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Podur: Canada's War on Terror Hangover
Znet Article, February, 28 2009
Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page
On February 20, the Federal Court of Canada dropped most of the conditions it had placed on one of the prisoners of its “security certificate†regime, Adil Charkaoui. While much of his life is still lived in the rights-free zone widened under ...
Fletcher jr.: Race, History and Eric Holder's Remarks
Znet Article, February, 28 2009
Bill Fletcher jr.
Fletcher jr.'s ZSpace page
Last week's comments by Attorney General Eric Holder to the effect that when it comes to race, the USA is a nation of cowards brought forth immediate condemnation by right-wing talk radio. This was to be expected.
Abu-jamal: Jailhouse Lawyers
Znet Article, February, 24 2009
Mumia Abu-jamal
Abu-jamal's ZSpace page
A ZNet book interview with Mumia...
Daniels: Making the American Flag "Our Flag"
Commentary, February, 23 2009
Ron Daniels
Daniels's ZSpace page
On Inauguration Day in Washington, D.C., there was a veritable sea of Red, White and Blue as some two million proud Americans, including hundreds of thousands of Black people, furiously waved their American Flags on the National Mall. This overt e...
Bacon: Labor Needs a Radical Vision
Znet Article, February, 20 2009
David Bacon
Bacon's ZSpace page
During the Cold War, many people with a radical vision of the world were driven out of our labor movement. Today, as unions search for answers about how to begin growing again and regain the power workers need to defend themselves, the question of...
Wise: Sorry for the Inconvenience
Commentary, February, 19 2009
Tim Wise
Wise's ZSpace page
Imagine if you will a 40 year old black male, coming through security at Boston's Logan airport. He's looking a bit younger than his middle-aged self, due in large measure to the clothes he's wearing: a black hoodie, jeans and sneakers. These seem...
Daniels: The Significance of Black History in the Age of Obama
Commentary, February, 16 2009
Ron Daniels
Daniels's ZSpace page
January 20, 2009, the day that Barack Hussein Obama took the oath of office as the 44th President of the United States of America, will forever be remembered as one of the great moments in the history of this nation and the world. Few can forget N...
Vltchek: Jihad, Orthodox Islam and Religious Intolerance in Indonesia
Znet Article, February, 11 2009
Andre Vltchek
Vltchek's ZSpace page
Dozens of green military tents dot the vast campground and jamboree site at Cibubur, a suburb just half an hour’s drive from the center of Jakarta. Hundreds of girls, some as young as 15, have called this camp home for almost 6 months. This is w...
Fletcher jr.: The Inauguration in the Shadow of Gaza
Znet Article, January, 25 2009
Bill Fletcher jr.
Fletcher jr.'s ZSpace page
I have found it difficult expressing my emotions in connection with the inauguration of President Obama. In the face of the jubilation, particularly but not exclusively among African Americans; in the face of the hopes and fears; in the face of s...
Raina: Germany, 1933 / Gujarat, 2009
Znet Article, January, 22 2009
Badri Raina
Raina's ZSpace page
Just the other day, at the “Vibrant Gujarat†conclave in Ahmedabad, two of India's leading industrialists, Anil Ambani and Mittal, speculated from public platform what a radiantly developed country India could become were Narendra Modi t...
Street: How Obama Happened: The Real Story
Znet Article, January, 20 2009
Paul Street
Street's ZSpace page
With the historic inauguration of Barack Obama, the question of how Obama happened merits critical reflection. The explanation advanced by his campaign, the incoming White House public relations team, and, for the most part, dominant U.S. media h...
Schechter: What Is The King-Obama Lineage? Waiting for Barack
Commentary, January, 18 2009
Danny Schechter
Schechter's ZSpace page
Can The Breach Between Jesse Jackson And Barack Obama Be Healed?
Pappe: Israel's righteous fury and its victims in Gaza
Znet Article, January, 03 2009
Ilan Pappe
Pappe's ZSpace page
My visit back home to the Galilee coincided with the genocidal Israeli attack on Gaza. The state, through its media and with the help of its academia, broadcasted one unanimous voice -- even louder than the one heard during the criminal attack aga...
Raina: India's Long But Sure Revolution
Znet Article, December, 13 2008
Badri Raina
Raina's ZSpace page
Remarkably, where vested segments among Hindu organizations have sought to move the majority community towards undemocratic closures, it is the beleaguered Muslim counterparts that have been showing the way to greater democratic consolidations.
Hill: The Human Rights Problem of Articulating Collective Voice for the Most Marginalized
Znet Article, December, 06 2008
Marcus Hill
Hill's ZSpace page
A Case-Study of Black Panther Accomplishments in Public Health, Governmental Response, and Thoughts on a Better Structure for Pursuing Public Health-Related Human Rights Concerns.
George: Examining relationships between European Union policies and migratory pressures
Znet Article, December, 02 2008
Susan George
George's ZSpace page
Instead of relying on the border police, the EU should assess the effects of its own policies on the poor, migrant-sending countries. Unless the policies that perpetuate the conditions for poverty and injustice are changed, the reasons for migrati...
Majavu: Africa: Life After Colonialism
Znet Article, December, 02 2008
Mandisi Majavu
Majavu's ZSpace page
The one issue that remains the main problem in post-colonial Africa is the failure of African revolutionary movements to articulate a truly liberatory political and economic vision.
Raina: The Quest for Purity
Znet Article, November, 24 2008
Badri Raina
Raina's ZSpace page
These are confused times for India’s political Hinduism.
Raina: Hindu Terrorism
Znet Article, November, 16 2008
Badri Raina
Raina's ZSpace page
So, now, India is home to �Hindu� terrorism...
Weissman: Not Yet at the Promised Land
Commentary, November, 14 2008
Robert Weissman
Weissman's ZSpace page
Over the past week, Americans -- and people around the world -- rightfully celebrated the breakthrough election of an African-American to be President of the United States.
