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Commentary Landau: Vietnam Diary ­ Part Ii

Commentary, May, 03 2006 Saul Landau
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I read the March 15 Vietnam News (English language daily) at the modern Hanoi airport. VinaLand, I learn, has invested more than $200 million into Vietnamese real estate, a "hot sector," according to Merrill Lynch. The Wall Street giant calls Viet...

Znet Article Ireland: France: One-Third Identify With Neo-Fascist Right In New Poll

Znet Article, April, 25 2006 Doug Ireland
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France: One-Third Identify With Neo-Fascist Right In New Poll

Znet Article Wolff: Lessons of a Left Victory in France

Znet Article, April, 17 2006 Rick Wolff
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France's leading bureaucrats, from President Jacques Chirac on down, have been defeated. French neo- liberalism -- the dismantling of its welfare state in favor of business --  has suffered a serious blow.  A powerful alliance of high-school and u...

Commentary Landau: Vietnam Diary -- Part I

Commentary, April, 14 2006 Saul Landau
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I arrived in Hanoi in the late morning. The sun flitted through the clouds, and I couldn't decide whether I needed my light wind-breaker. The temperature hovered in the mid 60s, with enough humidity to let some reality into my brain to share space...

Znet Article Kanter: French Union Threatens Strike Over Labor Law

Znet Article, March, 20 2006 James Kanter
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PARIS, March 19 - Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin of France faced an ultimatum from union leaders today to withdraw the employment law that set off huge nationwide demonstrations and sporadic violence over the weekend or face a general strike...

Znet Article Arnold: French Poor And Students Keen Not To Be 'Kleenex Generation'

Znet Article, March, 19 2006 Martin Arnold
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Paris. France's prime minister is facing a crisis of confidence as criticism of his labour market reforms spreads from increasingly violent student protesters to immigrant youth in poor riot-hit suburbs, undermining his claims to be helping the mo...

Znet Article Chrisafis: French students revive spirit of 68

Znet Article, March, 13 2006 Angelique Chrisafis
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From behind the makeshift barricade of tables, desks and chairs that sealed off the amphitheatre of the Sorbonne, a 21-year-old philosophy student crawled out and made his way down to the wall of riot police that kept watch outside one of France's...

Znet Article Ireland: The NEW YORK SUN's French Hallucination: A LE PEN-MUSLIM ALLIANCE?

Znet Article, February, 22 2006 Doug Ireland
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Yesterday's New York Sun -- a small, conservative New York daily noted for its slavishly pro-Israel, pro-Likkud politics and its pandering to the worst fears of New York's large Jewish community -- yesterday published a hallucinatory article, "Fra...

Znet Article Bouteldja: A ghettoised, post-colonial France is upon us

Znet Article, November, 22 2005 Naima Bouteldja
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In 1991, after violent riots between youths and police scarred the suburbs of Lyon, French sociologist Alain Tourraine predicted that "it will only be a few years before we face the kind of massive urban explosion of the American experience". The ...

Znet Article Ireland: France After The Riots

Znet Article, November, 21 2005 Doug Ireland
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France After The Riots

Znet Article Sommers: The Uses of France's Riots

Znet Article, November, 20 2005 Jeff Sommers
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The French riots of late October and November were immediately pressed into service for ideological heavy lifting to serve several causes.  First, the "Clash of Civilizations" crowd immediately wished to place the riots in the context of a neocons...

Znet Article Kagarlitsky: Riots in France

Znet Article, November, 11 2005 Boris Kagarlitsky
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  For two weeks now, France has been rocked by street violence and arson. And for two weeks, Russian commentators have held forth about the "Muslim factor" and "ethnic conflicts." It's easier to spout cliches than to figure out what's really hap...

Znet Article Ireland: WHY IS FRANCE BURNING?

Znet Article, November, 06 2005 Doug Ireland
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Saturday night was the 10th day of the spreading youth riots that...

Commentary Z: An Interview With Jordy Cummings

Commentary, October, 18 2005 Mickey Z
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Jordy Cummings says: "I'm writing a book that focuses on what I believe, with input from a lot of people, are the most important anti-war or anti-imperialist films." Cummings is a Canadian-based writer who seamlessly blends pop culture with politi...

Zmag Article Baroud: France: No To Neo-Liberalism

Zmag Article, July, 01 2005 Ramzy Baroud
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F rance’s recent repudiation of the proposed European Union constitution is a resounding reminder that the populace still possesses the power to defy political elitism with all of its economic dogmas; neo-liberalism ...

Znet Article Baroud: France: No to Neo Liberalism

Znet Article, June, 11 2005 Ramzy Baroud
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France's unyielding repudiation of the proposed European Union constitution is a resounding reminder that the populace still possesses the power to defy political elitism with all of its economic dogmas; neo-liberalism being one of them. True, th...

Znet Article George: Why French And Dutch Citizens Are Saying No

Znet Article, June, 03 2005 Susan George
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The French referendum on the EU constitution takes place on 29 May, followed by a similar referendum in The Netherlands on 1 June. Opinions polls show the 'no' side edging ahead, but in both countries it's still too c...

Znet Article Laurent: A Time of Great Hope - The NO victory in the French Referendum

Znet Article, June, 02 2005 Pierre Laurent
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"The way is now open to rebuild, along with the other peoples of Europe, a new European Constitution' - French voters in the May 29th French Referendum rejected unequivocally the neoliberal European Constitution, by a margin of 55% to 45%. It has...

Znet Article Administrator: French Say "Non"

Znet Article, June, 01 2005 Site Administrator
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Paris. The French went ahead and did it. Despite being lectured by government and party leaders, media pundits and foreign leaders flown in from neighboring countries, all telling them that they must vote "yes" to the Treaty establishing a Constit...

Znet Article Vera-zavala: French Vote on European Constitution

Znet Article, May, 29 2005 America Vera-zavala
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The French will be voting against neoliberalism today. “This No is a left-wing No, for another Europe, a Europe for the people and not for the market”, says Vladimir Cruells, artist and activist living in France. Olivier Hoedeman, ...

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