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Masciotra: Wiping the Poor off the Face of the Earth
Znet Article, January, 15 2008
David Masciotra
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A good friend of mine, who is a Carmelite Priest once used the phrase, "wipe the poor off the face of the Earth" to summarize the philanthropic philosophy of evangelical mega churches whose leadership would rather eschew poor residents of their co...
Mishra: Neoliberalism and Fashionable Nonsense Galore
Znet Article, January, 14 2008
Girish Mishra
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Every era has its quota of nonsense, made fashionable by the powers-that-be. Recall the bygone days when it was asserted that the earth was stationary and the sun went round it. The Catholics held that Rome was the centre of the earth. Anyone that...
Raina: Essentialising Pakistan
Znet Article, January, 13 2008
Badri Raina
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An Indian view on Benazir Bhutto's murder
Zunes: Barack Obama on the Middle East
Znet Article, January, 12 2008
Stephen Zunes
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The strong showings by Senator Barack Obama of Illinois in the early contests for the Democratic presidential nomination don’t just mark a repudiation of the Bush administration’s Iraq policy and “war on terrorism.” They also indicate a rejection ...
Porter: Official Version of Naval Incident Starts to Unravel
Znet Article, January, 12 2008
Gareth Porter
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Dispite the official and media portrayal of the incident in the Strait of Hormuz early Monday morning as a serious threat to U.S. ships from Iranian speedboats that nearly resulted in a "battle at sea", new information over the past three days sug...
Kagarlitsky: The President's Fate
Commentary, January, 12 2008
Boris Kagarlitsky
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With Dmitry Medvedev - Putin's favoured candidate - as President, Russia could be in for a new bout of liberalisation. But Putin will not take a back seat as Prime Minister and political conflict looks a likely outcome. After emerging from New Yea...
Cochrane: It's time to stop listening
Znet Article, January, 12 2008
D. t. Cochrane
Cochrane's ZSpace page
Economists have played an important role in getting our economy and our environment into their current dire straits. They have little to offer but more of the same.
Abu-manneh: The Question of Palestine
Znet Article, January, 11 2008
Bashir Abu-manneh
Abu-manneh's ZSpace page
The year 2008 is the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of Israel and of the Nakba, the Palestinian catastrophe. What do you see as the Israeli goal and has it changed over the years?
Keegan: Mayan Revolution: Opposing genocide? My experiences with the Zapatistas, Las Abejas and other events in South-East Mexico
Blog Post, January, 11 2008
Keegan Keegan
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In my first month in Mexico have seen close-up the internal and external factors tearing apart an indigenous movements in particular Las Abejas in Chiapas. Here are my first observations about my introduction.
Bennis: Bush in the Middle East: Iran Over Palestine, Israel Over All
Commentary, January, 11 2008
Phyllis Bennis
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Bush's current visit to the Middle East, despite the official central message of supporting an Israeli-Palestinian peace process, has far more to do with Iran.
Goodman: The Broadcasters' Big Payday
Znet Article, January, 10 2008
Amy Goodman
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Hillary Clinton's surprise victory in New Hampshire guarantees a longer, more competitive Democratic primary season. It's like money in the bank for broadcasters, as the first billion-dollar presidential campaign continues.
Street: “Mired In Delusion”: The New Hampshire Democratic Primary and the Abject Idiocy of U.S. Political Culture
Znet Article, January, 10 2008
Paul Street
Street's ZSpace page
During last Saturday night’s Democratic presidential candidate debate in New Hampshire, Edwards made the tactical decision to ally himself with Barack Obama and “change” and against the corporate “establishment” represented by Hillary and Bill Cli...
Hayden: New Hampshire Anti-War Lessons, 1968-2008
Znet Article, January, 10 2008
Tom Hayden
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I am wondering if anyone in New Hampshire even remembered the McCarthy campaign in the blur that was last week in New Hampshire.
Pilger: The 'Good War' Is A Bad War
Commentary, January, 10 2008
John Pilger
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I had suggested to Marina that we meet in the safety of the Intercontinental Hotel, where foreigners stay in Kabul, but she said no. She had been there once and government agents, suspecting she was Rawa, had arrested her. We met instead at a safe...
Ford: Barack, Hillary, and the Sinister Nothingness of "Change"
Znet Article, January, 09 2008
Glen Ford
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The scam of this still-new century enthralls and envelopes the nation, a narrowly-packaged farce in which political twins Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama pretend they are not joined at the hip on every public policy issue that has been allowed to...
Serbian workers: Solidarity letter to the striking workers of `Frape Behr`, Barcelona, from the workers of Jugoremedija, Bek, and Šinvoz in Serbia
Znet Article, January, 08 2008
Sw - Serbian workers
Serbian workers's ZSpace page
Two thousand workers from the Jugoremedija, BEK and Šinvoz factories in Zrenjanin have been fighting the catastrophic consequences of privatization, which began in Serbia in 2001. Through consistent and united struggle, the workers of Jugoremedija...
Sorensen: Suspicious Minds
Graphic, January, 08 2008
Jen Sorensen
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Global Warming
Podur: Defend the Border
Znet Article, January, 06 2008
Justin Podur
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The phrase “defend the border” wasn’t always a metaphor. And it isn’t just a metaphor in many parts of the world, even today: some states do have to worry about overland military invasions.
