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Bogado: On The Myth of Sleeping Giants
Znet Article, April, 18 2006
Aura Bogado
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"Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again." Chinua Achebe In March and April of 1966, Cesar Chavez and a group of National Farm Workers Association strikers wal...
Lendman: The War On Immigrants
Znet Article, April, 11 2006
Stephen Lendman
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"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore." Once that was true, but no longer. Emma Lazarus’ beautiful and memorable words we’ve all heard many times and...
Ali: Islam and the Left
Znet Article, April, 02 2006
Tariq Ali
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The following interview with Tariq Ali was conducted by Alex De Jong and Paul Mepschen of the SAP (Dutch section of the Fourth International) at the Ernest Mandel symposium held in Brussels in November 2005. It was published in the March-April 200...
Feffer: Sovereignty Matters
Znet Article, March, 31 2006
John Feffer
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It is a relatively poor country, but the people who live there are proud of their long history and rich culture. Aside from mining, there are few profitable enterprises, though recently casinos have begun to attract outsiders. Nevertheless, the ...
Cook: Britain's Duplicity and the Siege of Jericho Jail
Znet Article, March, 20 2006
Jonathan Cook
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In the looking-glass world of Middle East politics, it is easy to forget that Ahmad Saadat, the imprisoned Palestinian leader Israel summarily arrested in Jericho late on Tuesday, is wanted for masterminding the killing of the Jewish state's most ...
Gibler: Erasing Indigenous Peru
Znet Article, March, 20 2006
John Gibler
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Mario Vargas Llosa is one of the most famous intellectuals in Latin America. His name ranks with those of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jorge Luis Borges, Isabel Allende, and Miguel Angel Asturias as one of the top writers of the legendary Latin America...
Gibler: The Politics of Listening
Znet Article, February, 05 2006
John Gibler
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In the city of Campeche, under the slow-turning ceiling fans of a converted carport behind a pastry shop, 66-year old Emiliano Centurron picked up a microphone for the first time. He stood between a crowd of 200 people packed under the shade, fann...
Wise: Chocolate City?
Znet Article, January, 30 2006
Tim Wise
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If you're looking to understand why discussions between blacks and whites about racism are often so difficult in this country, you need only know this: when the subject is race and racism, whites and blacks are often not talking about the same ...
Bohmer: Olympia Community Stand Up to Nazis
Znet Article, January, 25 2006
Peter Bohmer
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On Sunday, January 21st, 150 to 200 people rallied at Noon by the Texaco gas station on the Eastside of Olympia, Washington near where the National Socialist Movement, an openly Nazi organization was supposed to rally. When they didn't appear, we ...
Chatterji: Now, Hindu Nationalists Rewriting California Textbooks
Znet Article, January, 08 2006
Angana Chatterji
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The attempts of diasporic Hindu nationalist organizations in the United States to intervene in revising segments on India, Indian history, and Hinduism in 6th grade textbooks in California State schools is disturbing. On December 2, 2005, the Curr...
Christini: none
Znet Article, January, 06 2006
Tony Christini
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A bias against explicit, progressive political fi...
Street: The People Are Unfit to Rule: The Ideological Meaning of Maury Povich and Jerry Springer
Znet Article, January, 03 2006
Paul Street
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One morning last Fall I witnessed a mass-cultural war crime in the comfort of my own living room: The Maury Povich Show. It was an engrossing episode. A married couple was waiting for Povich’s paternity testers to come in with the verdi...
Wise: Racism, Free Speech and the College Campus Part 2
Znet Article, December, 30 2005
Tim Wise
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Recently, I published an essay concerning racism on college campuses and the issue of free speech. The commentary was prompted by news that Andrei Chira, a freshman at Bellarmine University, in Louisville, has been wearing a neo-Nazi armband aroun...
Wise: Racism, Free Speech, and the College Campus
Znet Article, December, 27 2005
Tim Wise
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As has been the case every year for as long as I can recall, an American college campus is once again embroiled in controversy over the expression of racism in its hallowed halls, and what it may seek to do in response. This time the place is Bel...
Marshall: 30,000 Iraqis, More or Less
Znet Article, December, 16 2005
Lucinda Marshall
12/15/05 "ICH" -- -- George's face was eerily matter-of-fact as he said it. "30,000 Iraqis more or less" have been killed so far in the 'War on Terror'. No remorse or sadness, he seemed wholly unaffected in any way by the enormity of such a loss o...
Zirin: Sneering at Redemption
Znet Article, December, 14 2005
Dave Zirin
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In the end, we can only assume the decision wasn't so "agonizing" after all. Last night Stan Tookie Williams was legally lynched by the state of California, at the behest of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger who denied Williams' appeal for clemency. ...
Solomon: Thanksgiving and more Taking
Znet Article, November, 24 2005
Norman Solomon
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When Thanksgiving arrives, the media coverage is mostly predictable. Feature stories tell of turkeys and food drives for the needy. We hear about why some people, famous and unknown, say they feel thankful. And, of course, holiday advertising camp...
Ireland: France After The Riots
Znet Article, November, 21 2005
Doug Ireland
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France After The Riots
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...
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...
