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Feakins: Good News in Guatemala?
Znet Article, June, 09 2004
Thomas Feakins
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El Maguey sits less than 20 miles south of sprawling Guatemala City, but it has been home to a fight for land that many associate with isolated indigenous communities. This rich 300 hectares has been worked and nurtured for many years by approxima...
Leopold: Enron's Trading Schemes
Znet Article, June, 07 2004
Jason Leopold
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Federal energy regulators have just released more than 400 pages of documents that suggest former Enron chairman Ken Lay and former chief executive Jeff Skilling were aware that Enron's west coast traders may have broken the law by using manipulat...
Pandya: The Jobs for Food Program
Znet Article, June, 01 2004
C.p. Pandya
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This piece originally appeared in Samar 17: Summer, 2004 In US congressional offices during the final months of 2003, election-year strategies were being developed and platforms laid out. For the Democrats, eager to wrest control of the White Hou...
Ssoldz: Retribution or Reflection
Znet Article, May, 20 2004
Stephen Ssoldz
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The last few weeks were deeply disturbing for most Americans. Most were shocked by the pictures out of Abu Ghraib, pictures of scenes that are usually viewed only in pornographic movies. These pictures raised the question for many as to how Americ...
Leopold: Schwarzenegger's Energy Team and the Recall Campaign
Znet Article, May, 13 2004
Jason Leopold
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One of the many missteps that led to the unraveling of Gray Davis' decades long political career was the way in which the former governor of California handled the state's energy crisis. Sure, Davis may have publicly vilified energy companies such...
Schwartz: WHY THE ABU GHRAIB TORTURE SHOULD BE NO SURPRISE
Znet Article, May, 11 2004
Michael Schwartz
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The fundamental verity of the Abu Ghraib scandal is this: occupying powers fighting an insurgency that has the tacit or active support of the local population will inevitably resort to torture. ...
Miller: Justice... When?
Znet Article, May, 08 2004
John Miller
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As Indonesia's election season heated up, Indonesian General Wiranto's presidential campaign brought renewed attention to his status as an indicted human rights violator in East Timor. ETAN's statement demanding that Wiranto stand trial, not stand...
Leopold: California Energy Plan
Znet Article, May, 03 2004
Jason Leopold
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A few days before Arnold Schwarzenegger was sworn in as the 38th Governor of California last year he stood on the steps of t...
Ssoldz: Abuse at Abu Ghraib, the Psychodynamics of Occupation, and the Responsibility of Us All
Znet Article, May, 01 2004
Stephen Ssoldz
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Abuse at Abu Ghraib, the Psychodynamics of Occupation, and the Responsibility of Us All
Adve: Demolishing Lives and Livelihoods in Delhi
Znet Article, April, 27 2004
Nagraj Adve
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Even as India goes to the polls, over 50,000 people have been effectively disenfranchised in the heart of the nation's capital, Delhi. This has happened following the destruction of over 15,000 jhuggis (slum dwellings) since mid-February. Demoliti...
Feakins: Fear and Loathing in El Salvador
Znet Article, April, 26 2004
Thomas Feakins
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The memory of Archbishop Romero still resonates in El Salvador, even with 24 years passing since his death. Leading the candle-light procession of thousands who marked his anniversary was a banner that stretched across the main thoroughfare in the...
Leopold: Got Juice?
Znet Article, April, 17 2004
Jason Leopold
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Get ready for another jolt this summer. California energy officials are expected to issue a startling report next week warning that t...
Jones: Blair must try harder
Znet Article, April, 14 2004
Terry Jones
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Dear Mr and Mrs Blair, I have just had to mark Tony's essay, Why We Must Never Abandon This Historic Struggle in Iraq, and I am extremely worried. Your son has been in the sixth form now for several years, studying world politics, and yet his re...
Schwartz: What Triggered the Shia Insurrection?
Znet Article, April, 12 2004
Michael Schwartz
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What Triggered the Shia Insurrection?
Loewenstein: Australian Refugees
Znet Article, April, 10 2004
Antony Loewenstein
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Why does [Australia] only follow USA for going to war and other matters against human beings but does not follow USA regarding humane matters? I don't know, are you aware that USA governments have given 10 million visas to people who were living i...
Simon: Australia's Job Network
Znet Article, March, 24 2004
George Simon
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As an employee of a particular Job Network Member (JNM) throughout most of last year, I have been given a particularly interesting perspective on the Howard government's ability to manage unemployment and other social issues. Many Australians ar...
Ingalls: The New Afghan Constitution
Znet Article, March, 13 2004
James Ingalls
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On January 4, 2004, 502 delegates agreed on a Constitution for Afghanistan , an act many have described as a positive step toward democracy. U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad wrote: “Afghans have seized the opportunity provid...
Skerrett: Regime Change By Social Collapse
Znet Article, March, 02 2004
Kevin Skerrett
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In March of 2003, Canada's federal Liberal government broke with its traditional support for US foreign policy by refusing significant pressure to join the illegal bombing, invasion, and occupation of Iraq. Today, in early 2004, the new Mart...
Johnson: The New Unity Partnership
Zmag Article, March, 01 2004
William Johnson
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W ith union membership and density down, current wisdom among the major U.S. unions seems to boil down to one mantra: organize, organize, organize. Increasingly, unions are focusing their resources...
Scholl: The Human Face Of Economics
Znet Article, February, 27 2004
Ann Scholl
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Returning to Argentina last year was like coming back to a different country. Everything was worn, tattered, older, poorer. Buses, paving stones, paint on school buildings, people's faces, the taste of ice-cream. Now Argentina had become a 'proper...
