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Commentary Podur: 'We mean Dead or Dead'

Commentary, October, 30 2001 Justin Podur
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'If Osama bin Laden were hiding in the jungles of Colombia instead of Afghanistan, whose help would we enlist to find him? U.S. Army Special Forces? The Colombian Army? I don't think so.

Commentary Weisbrot: Protecting Pharmaceutical Companies from the Threat of Bio-Terrorism

Commentary, October, 29 2001 Mark Weisbrot
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Some principles are so important that they cannot be violated even in a time of national emergency. One of those, it now appears, is the principle of patent rights for multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical companies.

Commentary Landau: Fast trick on fast track

Commentary, October, 25 2001 Saul Landau
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While Congress remains in its bipartisan spasm, Bush Administration fast talkers try to pass fast track on free trade by placing it into their national unity package. Fast track gives the President power to negotiate broad trade agreements like NA...

Commentary Peters: Where are the Afghan Women?

Commentary, October, 23 2001 Cynthia Peters
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In my previous commentary, I used Cynthia Enloe's question, "Where are the women?" to explore how gender politics are being used to ignite patriotism on the domestic front. What happens when we apply the same question to the country the U.S. is cu...

Commentary Jensen: Constricting critical inquiry in universities

Commentary, October, 21 2001 Robert Jensen
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Each year on our annual reports, University of Texas faculty members are asked to list grants we have received, one of the many ways we demonstrate to the bosses that we have been Òproductive.Ó

Commentary Podur: Review of ‘The Activist’s Handbook’ and ‘Rules for Radicals’

Commentary, October, 20 2001 Justin Podur
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‘The Activist’s Handbook’ by Randy Shaw compares itself to all the self-help and managerial expertise how-to books out there, lamenting the absence of similar books designed to help people win social change.

Commentary Podur: Review of ÔThe ActivistÕs HandbookÕ and ÔRules for RadicalsÕ

Commentary, October, 20 2001 Justin Podur
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ÔThe ActivistÕs HandbookÕ by Randy Shaw compares itself to all the self-help and managerial expertise how-to books out there, lamenting the absence of similar books designed to help people win social change.

Commentary Albert: What’s 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 “war on terrorism.” With him I have tried to calmly and soberly respond to all kinds of concerns people feel. ...

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 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 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 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 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 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, ...

Commentary Shiva: Solidarity Against All Forms of Terrorism

Commentary, October, 03 2001 Vandana2 Shiva
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18th September was the day for solidarity with victims of the September 11th terrorist attack on the U.S. I joined the millions to observe two minutes silence at 10:30 a.m. for those who lost their lives in the assault on the World Trade Centre an...

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