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Hahnel: A Future for Socialism
Znet Article, December, 04 2008
Robin Hahnel
Hahnel's ZSpace page
According to Samuel Bowles, A Future for Socialism by John Roemer is “measured, highly accessible, and most of all compelling.” Spurred by this enthusiastic recommendation from my former teacher and esteemed colleague, I tore into the text anticip...
Croken: Unembedded Poetry
Znet Article, November, 30 2008
Ryan Croken
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On the eve of the invasion of Iraq, as our political figures and talking heads wrangled over the best way to babysit the cradle of civilization at the barrel of a gun, American poet and peace activist David Smith-Ferri had a different idea: he wou...
Miles: Struggle For Palestine
Znet Article, November, 29 2008
Jim Miles
Miles's ZSpace page
I’m not sure where to start with this volume – other than to say it is a history so out of context and so biased in its language that it is essentially meaningless. If a scientist were to isolate human blood cells and study them under a microscop...
Sinclair: Book Review: The Spy Who Tried to Stop War. Katharine Gun and the Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion
Znet Article, November, 27 2008
Ian Sinclair
Sinclair's ZSpace page
Book review of The Spy Who Tried to Stop War. Katharine Gun and the Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion by Marcia and Thomas Mitchell.
Podur: The Toronto Palestine Film Festival
Znet Article, November, 07 2008
Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page
I spent the week Oct 25-Nov 1 at the Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF). Walk through my journey with me.
Sinclair: Book Review: Out of the Shadows. A Life of Gerda Taro by Francois Maspero
Znet Article, October, 27 2008
Ian Sinclair
Sinclair's ZSpace page
Book review of Out of the Shadows. A Life of Gerda Taro by Francois Maspero
Miles: Hope Destroyed
Znet Article, October, 24 2008
Jim Miles
Miles's ZSpace page
Of the many themes supported in William Cook’s powerful book, the most frequently reiterated is that of the corruption, abuse, and plain denial of international law.
Hirsch: Even more than militant unions, U.S. needs a working people's movement, authors say.
Znet Article, October, 19 2008
Michael Hirsch
Hirsch's ZSpace page
A review of "Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path Toward Social Justice" by Bill Fletcher Jr. and Fernando Gapasin.
Cook: Israeli best seller breaks national taboo
Znet Article, October, 10 2008
Jonathan Cook
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No one is more surprised than Shlomo Sand that his latest academic work has spent 19 weeks on Israel’s bestseller list – and that success has come to the history professor despite his book challenging Israel’s biggest taboo.
Engler: The Impact of the “Battle In Seattle”
Znet Article, October, 04 2008
Mark Engler
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The 1999 protests against the WTO were dramatic enough to inspire a new feature film, but did they actually make a difference?
Engler: When the Betting Goes Bad
Znet Article, October, 01 2008
Mark Engler
Engler's ZSpace page
Rarely in politics do we witness such a rapid transformation as Senator John McCain's recognition of America's current financial crisis. Until the middle of September 2008 -- throughout myriad home foreclosures, personal bankruptcies, and even the...
Miles: Canada in Kandahar
Znet Article, September, 25 2008
Jim Miles
Miles's ZSpace page
Afghanistan may have been a war unexpected in Canada, but a familiarity with American expectations concerning the New American Century combined with the fawning willingness of the Canadian military would make it more probable than improbable. In ...
Miles: Secret War With Iran
Znet Article, September, 23 2008
Jim Miles
Miles's ZSpace page
If one knew little about the Middle East and its many strands of religious, political, military, and strategic interests, this seemingly well written work would have the reader believing that Israel is the altruistic good guy – although making tac...
Sinclair: Book review: From A to X: A Story in Letters by John Berger
Znet Article, September, 22 2008
Ian Sinclair
Sinclair's ZSpace page
John Berger's latest book...
Jamail: "We Blew Her to Pieces"
Znet Article, September, 18 2008
Dahr Jamail
Jamail's ZSpace page
Aside from the Iraqi people, nobody knows what the U.S. military is doing in Iraq better than the soldiers themselves. A new book gives readers vivid and detailed accounts of the devastation the U.S. occupation has brought to Iraq, in the soldiers...
Miles: Racing the Enemy
Znet Article, August, 30 2008
Jim Miles
Miles's ZSpace page
The end of the Second World War with Japan is a story of the clashes of three empires – the struggling Soviets, the decline of the Japanese, and the ascendancy of the American. The common media perception is that the use of the atomic bombs ended...
Dangl: Beyond Voting: Guerrilla Gardeners, Outlaw Bicyclists & Pirate Programmers
Znet Article, August, 27 2008
Ben Dangl
Dangl's ZSpace page
This US election year an unprecedented number of voters will likely head to the polls to cast their ballots in an exercise that should take just a few minutes to complete. But what about the rest of the minutes left in the year? Author and activis...
Miles: Doctor in Galilee
Znet Article, August, 25 2008
Jim Miles
Miles's ZSpace page
“A Doctor in Galilee” is a wonderfully descriptive narrative of life and times in Palestine/Israel. Clearly written, with a mix of personal anecdotes, historical tales, and much in the way of a reality based philosophy of a people living under an...
Street: The Madness of Jerome Corsi
Znet Article, August, 24 2008
Paul Street
Street's ZSpace page
To fully understand right-wing hatchet man Jerome R. Corsi’s new neo-McCarthyite book “The Obama Nation” (New York: Threshold, 2008), you have to differentiate between the accurate, the wacky, and the vile in his presentation.
Miles: Deconstructing Brzezinski’s Russia
Znet Article, August, 22 2008
Jim Miles
Miles's ZSpace page
The warrior ethic of the American Imperial elite, embodied in its fullest measure by Zbigniew Brzezinski, has been rejuvenated momentarily by Russia’s attack on Georgia. Reading Brzezinski’s words leaves one choking on their overt hypocrisy or la...
