the tremendous honor, and pleasure, of sitting down for a conversation with one of the true heroes of global efforts to create a more equitable and sustainable world. Indian physicist Vandana Shiva is one of the most renowned and re...

Znet Article Edwards: "Just One Of Those Things"

Znet Article, September, 05 2002 David Edwards
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A rule of thumb for the mainstream media is that the reporting of ideas that are damaging to powerful interests will tend to begin and end at 'square one' - investigation and discussion rarely proceed beyond the superficial. The more influential t...

Znet Article Edwards: "Just One Of Those Things"

Znet Article, September, 04 2002 David Edwards
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A rule of thumb for the mainstream media is that the reporting of ideas that are damaging to powerful interests will tend to begin and end at 'square one' - investigation and discussion rarely proceed beyond the superficial. The more influential t...

Znet Article Edwards: "Just One Of Those Things"

Znet Article, September, 04 2002 David Edwards
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A rule of thumb for the mainstream media is that the reporting of ideas that are damaging to powerful interests will tend to begin and end at 'square one' - investigation and discussion rarely proceed beyond the superficial. The more influential t...

Znet Article Adamovsky: Argentina's Social Movement Goes Global

Znet Article, September, 03 2002 Ezequiel Adamovsky
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The first thematic meeting of the World Social Forum in Argentina was held from the 22nd to the  25th of August in Buenos Aires, to discuss the theme of “The Crisis of Neo-Liberalism in Argentina and the Challenges for the Global Move...

Znet Article Vltchek: The Left in Peru

Znet Article, August, 08 2002 Andre Vltchek
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AV:  What problems does Peruvian left face?RRM: After ten years long crises we are now in the process of reconstruction and renovation of the left. We were affected by three principal factors: First, the neo-liberal offensive all over the wor...

Znet Article Bello: Revolution and Counterrevolution in Venezuela

Znet Article, July, 22 2002 Walden Bello
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The political reality of Venezuela hits me as soon as I arrive, like a blast of Caribbean air at midday. A friendly question triggers a torrent of anti-Chavez denunciations from the young professional serving as my driver from the airport that onl...

Znet Article Parenti: Exposing The Terrorism Trap

Znet Article, July, 20 2002 Michael Parenti
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Michael Parenti received a PhD in Political Science at Yale University. He is one of the nation's leading progressive thinkers, an uncompromising advocate for political and social justice. He has written sixteen books, including Democracy for the ...

Znet Article Mahajan: Why I Will Not Celebrate The 4th Of July

Znet Article, July, 04 2002 Rahul Mahajan
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I am an American. Let me be clear about that.It feels strange saying that because I have so often been made to feel a foreigner in my own country -- first because of my Indian ethnicity, and then more recently because of my outspoken criticism o...

Znet Article Franklin: Terrorist Connections Resurface In Florida

Znet Article, June, 29 2002 Jane Franklin
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Governor Jeb Bush is about to choose a Florida State Supreme Court judge. There are five finalists and his deadline is August 12. Since there is no Hispanic on the Court, most people expect Jeb Bush will want to name a Hispanic. There is only one ...

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