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Acuna: A Tolerance of Violence On the Border
Znet Article, June, 20 2005
Rodolfo f. Acuna
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In trying to make sense as to why most Americans and even a large number of Latinos are so complacent about so-called minutemen running amok on the border, searching for undocumented people, I recently re-read Herbert Marcuse’s 1965 essay ...
Lakoff: Status, Survival, and Solidarity
Znet Article, June, 15 2005
Aaron Lakoff
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Just a few weeks ago, Manuel, a 19-year old refugee, sat alone in a jail cell in a detention center in Laval, just north of Montreal. Frightened and tired, he awaited his deportation, and was soon sent back to Mexico. It was one of those freakis...
Mian: Lingering Shadows
Znet Article, June, 11 2005
Zia Mian
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Recent weeks have seen many events commemorating the 60th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in the second world war. There has been little or no discussion of some of the most important and enduring legacies of that war that have cast a lo...
Cook: America's Broken Nuclear Promises Endanger Us All
Znet Article, May, 29 2005
Robin Cook
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Not a day goes by without a member of team Bush lecturing us on the threat from weapons of mass destruction and assuring us of the absolute primacy they give to halting proliferation. How odd then that the review conference on the non-proliferati...
Hiro: The Iran Nuclear Issue in a Global Context
Znet Article, May, 14 2005
Dilip Hiro
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With the Iranians threatening to resume some nuclear activities in the near future, their European Union (EU) interlocutors are threatening to break off their six-month long negotiations to resolve the nuclear issue diplomatically. They have calle...
Moses: Neo-Con Logic at the Border
Znet Article, May, 12 2005
Greg Moses
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At first, I wasn’t sure whether Gov. Schwarzenegger was caught winging it when he praised border vigilantes as good citizens patching up bad government. But as he repeated the account in Sunday's interview with Chris Wallace, I began to su...
Moses: Vigilante Wedge
Znet Article, May, 04 2005
Greg Moses
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Since this is the season for intensive pre-election-year planning, we have to be worried about the public relations victory achieved by the Minuteman Project in Arizona. In five weeks time, they have gone from "vigilante" to "brave and caring." An...
Villarreal: Washington Is Bolstering An Anti-immigrant Movement, Will The First Latino A.g. Take A Stand?
Znet Article, April, 17 2005
Carlos Villarreal
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Ever since September 11th, a nationalist, anti-immigrant mood has intensified in the United States. While this sentiment seemed at first to be aimed mostly at Arabs, South Asians and Muslims, it is now clear that all but white immigrants are targe...
Bacon: Who Murdered Gilberto Soto?
Zmag Article, April, 01 2005
David Bacon
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A s evening fell on November 5, Gilberto Soto received a call on his cell phone at his mother’s home in a working-class neighborhood of Usulutan, El Salvador. Unable to understand the caller, Soto stepped o...
Hussain: Canada Myths and Realities
Znet Article, December, 14 2004
Samir Hussain
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“The faceless beast has many faces. The most dangerous face is the one that comes with a smile.â€-James “OJ†Pitawanakwat [1] On November 30, 2004, there was a massive mobilisation to protest George W. Bush’...
Arudou: JAPANESE ONLY:
Znet Article, November, 16 2004
Debito Arudou
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JAPANESE ONLY:
Lygo: Who will be charged under terrorism laws?
Znet Article, October, 23 2004
Iain Lygo
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With the NSW Department of Public Prosecutions charged 21-year old Zeky "Zak" Mallah under Federal Anti-terrorism laws, the grey areas of this controversial legislation have largely escaped any public scrutiny. Mallah allegedly planned to attack...
Ahmed: Should there be Environmental Refugees?
Znet Article, October, 23 2004
Tanveer Ahmed
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The legal net for the acceptance of refugees is hotly contested ground. One definition of a refugee is if a person has a genuine fear of being persecuted for membership of a particular social group or class. A couple from Bangladesh set a global p...
Bacon: Britain's War Over Managed Migration An
Zmag Article, September, 01 2004
David Bacon
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T he debate over immigration has become a global one. According to the Geneva-based Migrant Watch, over 130 million people live outside the countries in which they were born. All over the world hug...
Davis: Bush and the Great Wall
Znet Article, January, 19 2004
Mike Davis
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Bush and the Great Wall
Bacon: Fear of Firing
Zmag Article, June, 01 2003
David Bacon
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I n a landmark opinion, Brooklyn judge, Steven Davis, a hearing officer for the National Labor Relations Board, ordered Extreme Building Services, an asbestos removal company, to stop “physic...
Beeton: Wildcats of Thai-Burma
Zmag Article, June, 01 2003
Dan Beeton
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F or shoppers in the U.S., the “Made in Thailand” label is becoming more common on clothes racks in shopping malls and discount stores. What shoppers in the U.S. and other countries on ...
Milchen: Orange Alert for Civil Liberties
Zmag Article, April, 01 2003
Jeff Milchen
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L ast October, Senator Russell Feingold asked the Department of Justice to “describe what efforts are being made within the department to broaden the powers of the USA Patriot Act.” He ...
Siegfried: The War at Home
Zmag Article, April, 01 2003
Matt Siegfried
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W hile the world focuses on U.S. moves against Iraq, it is necessary to take a closer look at the government’s agenda at home to get a more comprehensive view of the current crisis. This agen...
