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Flanders: How About Gun Control for the Pentagon?

Znet Article, January, 13 2013 Laura Flanders
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The NRA works for its corporate partners no harder than the State Department works for theirs

Zirin: RGIII and the Crisis of Liberalism in the United States

Znet Article, January, 13 2013 Dave Zirin
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There was a time when progressives, as a point of principle, made an effort to side with the people against the tyrannical and corrupt

Street: Dead Last: Depressing Health Facts From Exceptional (United States of) America

Commentary, January, 12 2013 Paul Street
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Americans experience higher rates of disease and injury and die sooner – yes, die sooner – than people in other high-income countries

Kelly: Seeking Security in Afghanistan

Znet Article, January, 12 2013 Kathy Kelly
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Afghans and Americans need a different practice of security that addresses basic needs and root problems. We need to clamor for a better world

Fisk: Anonymous trolls are as pathetic as the anonymous "sources" that contaminate the gutless journalism of the New York Times, BBC, and CNN

Znet Article, January, 12 2013 Robert Fisk
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Rather than call it cyber-journalism we should stop drinking this digital poison

Vltchek: Okinawa: Notes From The ‘Evil Island’

Znet Article, January, 12 2013 Andre Vltchek
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It is all about barbed wire and warnings and checkpoints

Baroud: History of the People: Articulating ‘Palestine’ Despite Israeli Hasbara

Znet Article, January, 12 2013 Ramzy Baroud
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Palestinian news stories are often disconnected, disjoined news items with seemingly no relation to other news items

Albert: Occupy Strategy

Znet Article, January, 12 2013 Michael Albert
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This is the introduction to the book Occupy Strategy - which is the third and concluding volume of the series titled Fanfare for the Future

Cohn: Zero Dark Thirty: Torturing the Facts

Znet Article, January, 11 2013 Marjorie Cohn
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Propaganda films like Zero Dark Thirty, which may well win multiple Oscars, dilutes any meaningful public opposition to our government’s cruel interrogation techniques

Pearson: Exposing Five Key Media Myths about Chavez’s Health and Swearing-in

Znet Article, January, 11 2013 Tamara Pearson
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Over the last few weeks the private English media has stepped up its campaign against the Venezuelan revolution, spreading a number of lies and misconceptions

Bennis: Will Chuck Hagel's Appointment Actually Help the Anti-War Left?

Znet Article, January, 11 2013 Phyllis Bennis
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Whatever else he is, Chuck Hagel is no leftist. Standing to the left of President Obama’s center-right military policy is not a very high bar

Zirin: Notre Dame and Penn State: Two Rape Scandals, Only One Cry for Justice

Znet Article, January, 11 2013 Dave Zirin
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Two storied college football programs. Two rape scandals. Only one national outcry

Weisbrot: Disinformation Still Clouds The US Debate On Chávez's Legacy In Venezuela

Znet Article, January, 11 2013 Mark Weisbrot
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Despite 14 years of catastrophist predictions for Venezuela, oil wealth has been successfully turned to social purposes

Raina: Of wolves and men

Znet Article, January, 11 2013 Badri Raina
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However "elitist" the current outcry against rape in India may seem, its intellectual content and exponential possibilities clearly suggest that the good fight has been joined in a concerted manner for the first time.

Halimi: Give Us Your Money

Znet Article, January, 10 2013 Serge Halimi
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This is a return to the age of the robber barons

Berrigan: Remembering Guatemala

Znet Article, January, 10 2013 Frida Berrigan
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I was there as part of a delegation visiting the sites of military and paramilitary massacres

Pearson: Venezuela’s Chavez won’t Swear-in on 10 January, Large Rally Planned in Support

Znet Article, January, 10 2013 Tamara Pearson
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The Venezuelan government announced that President Hugo Chavez will be unable to swear-in on the stipulated date of 10 January

Monbiot: Heatwave: Australia's New Weather Demands A New Politics

Znet Article, January, 10 2013 George Monbiot
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Climate change clashes with the myth of a land where progress is limited only by the rate at which resources can be extracted

McGehee: Why I will not watch Zero Dark Thirty

Blog Post, January, 09 2013 Michael McGehee
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Why I will not watch Zero Dark Thirty

Benjamin: John Brennan vs. A 16-Year-Old

Commentary, January, 09 2013 Medea Benjamin
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This is a covert program where no one is held accountable for their actions

Turse: “So Many People Died”

Znet Article, January, 09 2013 Nick Turse
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The American system of suffering, 1965-2014

Solomon: The Progressive Caucus: Enabling Obama’s Rightward Moves?

Znet Article, January, 09 2013 Norman Solomon
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The failure of the Congressional Progressive Caucus to stand up to President Obama on many vital matters of principle is one of the most important political dynamics of this era

Fletcher: Oliver Stone's 'Untold History of the United States' Cannot Be Hushed Up or Brushed Aside

Znet Article, January, 09 2013 Bill Fletcher
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The “Untold History of the United States," is almost a visual version of Howard Zinn’s People’s History of the United States

Quigley: Hundreds of Thousands Homeless in Haiti Three Years after Earthquake despite Billions in Aid Funneled to NGOs, Contractors and Internationals

Znet Article, January, 09 2013 Bill Quigley
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Despite billions in aid which were supposed to go to the Haitian people, hundreds of thousands are still homeless

Monbiot: Yes, Lead Poisoning Could Really Be A Cause Of Violent Crime

Znet Article, January, 09 2013 George Monbiot
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It seems crazy, but the evidence about lead is stacking up. Behind crimes that have destroyed so many lives, is there a much greater crime?

Daniels: The Cruel "Hoax" of Emancipation

Znet Article, January, 08 2013 Ron Daniels
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In many respects "emancipation" would prove to be a "cruel hoax" that ultimately left millions of formerly enslaved Africans in a state of political and economic dependency and peonage

Kelly: In Kabul, Widows and Orphans Move Up

Commentary, January, 08 2013 Kathy Kelly
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The women I visited today are moving on up; single desperate mothers with children moving up the slope into a cold vacuum, fleeing the streets of a city that can't feed or use them

Fisk: Army Was The Target Audience Of President's Theatre At The Opera House

Znet Article, January, 08 2013 Robert Fisk
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The message for Syrians was clear: the army is the bedrock of power

Krugman: The Big Fail

Znet Article, January, 08 2013 Paul Krugman
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We've just experienced a colossal failure of economic policy and far too many of those responsible for that failure both retain power and refuse to learn from experience

Baker: Will Japan Lead The Path Away From The Fiscal Cliff?

Znet Article, January, 08 2013 Dean Baker
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If Abe manages to restore Japan to a healthy growth path perhaps it will put an end to austerity economics in the US

Schechter: Will Americans Ever Get To See Al Jazeera?

Znet Article, January, 07 2013 Danny Schechter
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Will any champions of press freedom emerge to speak out against this dangerous precedent in contemporary pre-emptive censorship, limiting what the American public can and can't see?

Jamal: Rosa Luxemburg and Occupy

Znet Article, January, 07 2013 Mumia Abu Jamal
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the Occupy Movement struck quite a chord, simply by speaking to the stark divide in American society

Chomsky: The Gravest Threat to World Peace

Znet Article, January, 06 2013 Noam Chomsky
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Virtually nothing is reported in the United States about the fate of the most obvious way to address "the gravest threat" – establish a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East

Achcar: The Empire in Decline

Znet Article, January, 06 2013 Gilbert Achcar
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We are only at the beginning of a very long revolutionary process

Glick: Promised Land, A Review

Znet Article, January, 06 2013 Ted Glick
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The movie in no way presents all, or even most, of the many problems that come with fracking, much less do so in a clear and convincing way

Shah: India’s Superhospitals And Superbugs

Znet Article, January, 05 2013 Sonia Shah
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Medical tourism in India can greatly reduce the cost to westerners of the best and fastest surgery. It can also lead to an infection by the latest and nastiest superbugs

Arnove: The People Speak

Znet Article, January, 05 2013 Anthony Arnove
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The People Speak is a compendium of speeches, stories, letters and songs that express radical dissent throughout British history

Winslow: An Alliance in Healthcare

Znet Article, January, 05 2013 Cal Winslow
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In a giant step forward for California healthcare workers, the California Nurses Association joined with the new National Union of Healthcare Workers

Jensen: Living Your Life Honestly

Znet Article, January, 05 2013 Robert Jensen
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“Good teaching is living your life honestly in front of students”

Vltchek: Anger After New Delhi Rape Victim Dies

Znet Article, January, 05 2013 Andre Vltchek
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The primary victims of this state of affairs are, of course, Indian women

Siefkes: Peercommony Reconsidered

Znet Article, January, 05 2013 Christian Siefkes
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The following piece is in response to Michael Alberts' Considering Peercommony

Engelhardt: The U.S. Intelligence Community’s New Year’s Wish

Znet Article, January, 04 2013 Tom Engelhardt
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A portrait of American power gone remarkably blind, deaf, and dumb in a world roaring toward 2030

Achcar: Arab Spring: "It's Just the Beginnung of a Revolutionary Process" / Neoliberal Policy Continues Social Misery/Egypt Has Renewed Agreement with the International Monetary Fund

Znet Article, January, 04 2013 Gilbert Achcar
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What has been going on since then is what I call a long-term revolutionary process. And this is a long-term process, it's not just three weeks or six months or whatever

Fisk: Could Saudi Arabia Be Next?

Znet Article, January, 03 2013 Robert Fisk
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Nobody can predict which way the ‘Arab Awakening’ will turn this year. But Robert Fisk has ventured a very tentative punt or two...

Alperovitz: A Checkerboard Strategy for Regaining the Progressive Initiative

Znet Article, January, 03 2013 Gar Alperovitz
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An innovative "checkerboard" approach offers a range of specific progressive strategies that could be implemented at the state, county or municipal levels

Solomon: New Year, New Era for Progressives and Obama

Znet Article, January, 03 2013 Norman Solomon
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As 2013 gets underway, progressives need to be here now. We’re in a new era of national politics -- with different circumstances that call for a major shift in approach

Boyle: The Origins Of The First And Second World Wars Currently Hover Like Twin Swords Of Damocles Over The Heads Of All Humanity

Znet Article, January, 03 2013 Francis Boyle
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The factual circumstances surrounding the outbreaks of both the First World War and the Second World War currently hover like twin Swords of Damocles over the heads of all humanity

Hass: State Bars Westerners Living In West Bank From Entering Israel, East Jerusalem

Znet Article, January, 02 2013 Amira Hass
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Change discovered after foreigners renewed tourist visas, and saw that 'Judea and Samaria only' had been stamped inside

Daniels: A Year of Destiny for Africans in America

Znet Article, January, 02 2013 Ron Daniels
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Fifty years after the March on Washington, it is inexcusable that the masses of Black poor and working people are still suffering near the bottom of the social/economic ladder in this country

Monbiot: Abandoning The Natural World

Znet Article, January, 02 2013 George Monbiot
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Emissions are rising, ice is melting and yet the response of governments is simply to pretend that none of it is happening

Peterson: The Iran "Threat" In A Kafkaesque World: Addendum

Znet Article, January, 02 2013 David Peterson
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Moments before his extrajudicial murder at the end of The Trial, Kafka’s protagonist wonders “Where was the judge he’d never seen? Where was the high court he’d never reach?”

Benjamin: Ten of My Favorite Things about 2012

Znet Article, January, 01 2013 Medea Benjamin
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There are many things to be thankful for in 2012

Sharma: From Jan 1, Indian Launches Direct Cash Transfer Of Subsidies. Is It Aimed At Scuttling Food Self-Sufficiency And Paving Way For Food Imports?

Znet Article, January, 01 2013 Devinder Sharma
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Cash-for-food will provide the smokescreen needed to accomplish what the WTO/World Bank/IMF have been telling India for a long time

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