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Marquez: The Enigma of Chavez
Znet Article, October, 04 2000
Gabriel garcia Marquez
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[Translated by Mark McHarry] On December 6, 1998, Hugo Chávez won the presidency of Venezuela, his sixth consecutive election victory. Who really is this man who has awakened as many hopes as fears? With his characteristic style, the author of On...
Landau: Pinochet naked -- at last!
Commentary, September, 09 2000
Saul Landau
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Picture Homer Simpson's boss, naked, a scrawny figure bent with age, covering his genitals with his general's hat. The caption: "You've stripped me, but don't take my hat!" Augusto Pinochet, former President, Generalissimo, King of the world, now ...
Anderson: US's Pinochet files
Graphic, August, 29 2000
Kirk Anderson
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pinochet, cia, chile
Weisbrot: Venezuelan Elections Offer Hope of Real Reform
Commentary, August, 02 2000
Mark Weisbrot
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The electoral victory of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday, greeted with celebration by the country's poor majority, may have implications beyond Venezuela's borders.
Hoodbhoy: EQBAL AHMAD: POST-POKHARAN DAYS
Commentary, May, 11 2000
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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He fought for Kashmiri self-determination in 1948, against French imperialism in Algeria in the early 60's, roused students on American campuses in the early 70's against their government's immoral war in Vietnam, dodged arrest by the CIA in a cas...
Petras: Rebellion in Ecuador
Zmag Article, April, 01 2000
James Petras
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On January 21 a popular rebellion, led by a coalition of Indians, peasants, and urban workers, supported by junior military officials occupied the Parliament, Judiciary, and surrounded the presidential palace. A three-person junt...
Albert: A Q & A on the WTO, IMF, World Bank, and Activism
Zmag Article, January, 01 2000
Michael Albert
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A Q & A on the WTO, IMF, World Bank, and Activism
Ellner: President Hugo Chavez Of Venezuela
Zmag Article, December, 01 1999
Steve Ellner
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Ellner Venezuela’s president Lt. Col. Hugo Chávez frequently makes public appearances in military fatigues and tells his audience that he is "dressed for battle." He adds that his words are ammunition and his targets are those a...
Shalom: Lessons -- and Hope -- from Kerala
Commentary, June, 21 1999
Stephen1 Shalom
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Are there alternatives to the dominant economic model that consigns increasing numbers of people to lives of misery? One such alternative is offered by the state of Kerala in southern India which has been the site of fascinating social experimenta...
Tokar: Biotechnology and the Commodification of Life
Commentary, March, 03 1999
Brian Tokar
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The U.S.government's aggressive advocacy for the biotechnology industry, and its potentially disastrous agenda of reshaping world agriculture, has finally made international headlines.
Herman: Their Terrorists and Ours
Zmag Article, September, 01 1998
Edward Herman
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Their Terrorists and Ours By Edward S. Herman On July 12 and 13, 1998, the New York Times had successive front-page articles on the career of Luis Carriles Posada, a world class terrorist who had been trained by the CIA ...
Petras: title("Clinton's Triumphant Tour of Latin America")
Zmag Article, December, 01 1997
James Petras
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title("Clinton's Triumphant Tour of Latin America")
Petras: The Political Economy of Early Debt Payment
Zmag Article, April, 01 1997
James Petras
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On January 15 President Clinton announced that Mexico had repaid all of the $12.5 billion it borrowed from Washington to stave off financial collapse and bail out Wall ...
Galeano: To be like them
Znet Article, May, 05 1991
Eduardo Galeano
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[Translated by Francisco González] Dreams and nightmares are made of the same stuff, but this particular nightmare claims to be the only dream we are allowed to have: a development model that scorns life and worships things. Can we be like them? ...
Mather: A Tale of Two of Campaigns: The Venezuelan Elections with only Ten Days to Go
Znet Article, January, 01 1900
Steven Mather
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There are only ten days to go before the presidential elections in Venezuela and the campaign is heating up – well, it is mildly increasing in temperature anyway. On the streets of Caracas election propaganda displaying pictures of the tw...
