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Bond: ÒSustainable" South Africa?
Commentary, July, 12 2001
Patrick Bond
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In South Africa, three interesting processes related to "sustainable development"--that ghastly phrase, denoting an allegedly more eco-friendly capitalism, often with a few "polluter-pays" regulations and social safety- net provisions added to ort...
Shah: Unveiling the Taleban Dress Codes Are Not the Issue, New Study Finds
Commentary, July, 10 2001
Sonia Shah
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While outrage over the Taleban's requirement that Afghan women wear a head-to-toe veil continues, a new comprehensive study shows that the majority of Afghan women consider the Taleban's dress codes a non-issue, and many choose to wear the burqa o...
Klein: The New Party Initiative
Commentary, July, 08 2001
Naomi Klein
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I've never joined a political party, never even been to a political convention. Last election, after being dragged by the hair to the ballot box, I was overcome by a wave of ennui more acute than the pain suffered by my friends who simply ingested...
Herman: GODFATHERLY GLOBAL JUSTICE: MILOSEVIC, SHARON AND SUHARTO
Commentary, July, 05 2001
Edward Herman
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The politicization of the system of global justice has reached new heights over the past decade, with the U.S. Godfather asserting his firmer hegemonic position with an arrogance that is a throwback to Secretary of State Richard Olney's statement ...
Chomsky: Hegemony or Survival Part Two
Commentary, July, 04 2001
Noam Chomsky
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European observers find it "a paradox" that "a country willing to spend more than $100bn on an unproven project to blow up incoming nuclear warheads as they enter the atmosphere would opt not to pay less than a thousandth of that amount to help pr...
Chomsky: Hegemony or Survival Part One
Commentary, July, 03 2001
Noam Chomsky
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At the end of June,, the UN Conference on Disarmament concludes the second of its year 2001 sessions. Prospects for any constructive outcome of disarmament efforts are slim. Discussions have been blocked by US insistence on pursuing ballistic miss...
Raptis: Racism; The Greek Variety
Commentary, July, 02 2001
Nikos Raptis
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On October 21, 1999 my wife and I attended the presentation of the latest book of a friend, in downtown Athens. After the presentation, at around 12 midnight, the author invited five or six of us to dinner at a nearby tavern. My wife was not feeli...
Herman: Profiles In Cowardice
Zmag Article, July, 01 2001
Edward Herman
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Profiles In Cowardice
Bond: Zimbabwe Lurches Toward a Pauper's Burial
Zmag Article, July, 01 2001
Patrick Bond
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Zimbabwe Lurches Toward a Pauper's Burial
Gonsalves: Dumb and Dumber?
Commentary, June, 30 2001
Sean Gonsalves
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IÕve been duped! But thanks to New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, thereÕs hope for me yet. ÒAmerica has lost the propaganda war with Saddam. Period,Ó he wrote back in February.
Landau: TRANSPORTATION CRISIS?
Commentary, June, 27 2001
Saul Landau
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We live in the best of all possible worlds. Indeed, we export our way of life zealously to those who havenÕt yet tasted its rewards, especially to residents of China, India and Brazil, the big markets as we now know them. When systemic problems ar...
Shalom: Exxon-Mobil in Aceh
Commentary, June, 26 2001
Stephen1 Shalom
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On June 20, 2001, the International Labor Rights Fund filed lawsuit in Federal District Court in Washington, DC, on behalf of eleven anonymous villagers from the Indonesian province of Aceh -- seven John Does and four Jane Does who fear for their ...
Klein: Genetic Tampering
Commentary, June, 25 2001
Naomi Klein
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Genetic Tampering by Naomi Klein Europeans would be forgiven for thinking that the war against genetic tampering in the food supply has been all but won. There are labels in the supermarkets aisles, there is mounting political support for organi...
Peters: The Howling Inhospitable Wilderness of...the Marketplace?
Commentary, June, 24 2001
Cynthia Peters
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ItÕs instructive that the heroics of early 20th century explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton are being mined by businesspeople for how-to pointers regarding increasing the bottom line, maintaining employee loyalty, nurturing creativity among managers, a...
Shah: The New Yellow Peril: China-Bashing for New Defense Spending Fuels Hate Against Asian Americans
Commentary, June, 22 2001
Sonia Shah
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Senator Feinstein surprised the civil rights organizers who threw her an informal wine-and-cheese shmoozer a couple months ago with an impromptu speech warning of the gathering speed of anti-China sentiment in Congress and the impending fallout fo...
Herman: HITCHENS ON "BODY COUNT IN KOSOVO"
Commentary, June, 19 2001
Edward Herman
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An important public relations bonanza for the U.S. and other NATO powers' actions across the globe has been the accommodation of many leftists to the priorities and channeled benevolence of their leaders. These "New Humanitarians" have been furiou...
Herman: HITCHENS ON "BODY COUNT IN KOSOVO"
Commentary, June, 19 2001
Edward Herman
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An important public relations bonanza for the U.S. and other NATO powers' actions across the globe has been the accommodation of many leftists to the priorities and channeled benevolence of their leaders. These "New Humanitarians" have been furiou...
Edwards: THE MEDIA ELECTION 2001: LOW FARCE
Commentary, June, 18 2001
David Edwards
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Traditionally, general elections in Britain are a time for much quasi-religious talk of the blessed gift of democracy - so recently won at such high cost, we are told - and the importance of paying due homage to that great principle at the busines...
Monbiot: Big Business vs Big Ideas
Commentary, June, 16 2001
George Monbiot
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If Gordon Brown was serious yesterday about creating an environment for "business dynamism" like that of the United States, he could do no better than to champion the entrepreneurial work of Conwy Council in North Wales. Conwy has done as all busi...
