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Barker: Conform or Reform?
Znet Article, February, 07 2007
Michael Barker
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Abstract: The mass media is an important outlet for social movements, where the quality and nature of media coverage strongly influences how they are perceived in the public eye. This paper examines the complex interface existing between the mass ...
Emersberger: Amnesty International's Track Record in Haiti since 2004
Znet Article, February, 07 2007
Joe Emersberger
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The coup that ousted Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide on February 29, 2004 led very predictably to the worst human rights disaster in the Western Hemisphere over the following two years.[1] It is worth reviewing how the world's most famous...
Carlson: Elite Democracy: When Washington Reigned Supreme in Venezuela
Znet Article, February, 04 2007
Chris Carlson
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When Hugo Chávez spoke at the United Nations last September, he accused Washington of promoting "elite democracy" in the world. Most people who heard the speech might not have realized what exactly he meant by the term "elite democracy". Few peop...
Dirnbach: Unions, Activists, & the Global Apparel Industry
Zmag Article, February, 01 2007
Eric Dirnbach
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T he global apparel industry is a vast sweatshop enterprise employing tens of millions of workers in over 100 countries. The workers’ struggle to improve their conditions within this global s...
Saysel: Hrant Dink's Death
Znet Article, February, 01 2007
Ali k. Saysel
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Hrant Dink, the prominent Armenian intellectual of Turkey, co-founde...
Carlson: Washington and Its Contempt for the Venezuelan People
Znet Article, January, 09 2007
Chris Carlson
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"Long live El Mocho Hernández!" cried Venezuelan dissidents and rebels more than one hundred years ago. The battle cry of a popular movement at the end of the 19th century, "El Mocho" refe...
Kreider: Online Activism 2.0: Movement Building
Znet Article, January, 08 2007
Aaron Kreider
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Introduction What has online activism really done to help activists or would-be activists? For most people, online activism equals an inbox full of email. Our participation is restricted and we generally act as passive consumers. For most grou...
Johnson: SEIU Members Push Their Union to Change Its Position on Immigration
Znet Article, January, 05 2007
William Johnson
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Members of the Service Employees (SEIU) in Northern California are demanding just immigration reform. ...
Ott: On Capitalism, Europe, and the World Bank
Zmag Article, January, 01 2007
Dennis Ott
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OTT: In an interview you quoted Thorstein Veblen, who contrasted “substantial people” and “underlying population.” At a shareholder’s meeting of Allianz AG, major shareholder Hans-Marti...
Jimenez: History Handbook
Zmag Article, January, 01 2007
Arturo Jimenez
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S eptember 21, 2006 marked the 30th anniversary of the first car bomb ever to explode on U.S. soil. It exploded in the streets of Washington, DC killing the former Chilean ambassador to the United Nations, Orla...
Emersberger: Canada's Haitian Political Prisoner
Znet Article, December, 27 2006
Joe Emersberger
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Jean Candio has been imprisoned in Windsor, Ontario since December 13, 2006. He left Haiti in March, 2004, following the Coup d'etat which culminated in the kidnapping of democratically elected Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. He left a...
Barker: Catalyst for Iranian Resistance
Znet Article, December, 18 2006
Michael Barker
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The Iranian question is on everyone’s lips at the moment, and judging by the ongoing discussions in both the mainstream and alternative (progressive) media, it is apparent that, one way or the other, the US (and its coalition of willing cr...
Leopold: Army Targets Truthout for Subpoenas in Watada Case
Znet Article, December, 18 2006
Jason Leopold
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In a case that cuts right to the heart of the First Amendment, a US Army prosecutor has indicated he intends to subpoena Truthout Executive Director Marc Ash, a Truthout reporter, and two of the nonprofit news organization's regular contributors, ...
Grosso: The Devil is in the Details: the foolish cult of Giuliani
Znet Article, December, 17 2006
Joseph Grosso
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One of Shakespeare’s most oft-quoted phrases (probably second only to “To be or not to be…â€) comes out of the mouth of Malvolio when speaking to Olivia in Twelfth Night: “Be not afraid of greatness: so...
Carlson: Democracy: Washington's Real Enemy in Venezuela
Znet Article, December, 15 2006
Chris Carlson
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Hugo Chavez isn't the only Venezuelan leader to ever challenge and anger the United States. Cipriano Castro, president of Venezuela from 1899 to 1908, was probably as big of an adversary to Washington as Hugo Chavez is today. Throughout Castro's r...
Schwartz: Why Withdrawal Is Unmentionable
Znet Article, December, 14 2006
Michael Schwartz
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The report of James A. Baker's Iraq Study Group has already become a benchmark for Iraq policy, dominating the print and electronic media for several days after its release, and generating excited commentary by all manner of leadership types from ...
Ash: Whither Israel?
Znet Article, December, 12 2006
Gabriel Ash
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Israel is in crisis. The recent Lebanon War has heightened all its internal and external contradictions. Gabriel Ash looks at the economic and political foundations of this deeply militaristic and ideological state. The recent military defeat, bre...
Winter: Canada's Media Wannabe Americans
Znet Article, December, 08 2006
James Winter
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We Canadians like to think of ourselves as more than friendly neighbours, as global citizens with a penchant for peacekeeping. Since former prime minister Lester Pearson won a Nobel Peace prize in 1957, we have opposed U.S. international aggressio...
Schwartz: The Myth of More
Znet Article, December, 07 2006
Michael Schwartz
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The midterm elections in the U.S. launched a new era in Iraq policy, including a new assertiveness by the ascending Democrats and visible soul-searching among at least some descending Republicans. The news is filled with a sense of impending chang...
Ssoldz: The systematic destruction of Jose Padilla
Znet Article, December, 07 2006
Stephen Ssoldz
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The New York Times today gives a glimpse of the systematic destruction of a human being as they describe the routine treatment of U.S. citizen Jose Padilla,...
