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Commentary Shalom: The Milosevic Indictment

Commentary, May, 29 1999 Stephen1 Shalom
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Following World War II, a war crimes tribunal was held in Tokyo to try Japanese political and military leaders. There is no doubt that the defendants were responsible for appalling atrocities, but, as the Indian judge on the tribunal wrote in his ...

Commentary Zinn: Whose Atrocity Is Bigger

Commentary, May, 25 1999 Howard Zinn
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Milosovic has committed atrocities. Therefore it is okay for us to commit atrocities. He is terrorizing the Albanians in Kosovo. Therefore we can terrorize the population of cities and villages in Yugoslavia.

Commentary Shalom: The Struggle Against Racial Profiling

Commentary, May, 23 1999 Stephen Shalom
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For years, African American motorists have complained of being stopped by the police for the offense of DWB -- "Driving While Black."

Commentary Cagan: Can We Keep A Movement Alive

Commentary, May, 20 1999 Leslie Cagan
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If you read my commentary last month you know I recently was in the center of the organizing for a major march and rally against police brutality here in New York City.

Commentary Peters: What She Really Wants

Commentary, May, 10 1999 Cynthia Peters
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Take a look at that face. It's true. She really could use a little help with her complexion. It may be that with all that mothering work she's been doing she hasn't had time to properly wash, rinse, clarify, tone, moisturize, and treat twice a wee...

Commentary Chomsky: Moral Principles and International Law

Commentary, May, 09 1999 Noam Chomsky
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I'm afraid the first question is not a "genuine question," though there is a huge literature, for thousands of years, attempting to say at least something about these topics, without much success.

Zmag Article Sargent: Hillie, Madie, Tippie, Tracey, & an Erect Nipple

Zmag Article, May, 01 1999 Lydia Sargent
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Hillie, Madie, Tippie, Tracey, & an Erect Nipple

Zmag Article Chomsky: Crisis in the Balkans

Zmag Article, May, 01 1999 Noam Chomsky
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Crisis in the Balkans

Commentary Peters: On Knowing and Responding

Commentary, April, 29 1999 Cynthia Peters
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On this the liberal and the right-wing columnists seem to agree: Adults are responsible for not controlling the behavior of Littleton, ColoradoÕs Òtrench coat mafiaÓ killers. Eileen McNamara, liberal columnist for the Globe, suggests that the pare...

Commentary Cagan: A Movement Grows in NYC

Commentary, April, 25 1999 Leslie Cagan
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On Thursday, April 15th tens of thousands of New Yorkers will march in yet another expression of outrage at the conduct of the New York City Police Department.

Commentary Peters: Responding To Sentiment

Commentary, April, 21 1999 Cynthia Peters
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There was a lengthy debate at my dinner table the other night about the situation in Yugoslavia. Most of my relatives defended the NATO bombings as the only moral action to take in the face of crimes being committed against ethnic Albanians. I arg...

Commentary Shalom: Thinking About Affirmative Action

Commentary, April, 11 1999 Stephen1 Shalom
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There is a group of people in the United States who are given special preferences because of difficulties they suffered in the past.

Commentary Peters: Is There A Truth About Rigoberto Menchu

Commentary, April, 10 1999 Cynthia Peters
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My friend the anthropologist says there is no such thing as truth. She says that sheÕs interviewed people in the field who completely contradict each other. One says the volcano erupted and the other says it didnÕt. They both say it with equal con...

Zmag Article Peters: Marketing to Teens

Zmag Article, April, 01 1999 Cynthia Peters
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Marketing to Teens

Commentary Shalom: Terrorists and Madmen

Commentary, March, 27 1999 Stephen1 Shalom
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The official U.S. explanation for the missile strikes on the Sudanese pharmaceutical plant last summer was so transparently bogus that even the NEW YORK TIMES -- after its initial approving editorial -- was forced a few days later to run a skeptic...

Commentary Cagan: What's Wrong With This Picture

Commentary, March, 25 1999 Leslie Cagan
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The challenge for me in writing a commentary is to figure out which of many items I want to comment on. Every time I sit down to write this something different captures my attention.

Commentary Chomsky: A Farewell to Oscar

Commentary, March, 17 1999 Noam Chomsky
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On March 11, Oskar Lafontaine resigned his position as German Finance Minister and chair of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). His resignation elicited "euphoria" in "jubilant" financial markets, editorial offices, and news rooms.

Commentary Cagan: Two, Three, Many Protests...But All On the Same Night?

Commentary, March, 17 1999 Leslie Cagan
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George W. and his new friends in the leadership of the New York State Republican Party gathered at a fund raising dinner in mid-town Manhattan October 5th. They were all there: George W. Bush, George Pataki, Rudolf Giuliani, Al D'Amato and the res...

Commentary Peters: Teen Girls, Sexism, and Marketing

Commentary, March, 16 1999 Cynthia Peters
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The more time a teen girl spends reading fashion magazines, the worse she feels about herself, according to a study done by Brigham and Women's hospital released earlier this month.

Commentary Chomsky: On Staying Informed and Inteelectual Self Defense

Commentary, March, 08 1999 Noam Chomsky
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There's no way to be informed without devoting effort to the task, whether we have in mind what's happening in the world, physics, major league baseball, or anything else.

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