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Commentary Herman: ROGUE REMOVAL AS OFFICIAL U.S. FOREIGN POLICY

Commentary, August, 11 2000 Edward Herman
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In her August 1 speech before the Republican National Convention, Bush foreign policy adviser Condoleezza Rice explained to the audience that Bush "recognizes that the magnificent men and women of America's armed forces are not a global police for...

Commentary Landau: THE DRUG WAR IS AS AMERICAN AS APPLE PIE AND COCAINE

Commentary, August, 10 2000 Saul Landau
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One of my friends mocks the drug war and sneers at President Clinton's request that Congress fund a new $1.2 billion military aid package for Colombia, so the Colombian military can better engage the iniquitous narco-traffickers. "You don't unders...

Commentary Dominick: Zapatismo, Anyone?

Commentary, August, 09 2000 Brian Dominick
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Not since the Zapatista uprising in January, 1994, has my hope for radical social change been so reinvigorated as by the recent uprisings here in the North around the World Trade Organization, the IMF/World Bank, and the Organization of American S...

Commentary Mokhiber: Big Ideas on Corporate Accountability and Global Sustainability

Commentary, August, 08 2000 Russell Mokhiber
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Sometimes, it is important to think big.In an era where corporations trample across the globe with minimal restraint, and citizen movements around the world are on their heels, it is natural -- and necessary -- for those trying to check corporate ...

Commentary Albert: Anarchism Today

Commentary, August, 07 2000 Michael Albert
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In lieu of attending the North American Anarchist Conference (NAAC), I was asked: Òwhat do you think of anarchism as an existing and potential ideology and movement?Ó Well, I think if anarchism were an ecology, it would be a tropical rain forest--...

Commentary Edwards: Two on Iraq

Commentary, August, 06 2000 David Edwards
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August 6 is the tenth anniversary of sanctions on Iraq...and we have two commentaries on the broad topic to deliver...

Commentary Bronski: Violence and Gays in the Militaryby

Commentary, August, 05 2000 Michael Bronski
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It was, of course, to be expected. On July 17 an Army review concluded that no officers would be held responsible for the death of P.F.C..Barry Winchell who was murdered on July 5, 1999 by a fellow soldier at Fort Campbell, on the Tennessee-Kentuc...

Commentary Glick: Leftists and Popular Movements

Commentary, August, 04 2000 Ted Glick
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There are a number of reasons why some of those who are left of center in the United States have not yet decided to support the Ralph Nader/Winona LaDuke Green Party independent Presidential campaign. Some have the usual "lesser of two evils" argu...

Commentary Peters: Talking to Kids about Class

Commentary, August, 03 2000 Cynthia Peters
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My daughter had been studiously observing the Stop and Shop employee who was bagging our groceries. As she left the store, she seemed perplexed about something. Finally, she asked her father, ÒDad, is bagging groceries a really bad job?Ó

Commentary 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.

Commentary Cagan: Philadelphia: Sunday, July 30

Commentary, August, 01 2000 Leslie Cagan
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As the several thousand delegates to the Republican PartyÕs Nominating Convention were arriving in Philadelphia this weekend, protests were already in full swing. There is too much happening for me to report on it all, but the Independent Media Ce...

Commentary Hightower: Three from Hightower

Commentary, July, 31 2000 Jim Hightower
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"The truth will come out. They are killing me tonight. They are murdering me." These were the final words of Gary Graham, number 135 on the list of death row inmates executed in rapid-fire order on the watch of George W. Bush, who has averaged ...

Commentary Herman: THE HACK STRIKES AGAIN!: KRUGMAN ON NADER

Commentary, July, 29 2000 Edward Herman
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In his op-ed column of July 23rd entitled "Saints and Profits," Paul Krugman shows once again why the New York Times put him on as a regular (for a more extended discussion, see my "Krugman On Economists As Hacks: Or, 'Mirror Mirror on the Wall',"...

Commentary Russell: ADA Celebration, Protest and Dirty Harry

Commentary, July, 28 2000 Marta Russell
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July 26, 2000 marks the 10th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark disability civil rights bill intended to improve the lives of disabled Americans. Reactions and planned ADA 2000 events are mixed as to what the law ...

Commentary Chomsky: "Peace Process" Prospects

Commentary, July, 27 2000 Noam Chomsky
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The latest AP report from Camp David (evening, July 25) begins: "The Middle East peace talks at Camp David collapsed Tuesday over rival claims to East Jerusalem. Disappointed, President Clinton said he tried several approaches but could not come u...

Commentary Landau: THE 47TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIDEL'S ATTACK ON MONCADA

Commentary, July, 26 2000 Saul Landau
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July 26, 1953. Fidel Castro leads 158 men to attack Fort Moncada, in Santiago de Cuba, the island's second largest military installation. Flashback. 1860. John Brown's raiders hit Harper's Ferry. Brown, like Castro, lost the battle. Both of these ...

Commentary Said: Dark at the End of the Tunnel

Commentary, July, 25 2000 Edward Said
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From Al-Ahram Weekly / Issue No. 491 The media has been bursting with all sorts of rumours, speculation, and some news about the Camp David summit, its progress, outcome, and meaning. Whatever happens as an immediate result of the negotiations, ...

Commentary Wise: Bill of Whites: Historical Memory Through the Racial Looking Glass

Commentary, July, 24 2000 Tim Wise
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In 1992, white supremacist Jared Taylor lamented the ostensibly growing influence of people of color in the U.S. when he wrote:"The old, standard history united Americans...It emphasized one point of view and ignored others. It was history about w...

Commentary Schechter: Long Live Chairman Levin!

Commentary, July, 23 2000 Danny Schechter
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A long time ago, in the days when evil empires threatened freedom-loving peoples everywhere, there were a few men we were taught to fear. They led massive, top-down international networks of true believers committed to infiltrating our minds and w...

Commentary Mokhiber: Which Way, CFA?

Commentary, July, 22 2000 Russell Mokhiber
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The Consumer Federation of America is at a crossroads. Set up in 1968 to advocate in Washington, D.C. for consumer interests, the Federation is being consumed by Washington's corporate culture. Will it seek to reverse course and get back to its co...

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