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Solo: Nicaraguan solidarity
Znet Article, April, 29 2006
Toni Solo
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[Note: Nicaragua Solidarity has replied to this article here.] Is there any significant difference between the political intervention of the North American solidarity movement in Nicaragua and that of the US government's ambassador? The recent de...
Roy: Gaza's Future
Znet Article, April, 29 2006
Sara Roy
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LRB | Vol. 27 No. 21 dated 3 November 2005 | Sara Roy Last April President Bush said that Israel's withdrawal from Gaza would allow the establishment of 'a democratic state in the Gaza' and open the door for democracy in the Middle East. The col...
Chandra: Nepal
Znet Article, April, 29 2006
Pratyush Chandra
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As sniffing K9s of the global hegemony, the corporate media around the globe smelled Maoist activists' and pamphlets' presence in the post- April 6 protests as proofs of the Maoist infiltration. The BBC reported on April 24: "There are very real f...
Gibler: No Choice for Migrants
Znet Article, April, 29 2006
John Gibler
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No Choice for Migrants
Albert: Parecon Today
Znet Article, April, 27 2006
Michael Albert
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1. Where did parecon come from? What is its history? Participatory economics, or parecon, came mainly from the cumulative struggles of diverse populations trying to win liberation from capitalism. Parecon owes, in particular, to the anarchist a...
Hass: Hungry And Shell-Shocked
Znet Article, April, 27 2006
Amira Hass
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Gaza - Where will the next blow land? That is the question. Not if it will come, but rather when, and on whom will it land, and what kind will it be? Five-year-old L. believes the solution is to sleep every night in his parents' bed, and in that ...
Chomsky: Afterword: Failed States
Znet Article, April, 26 2006
Noam Chomsky
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We began by considering four critical issues that should rank high on the agenda of those concerned with the prospects for a decent future. Two of them are literally matters of survival: nuclear war and environmental disaster. The first danger is ...
Podur: Six Nations Does Not Stand Alone
Znet Article, April, 24 2006
Justin Podur
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On Thursday April 20, Hazel Hill, one of the Six Nations Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) leaders on the blockade at the Douglas Creek Estates near Caledonia, told me about her beating at the hands of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) hours before. Early t...
Mouradian: Commemorating the Armenian Genocide
Znet Article, April, 23 2006
Khatchig Mouradian
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“Today I bow down before the memory of all Armenians who lost their lives and look forward to the day when the souls of their grandchildren will finally be at peace. In order for our souls, however, to be at peace, and for this country [Tu...
Mishra: India
Znet Article, April, 23 2006
Girish Mishra
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Ever since Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has announced his resolve to make the rupee fully convertible on capital account, it has given rise to a fierce controversy. While the corporate sector, and the media and some economists, loyal to...
Robinson: Aqui Estamos Y No Nos Vamos
Znet Article, April, 23 2006
William Robinson
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Latino immigrants have launched an all-out fight-back against the repression, exploitation, and racism they routinely face in the United States with a series of unprecedented strikes and demonstrations. The mobilizations began when over half a m...
Levy: Who is the Terrorist?
Znet Article, April, 23 2006
Gideon Levy
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The scenes from Gaza are heartbreaking. Heartbreaking? That's not for certain. The sight of the Aben family from Beit Lahiya mourning its 12-year-old daughter Hadil last week did not stir any particular shock in Israel. Nor did anyone take to the ...
Halper: Sumud vs. Apartheid
Znet Article, April, 23 2006
Jeff Halper
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This is, as they say, the crunch. This is the political moment all Israeli governments - all of them, Labour, Likud and 'National Unity' - have been working towards the past four decades of Occupation: the final push for an expanded Israel, the pe...
Keith-jennings: Whose democracy is the U.S. supporting in Nicaragua?
Znet Article, April, 23 2006
Brynne Keith-jennings
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In Nicaragua, the US government continues to flex its muscles to achieve an electoral defeat of Daniel Ortega in the November presidential elections. Ortega, president during the Sandinista revolution in the 1980s, is running for president for ...
Cook: The real meaning of deporting Hamas Members of Parliament
Znet Article, April, 23 2006
Jonathan Cook
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The policy of "hitnatkut", or unilateral disengagement, developed by Ariel Sharon needed a swift facelift following the withdrawal of settlers from Gaza last year. And Israel's prime minister-designate, Ehud Olmert, has found it in the related con...
Staples: Canada's military-corporate complex and its services rendered to George W.Bush
Znet Article, April, 23 2006
Steven Staples
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In Why We Fight, documentary filmmaker Eugene Jarecki reminds us of Dwight D. Eisenhower's famous 1961 farewell address to the American people - a warning really - when he added a new concept into our vocabulary: the military-industrial complex. ...
Baroud: The Case for the Palestinian Government
Znet Article, April, 23 2006
Ramzy Baroud
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Responding to successive decisions made by the US, the European Union and various European and non-European countries to boycott the Palestinian Authority and deprive it of urgently needed funds, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh described...
Street: Iraq Is Not Vietnam
Znet Article, April, 22 2006
Paul Street
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Making historical analogies is often like eating a thin bowl of soup with a fork: you might catch something nutritious if you're lucky but much of the substance gets lost. The strong analogy that many commentators and authorities r...
Kutalik: Comeback for Labor?
Znet Article, April, 21 2006
Chris Kutalik
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As labor activists from around the country and world converge on Dearborn, Michigan in early May for the Labor Notes Conference, it's worth reflecting back on a year that has brought back hopes for a revitalization of the labor movement. Several ...
Lendman: The US Gulag Prison System
Znet Article, April, 21 2006
Stephen Lendman
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No, not the one you think, outrageous as it is. I'm referring to the US prison system that's with no exaggeration about as shockingly abusive as the gulag abroad. It qualifies for that label by its size alone - more than 2.1 million as of June, 20...
