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Ommani: Who supports Iranian women?
Znet Article, October, 18 2006
Eleanor Ommani
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An Iranian friend drew my attention to the September 29, 2006 ZNet article “Chavez’s Embrace of Iran Leader Insults Women†by Jennifer Fasulo, under Feminism/Gender, to which I feel compelled to respond. While purporting t...
Mann: The Dark Side of Democracy
Znet Article, October, 18 2006
Michael Mann
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Michael Mann is a British-born sociology professor of at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). He was a reader in sociology at the London School of Economics and Sociology from 1977 to 1987 and received his PhD in Sociology from Oxfo...
Gibler: Paramilitary attacks continue in Oaxaca
Znet Article, October, 15 2006
John Gibler
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In the past week, gunmen have killed one and wounded four protesters from the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO). The recent killings heightened tensions as the conflict again enters into a critical moment with the Minister of the Int...
Raina: Capital Punishment
Znet Article, October, 11 2006
Badri Raina
Raina's ZSpace page
In recent weeks, the Indian public mind (often cutely managed by a savvy media world), has been much drawn towards two happenings. One of these concerns the propagation of “Gandhigiri†(a rather unfortunate analogue of “Ch...
Annis: Canada/NATO Mission in Afghanistan
Znet Article, October, 11 2006
Roger Annis
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Canada/NATO Mission in Afghanistan
Zoya: Five Years Later, Afghanistan Still in Flames
Znet Article, October, 11 2006
Zoya
Zoya's ZSpace page
Transcript of a speech by RAWA member Zoya at a benefit for RAWA (Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan), called “Breaking the Propaganda of Silence,†organized by the Afghan Women’s Mission on October 7, 20...
Mishra: Issues in the American Elections
Znet Article, October, 11 2006
Girish Mishra
Mishra's ZSpace page
As the elections to American Senate and the House of Representatives are drawing nearer, more and more heat is getting generated. The Republicans are defending their crusade against worldwide terrorism by pointing out that the punitive actions aga...
Gibler: Indigenous teachers defend ´a just cause´
Znet Article, October, 11 2006
John Gibler
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OAXACA CITY - Every night streets here become battlefields in waiting. But behind the commandeered city buses, burned trucks, and coils of barbed wire, a group of atypical urban rebels stands guard. Watching over a barricade where a small altar t...
Roy: The Economy Of Gaza
Znet Article, October, 09 2006
Sara Roy
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In one of many reports and accounts of economic life in the Gaza Strip that I have recently read, I was struck by a description of an old man standing on the beach in Gaza throwing his oranges into the sea. The description leapt out at me because ...
Lamrani: Reporters Without Borders and its contradictions
Znet Article, October, 04 2006
Salim Lamrani
Lamrani's ZSpace page
On September 12, 2006, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published an open letter “in response to its detractors,†who denounce its lack of impartiality, the financing it receives from the United States and its political agenda âS...
La botz: Mexico's Two Presidents and Two Governments
Znet Article, October, 04 2006
Dan La botz
La botz's ZSpace page
The Mexican Electoral Tribunal recognized Felipe Calderon as president-elect, while a massive National Democratic Convention has proclaimed Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to be the "legitimate president of Mexico." AMLO is now creating an alternative...
Epitropoulos: Magic, Deception, and Stalemate in Greece
Znet Article, October, 03 2006
Mike Epitropoulos
Epitropoulos's ZSpace page
David Copperfield, who is promoted as, "the greatest magician of all time," is coming to Athens in early November, and his shows are selling out. That may very well be because the ruling, conservative, New Democracy party Economy and Finance Min...
Reinhart: Road Map to Nowhere
Znet Article, October, 02 2006
Tanya Reinhart
Reinhart's ZSpace page
Your book covers the history of the Israeli occupation of Palestine in the last three years, a period dominated by Ariel Sharon's leadership. You argue that during this period it became evident that in Israel, decisions are taken by the military, ...
Leal: Global Poverty and Global Wealth
Znet Article, October, 02 2006
Pablo Leal
Leal's ZSpace page
On September 19, 2006, the global civil society coalition, Social Watch, launched its annual Report “Impossible Architecture†in the city-state of Singapore . This report was launched in the same location and at the same time that ...
Shafak: Turkey and Armenia
Znet Article, September, 30 2006
Elif Shafak
Shafak's ZSpace page
On October 21, a Turkish court acquitted best-selling author Elif Shafak for “insulting Turkishness,†citing a lack of evidence. An outspoken critic of Turkey’s official policy of denial of the massacres of 1915, Sh...
Leech: Drummond Generates Profits and Misery in Colombia
Znet Article, September, 30 2006
Garry Leech
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In early August 2006, while driving on the highway that links the northern Colombian cities of Bucaramanga and Santa Marta, a uniformed officer with a sidearm signaled for us to pull over to the side of the road. The officer was speaking into a wa...
Sprague: $449,965 in NED/State Department funding for ACILS 'Solidarity Center' Program with Batay Ouvriye
Znet Article, September, 30 2006
Jeb Sprague
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[Editor's note: This is in response to a letter to the editor by Batay Ouvriye about Sprague and Emersberger's article on the Lancet Study on Haiti. In Batay Ouvriye's let...
Engelhardt: George Bush's Iraq in 21 Questions
Znet Article, September, 29 2006
Tom Engelhardt
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Recently, in one of many speeches melding his Global War on Terror and his war in Iraq, George W. Bush said, "Victory in Iraq will be difficult an...
Carlsen: Mexico's Two Presidents
Znet Article, September, 26 2006
Laura Carlsen
Carlsen's ZSpace page
On September 16, over one million people raised their hands in a vote to recognize center-left leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as the "legitimate president" of Mexico. Gathered in Mexico City's historic center, the delegates to the National Dem...
Mishra: Affluenza
Znet Article, September, 26 2006
Girish Mishra
Mishra's ZSpace page
In recent years, a new disease or, better to say, epidemic has been afflicting India. Unlike influenza or bird flue it has not come from the east nor is its effect temporary. Once afflicted, it is very difficult for the victim to recover. Till now...
