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Raptis: The Greeks, Kosovo, and the U.S.
Commentary, May, 02 1999
Nikos Raptis
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Following the Chomskyan distinction, in the present text the word Greeks refers to the inhabitants of the geographic region of Greece as distinct from the political and economic elits that "govern" the country. (The use of the quotation marks is e...
Sargent: Hillie, Madie, Tippie, Tracey, & an Erect Nipple
Zmag Article, May, 01 1999
Lydia Sargent
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Hillie, Madie, Tippie, Tracey, & an Erect Nipple
Albert: The Kosovo/NATO Conflict
Zmag Article, May, 01 1999
Michael Albert
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The Kosovo/NATO Conflict
Herman: The Godfather's New World Order
Zmag Article, May, 01 1999
Edward Herman
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The Godfather's New World Order
Bohmer: Fight the Power
Commentary, April, 30 1999
Peter Bohmer
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Last weekend, my son, Inti, who is 20 and I, who am quite a few years older than that, went to San Francisco to take part in a rally and demonstration in support of political prisoner and death row inmate, Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Peters: On Knowing and Responding
Commentary, April, 29 1999
Cynthia Peters
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On this the liberal and the right-wing columnists seem to agree: Adults are responsible for not controlling the behavior of Littleton, ColoradoÕs Òtrench coat mafiaÓ killers. Eileen McNamara, liberal columnist for the Globe, suggests that the pare...
Cagan: A Movement Grows in NYC
Commentary, April, 25 1999
Leslie Cagan
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On Thursday, April 15th tens of thousands of New Yorkers will march in yet another expression of outrage at the conduct of the New York City Police Department.
Herman: The U.S. Versus the Rules of War
Commentary, April, 25 1999
Edward Herman
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It is clear that the U.S./NATO military strategy in Yugoslavia is to use capital intensive warfare to ravage Serbian military forces and civil society until either the Serbs surrender or are so completely crushed that there is a "permissive enviro...
Peters: Responding To Sentiment
Commentary, April, 21 1999
Cynthia Peters
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There was a lengthy debate at my dinner table the other night about the situation in Yugoslavia. Most of my relatives defended the NATO bombings as the only moral action to take in the face of crimes being committed against ethnic Albanians. I arg...
Dominick: Young People and Activism
Commentary, April, 18 1999
Brian Dominick
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Young people in movement circles are often met with a great deal of admiration and little to no respect. Impressed as they are by kidsÕ very presence at activist events and meetings, given the preoccupations and pressures of modern youth; adults r...
Shalom: Thinking About Affirmative Action
Commentary, April, 11 1999
Stephen1 Shalom
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There is a group of people in the United States who are given special preferences because of difficulties they suffered in the past.
Dominick: Behind Enemy Lines
Commentary, April, 11 1999
Brian Dominick
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In a disturbing case of hypocritical Western propaganda tripping over its own distortions, the Associated Press recently reported that Turkish troops and warplanes have crossed into Northeastern Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish rebels presumably taking ...
Peters: Is There A Truth About Rigoberto Menchu
Commentary, April, 10 1999
Cynthia Peters
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My friend the anthropologist says there is no such thing as truth. She says that sheÕs interviewed people in the field who completely contradict each other. One says the volcano erupted and the other says it didnÕt. They both say it with equal con...
Herman: Oligarchic Control of Mutual Organizations
Commentary, April, 06 1999
Edward Herman
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Many years ago I participated in a Wharton School study of the savings and loan industry, my assignment being to analyse their control and conflict of interest problems.
Herman: All the Book Reviews Fit to Print
Zmag Article, April, 01 1999
Edward Herman
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All the Book Reviews Fit to Print
Peters: Marketing to Teens
Zmag Article, April, 01 1999
Cynthia Peters
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Marketing to Teens
Street: "Don't Blame the Company"
Zmag Article, April, 01 1999
Paul Street
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"Don't Blame the Company"
Shalom: Terrorists and Madmen
Commentary, March, 27 1999
Stephen1 Shalom
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The official U.S. explanation for the missile strikes on the Sudanese pharmaceutical plant last summer was so transparently bogus that even the NEW YORK TIMES -- after its initial approving editorial -- was forced a few days later to run a skeptic...
Albert: Some Thoughts About the Bombings
Commentary, March, 26 1999
Michael Albert
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Does it ring any bells for anyone else that bombing country A may not have anything to do with country A per se, at least in recent times? Once it begins, bombing almost never yields a sought outcome regarding the place bombed (save, of course, wh...
Cagan: What's Wrong With This Picture
Commentary, March, 25 1999
Leslie Cagan
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The challenge for me in writing a commentary is to figure out which of many items I want to comment on. Every time I sit down to write this something different captures my attention.
