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Herman: THE GODFATHER AS "HONEST BROKER"
Commentary, March, 20 2001
Edward Herman
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The Palestinians have repeatedly called for a UN or other international presence to protect them against the brutalities of the Israeli occupation force in their land, and the UN high commissioner for human rights, Mary Robinson, as well as Amnest...
Bond: Globalization from Below
Commentary, March, 18 2001
Patrick Bond
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(Review of `Globalization from Below: The Power of Solidarity,' by Jeremy Brecher, Tim Costello and Brendan Smith, Cambridge, MA, South End Press.) There are more than a dozen new english- language books aimed mainly at an audience of internation...
Raptis: The Archbishop
Commentary, March, 16 2001
Nikos Raptis
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The Greek word "orthodox" is a compound word from "orthos" (meaning : right) and "doxa" (meaning : opinion). Therefore, an "orthodox" is a person that has the "right opinion", as opposed to the rest of humanity who have the "wrong opinion".
Peters: Punishing and Prescribing Sexuality
Commentary, March, 13 2001
Cynthia Peters
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ItÕs practically clichŽ to say that the marketplace uses sex to sell. Not only do the commercials feature attractive female hands caressing gear shifts, but the shows themselves feature instant sexual gratification, without so much as a nod toward...
Kagarlitsky: Globalization and Russia
Commentary, March, 12 2001
Boris Kagarlitsky
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As often happens with such terms, the word ÒglobalisationÓ has become popular in our country (Russia) only belatedly. To be exact, it has become popular among us at the very moment when people around the world have ceased talking about the rise of...
Shalom: The Sinking of the Ehime Maru and U.S. Bases in Okinawa
Commentary, March, 11 2001
Stephen1 Shalom
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On February 9, the U.S. nuclear attack submarine, the USS Greeneville, with visiting civilians in the control room, surfaced rapidly under a Japanese fishing vessel, the Ehime Maru, sinking it, apparently with the loss of nine lives. The Japanese ...
Landau: THE PINOCHET CASE: LEGAL COURAGE; POLITICAL COWARDICE
Commentary, March, 09 2001
Saul Landau
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It finally happened. On January 29, Judge Juan Guzman Tapia charged Geralissimo Augusto Pinochet, former dictator, President, chief of the armed forces, with 75 counts of murder and kidnapping. Five years ago, even most optimists had abandoned hop...
Edwards: BIG BROTHER'S BAD INFLUENCE
Commentary, March, 07 2001
David Edwards
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December 2001 will see London hosting the first conference exploring the extent to which radical writing tends to incorporate, and be corrupted by, mainstream prejudices, emphases and ethical presumptions.
Albert: Stop Whining, Start Winning
Zmag Article, March, 01 2001
Michael Albert
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Stop Whining, Start Winning
Podur: Onward to Mexico City
Commentary, February, 28 2001
Justin Podur
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To call it waffling would be an understatement. But whatever you call it, Mexico's President Vicente Fox has been changing his position on the Zapatistas at least every fifteen minutes. Maybe even every five minutes.
Peters: Sex in Service of the Marketplace
Commentary, February, 25 2001
Cynthia Peters
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LetÕs see. Where was I? Oh yesÉlamenting the shallow, voyeuristic, mystified, moralistic ways we talk about sex.
Peters: Jesse, You Should Have Used a Condom
Commentary, February, 09 2001
Cynthia Peters
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Jesse Jackson has begged our forgiveness for his extra-marital affair, which produced a child born about 20 months ago. But itÕs none of our business who Jesse sleeps with (assuming his relationships are consensual). If the public has anything to ...
Herman: THE MEDIA NORMALIZE A RIGHTWING COUP D'ETAT
Commentary, February, 08 2001
Edward Herman
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We have just gone through a remarkable moment in U.S. history, in which a Republican activist-dominated Supreme Court has refused to allow a complete vote count in Florida which would have given Al Gore the presidency, and by judicial fiat simply ...
Albert: Gloves Off
Commentary, February, 06 2001
Michael Albert
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February 2, in ÒResolving the Pacifica Crisis Revisted,Ó I argued that progressive organizations should employ participatory and self-managing rather than corporate structures. I urged that advocating self-managing structures has not only long-run...
Raptis: Quake in India
Commentary, February, 04 2001
Nikos Raptis
Raptis's ZSpace page
Today (Jan. 31, '01) the number of dead from the earthquake that hit India six days ago is estimated "by officials and aid workers to be from 15,000 to 100,000." The higher estimate came from the Indian Defence Minister, George Fernandes, as his "...
Albert: Resolving the Pacifica Crisis Revisited
Commentary, February, 02 2001
Michael Albert
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When an institution like Pacifica devolves into dysfunctional infighting involving police interventions, lock outs, firings and protest resignations, rallies and recirminations, many possible causes invite investigation.Ê
Street: How Dubya Got To Be President
Zmag Article, February, 01 2001
Paul Street
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By Paul Street On January 20, George W. Bush began his reign as perhaps one of the meanest and certainly one of the dumbest presidents in the history of the United States. He becomes the chief executive of the world’s most powerful n...
Herman: Russia's Medical System Collapse as "Freedom's Toll"
Zmag Article, February, 01 2001
Edward Herman
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Russia's Medical System Collapse as "Freedom's Toll"
Sargent: Feminists Are Undermining Our Society On Purpose!
Zmag Article, February, 01 2001
Lydia Sargent
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Welcome to Hotel Satire, where a Bush is back in the White House, at last. Surely he will avert the crisis that has been brewing for the last EIGHT years—a feminist takevoer of the White House, not to mention that crucial ideological ar...
