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Shiva: Stopping Biopiracy
Commentary, September, 06 1999
Vandana2 Shiva
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The patents on the anti-diabetic properties of karela, jamun, brinjal once again highlight the problem of Biopiracy - the patenting of indigenous biodiversity related knowledge.
Marable: Chickens Coming Home to Roost
Commentary, September, 01 1999
Manning Marable
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Immediately following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X was asked by the media for his response. Malcolm was not surprised by this tragic event, because white America had long fostered violence and racism throughout society...
Schechter: China on My Mind
Commentary, August, 31 1999
Danny Schechter
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In less than two months, on October 1st, the People's Republic of China turns fifty. Mao's long march liberated a country which in a half century has gone from championing world revolution to building "socialism with Chinese characteristics."
Gonsalves: America's Civilizing Efforts
Commentary, August, 30 1999
Sean Gonsalves
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"Reflecting growing alarm in Washington about leftist rebels strengthened by the cocaine trade, a leading US diplomat met with (Colombian) President Andres Pastrana (last week) to discuss drug trafficking and the country's civil war," Associated P...
Peterson: Between the Guns and the Wall
Commentary, August, 29 1999
David Peterson
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Shortly before noon on April 6, several truckloads of the Red And White Iron militia rolled up outside a church where hundreds of people had fled seeking sanctuary. "Get out of the church!" the gun- and machete-wielding gangsters shouted. Then may...
Bronski: GOP = Gay Old Party
Commentary, August, 27 1999
Michael Bronski
Bronski's ZSpace page
It is no news that the "news" appearing in the mass media is often manufactured. No where was this clearer than a front page story in The New York Times of August 11, 1999 whose headline announced: "Gay Voters Finding G.O.P. Newly Receptive to Sup...
Author: For the Good of us All, Just Focus on Yourself
Commentary, August, 22 1999
Guest Author
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It took some time, but I think I've come to understand why so many people favor school vouchers. I was hung up on the separation of church and state and worried about decreased funding for inner- city schools. But I've seen the light. My only ques...
Solomon: In the Nation's Capital, Media Fixations Prevail
Commentary, August, 21 1999
Norman Solomon
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Few phrases in American politics have more negative connotations than "inside the Beltway." In this rarified and unreal zone, we often assume, the activities of politicians and bureaucrats are disconnected from the main concerns of most Americans....
Solomon: Broadcasting and Democracy: Oil and Water
Commentary, August, 18 1999
Norman Solomon
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Is it really possible for broadcasting and democracy to mix? In theory, yes. But right now, the prospects look bleak.
Landau: Pinochet and Valdez
Commentary, August, 17 1999
Saul Landau
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Juan Gabriel Valdes, Chile's new foreign minister, will meet with Secretary of State Madeline Albright to ask her to help return Augusto Pinochet to Chile. Since last October, British authorities have held Pinochet on a request from the Spanish Ju...
Weisbrot: Trade Wars: Where's the Beef
Commentary, August, 16 1999
Mark Weisbrot
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Should countries have the right to set health and safety standards for the food that their citizens eat? Should they be allowed to exclude foreign-produced foods that don't meet national standards? Or should these questions be decided by the World...
Halimi: Media Critics of the World Unite
Commentary, August, 15 1999
Serge Halimi
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Few countries publish as many books and articles on media criticism as the United States. Logically, all of this good work has little to no effect on the shaping and publication of news. Any adequate criticism, which describes media indoctrination...
Shalom: Another Attack on Affirmative Action
Commentary, August, 14 1999
Stephen1 Shalom
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In the present dreary political climate, another court decision against affirmative action might not warrant special comment. But a ruling last month by a Federal District judge in Savannah, Georgia, is worth considering if only because it illustr...
Wise: Hate Crimes
Commentary, August, 12 1999
Tim Wise
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There is no question so irrelevant as the one to which all or nearly all can respond in like fashion. Thus, asking people their views on child molestation, or whether or not they'd like the schools to be "better" has always seemed absurd: like ask...
Albert: Prison Policy
Commentary, August, 10 1999
Michael Albert
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About 25 years ago I was at a dinner party with a bunch of leftist economics faculty and grad students, and I posed a hypothetical question to engender some dinner debate. If you had only two choices, I asked, would you open all prison doors and l...
Gonsalves: Aiding Africa
Commentary, August, 09 1999
Sean Gonsalves
Gonsalves's ZSpace page
As part of a U.S. State Department special envoy, Tony Lake, former national security adviser to President Clinton, recently met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Eritrean President Isayas Afewerki and Organization of African Unity (OAU)...
Prashad: Behind the Front; Nuclear Deterrance Indo-Pak Style
Commentary, August, 04 1999
Vijay Prashad
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May, 1998. India and then, Pakistan, tested nuclear devices of questionable ferocity to launch themselves as nuclear power States. Both countries made diplomatic bids to join the discriminatory nuclear bargain currently being flogged to the world ...
Glass: Hacks Versus Flacks
Commentary, August, 01 1999
Charles Glass
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The London media world is under fire and taking shelter. Prime Minister Tony Blair's head flack, Alistair Campbell, has challenged the patriotism of the British press. It's as if Sid Blumenthal had questioned the loyalty under fire of the New York...
Georgakas: Hillary As Senator: Just Say No
Commentary, July, 28 1999
Dan Georgakas
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Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign to become the senator for New York offers the New York Green Party a unique opportunity to focus national attention on truly progressive solutions to our health and environmental problems.
