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Znet Article Pappe: Demons of The Nakbah

Znet Article, May, 17 2002 Ilan Pappe
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As a Jewish child, born in Haifa in the early 1950s, I did not encounter the term Nakbah (catastrophe), nor was I aware of its significance. Only in my high- school days did the term make its first appearance. There were three Israeli Palestinian ...

Znet Article Solomon: The Case Of The 9-11 Photo

Znet Article, May, 17 2002 Norman Solomon
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Politicians are often eager to outdo their foes with media images of greater patriotism or piety. But in mid-May 2002, Republican and Democratic leaders also vied to appear more offended than their opponents. The catalyst was a GOP effort to boost...

Commentary Wise: Defining Democracy Down

Commentary, May, 16 2002 Tim Wise
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WebsterÕs New World Dictionary defines democracy as, among other things, Òthe principle of equality of rights, opportunity and treatment, or the practice of this principle.Ó Keep this in mind, as weÕll be coming back to it shortly.

Znet Article Solomon: No Media Interest In A Basic Matter Of Democracy

Znet Article, May, 16 2002 Norman Solomon
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A basic principle of democracy is that every person's vote should have equal weight. So we might expect some public discourse about the fact that the U.S. Senate is fundamentally undemocratic. But it's a complete non-issue among politicians and jo...

Commentary Weisbrot: What About the Trade Deficit?

Commentary, May, 15 2002 Mark Weisbrot
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The much-feared Federal budget deficit is back in the news: the latest projections show it could be twice as high in the coming year as previously thought. Should anyone be worried?

Znet Article Glass: Palestine's Petain?

Znet Article, May, 15 2002 Charles Glass
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The old fox escaped the hencoop again. For almost two weeks, Yasser Arafat has paraded through the ravaged streets of the West Bank as if he had won Palestine's war of independence. It was like old times, with Sharon squeezing him, then letting hi...

Znet Article Fisk: Why Does John Malkovich Want To Kill Me?

Znet Article, May, 15 2002 Robert Fisk
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It used to be just a trickle, a steady drip-drip of hate mail which arrived once a week, castigating me for reporting on the killing of innocent Lebanese under Israeli air raids or for suggesting that Arabs - as well as Israelis - wanted peace in ...

Commentary Cromwell: Regulating The University Mind

Commentary, May, 14 2002 David Cromwell
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I blame my dad. As a mature student of geography and Russian at Glasgow University, he used to take me and my wee brother Kenneth to the campus in the west end of the city, just off Byres Road in Hillhead. Gilbert Scott's Gothic creation, fulfilli...

Znet Article Pappe: Contents Bearing On The Case Of Ilan Pappe

Znet Article, May, 14 2002 Ilan Pappe
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Dear Friends, I have received today an invitation to stand for a trial in my university, the university of Haifa. The prosecution, represented by Haifa Dean's of humanities demands my expulsion from the university due to the positions I have tak...

Znet Article Shiva: Export at Any Cost

Znet Article, May, 14 2002 Vandana2 Shiva
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Oxfam International's report "Rigged Rules and Double Standards" on Trade, globalisation and the fight against poverty is a brave attempt at combining two paradigms. However, when two paradigms are incommensurate, putting them together only create...

Commentary Peters: Parenting in a Vulgar Age / Happy Mothers Day

Commentary, May, 13 2002 Cynthia Peters
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Anyone who has even briefly perused the childcare shelves at bookstores knows that there are strategies and then refinements to those strategies on how to be the best possible parent to your fetus.

Znet Article Ali: Letter to a Young Muslim

Znet Article, May, 13 2002 Tariq Ali
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  Remember when you approached me after the big antiwar meeting in November 2001 (I think it was Glasgow) and asked whether I was a believer? I have not forgotten the shock you registered when I replied "no", or the comment of your friend ("o...

Znet Article Bricmont: Why We Still Need To Be Anti-Imperialists

Znet Article, May, 13 2002 Jean Bricmont
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It seems evident, from the attitude of the capitalist world to Soviet Russia, of the Entente to the Central Empires, and of England to Ireland and India, that there is no depth of cruelty, perfidy or brutality from which the present holders of pow...

Znet Article Palast: Opec Chief Warned Chavez About Coup

Znet Article, May, 13 2002 Greg Palast
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The Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, had advance warning of last month's coup attempt against him from the secretary general of Opec, Ali Rodriguez, allowing him to prepare an extraordinary plan which saved both his government and his life, an i...

Commentary Herman: "israel's Willing Executioners"

Commentary, May, 11 2002 Edward Herman
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It should be obvious that the above title is an oxymoron, because Israel is good, only a victim, not a victimizer, besides which Israel is a U.S. client and friend. So an invidious phrase like "willing executioners" can no more be applied to Israe...

Znet Article Wise: Taliban Jews: Some Extremists are More Equal Than Others

Znet Article, May, 11 2002 Tim Wise
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As tensions flare in the Middle East-the result of Israel's ongoing occupation of Palestinian territory, as well as a spate of suicide/homicide bombings by those resisting the occupation-much has been said of "extremists" and the actions of fanati...

Znet Article Chomsky: Constructive Action?

Znet Article, May, 11 2002 Noam Chomsky
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A year ago, the Hebrew University sociologist Baruch Kimmerling observed that "what we feared has come true … War appears an unavoidable fate", an "evil colonial" war. His colleague Ze'ev Sternhell noted that the Israeli leadership was now...

Commentary Flanders: Does Karen Hughes Protest Too Much?

Commentary, May, 10 2002 Laura Flanders
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When a man in politics or business says he's resigning to spend more time with his family it's taken as a euphemism for "I'm being pushed out," "I've had it up to here," or, as in the case of all those Enron execs, "the Feds are about to investiga...

Znet Article Brecher: Global Self -Organization From Below

Znet Article, May, 10 2002 Jeremy Brecher
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As globalization from above has grown more destructive, the constructive achievements of globalization from below in the two years since the Battle of Seattle have been impressive. An incredible range of movements and concerns that once seemed unr...

Commentary Kagarlitsky: Russian Riot Helps Enlighten the Leadership

Commentary, May, 09 2002 Boris Kagarlitsky
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Last week workers set out to defend their rights in two places: Italy, and the city of Voronezh in central European Russia. In their significance for Russia, the disorders in Voronezh were comparable to the impact the general strike had on Italy.

Commentary Secours: Tennessee Kangaroo Court

Commentary, May, 08 2002 Molly Secours
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Any romantic illusions about fairness in the American Criminal Justice System disintegrated at Riverbend Prison in Nashville last Thursday.

Znet Article Fisk: There Is A Solution To This War

Znet Article, May, 08 2002 Robert Fisk
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Ariel Sharon's "peace" plan presented to President Bush in Washington last night – get rid of Arafat, devise a more obedient Palestinian Authority and keep building settlements for Jews and Jews only on Palestinian land – is fantas...

Commentary Brecher: Global Self-Organization from Below

Commentary, May, 07 2002 Jeremy Brecher
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As globalization from above has grown more destructive, the constructive achievements of globalization from below in the two years since the Battle of Seattle have been impressive. An incredible range of movements and concerns that once seemed unr...

Znet Article Wilpert: Venezuela after the Coup Attempt

Znet Article, May, 07 2002 Gregory Wilpert
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More and more details about the attempted coup against President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela are beginning to emerge, although much of it still remains shrouded in mystery. The perhaps biggest unsolved mystery is who were the snipers who started the ...

Znet Article Weisbrot: Brazilian Democracy Faces Obstacles from the North

Znet Article, May, 07 2002 Mark Weisbrot
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Brazilian Democracy Faces Obstacles from the North

Commentary Choudry: “democracy” Can Never Take Root On Stolen Land

Commentary, May, 06 2002 Aziz Choudry
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I keep seeing books, articles and correspondence which refer to a “post-colonial world”. Which world is that? Hand me a telescope. It doesn’t seem to be in this galaxy.

Commentary Choudry: ÒdemocracyÓ Can Never Take Root On Stolen Land

Commentary, May, 06 2002 Aziz Choudry
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I keep seeing books, articles and correspondence which refer to a Òpost-colonial worldÓ. Which world is that? Hand me a telescope. It doesnÕt seem to be in this galaxy.

Znet Article Fisk: Sharon the merciless and Arafat the corrupt have nothing meaningful to offer each other

Znet Article, May, 06 2002 Robert Fisk
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Sharon the merciless and Arafat the corrupt have nothing meaningful to offer each other

Znet Article Pilger: Clare Short's treatment of Ghana

Znet Article, May, 06 2002 John Pilger
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Clare Short promotes herself expertly in the media. She is the "rebel" in the Blair cabinet, the outspoken rough diamond opposed to "those privileged middle-class types" who challenge the diktats of the World Bank, of which she is a governor. In t...

Znet Article Weisbrot: When Surrender Isn't Good Enough

Znet Article, May, 06 2002 Mark Weisbrot
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WASHINGTON, DC...

Commentary Prashad: Gujarat Cannot and Must Not Become the Future Face of India

Commentary, May, 05 2002 Vijay Prashad
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First, in February 2002, came news of the Hindu Right's renewed campaign to build a temple at the site of the destroyed 16th century mosque in Ayodhya, in northern India. In 1992, the leaders of the Hindu Right's political party, the BJP, joined w...

Commentary Gonsalves: The Social Safety Problem

Commentary, May, 04 2002 Sean Gonsalves
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Yeah, yeah, criminals "deserve" this and they "deserve" that. But if we can

Commentary Albert: Common Courage Needs Help

Commentary, May, 03 2002 Michael Albert
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Common Courage Press

Znet Article Prashad: Gujarat Cannot and Must Not Become the Future of India

Znet Article, May, 03 2002 Vijay Prashad
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First, in February 2002, came news of the Hindu Right's renewed campaign to build a temple at the site of the destroyed 16th century mosque in Ayodhya, in northern India. In 1992, the leaders of the Hindu Right's political party, the BJP, joined w...

Znet Article Podur: Against Fear and Invisibility

Znet Article, May, 03 2002 Justin Podur
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The struggle of Colombians is a struggle against fear and a struggle against invisibility. These are two of the worst weapons used against Colombians.  Fear, because it causes the silence elites need to fulfill their agendas.  Invisibil...

Commentary Wise: Anti-Semitism, Real and Imagined

Commentary, May, 02 2002 Tim Wise
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Watching former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak to Congress a few weeks ago, I must admit, I was almost sucked in. No, not by his distorted version of reality in the Occupied Territories, nor by his opportunistic and transparently ...

Znet Article Scipes: AFL-CIO and Venezuela: Return of Labor Imperialism, or a Mistaken Reaction?

Znet Article, May, 02 2002 Kim Scipes
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AFL-CIO and Venezuela: Return of Labor Imperialism, or a Mistaken Reaction?

Znet Article Edwards: A Tale Of Two 'massacres' - Jenin And Racak

Znet Article, May, 02 2002 David Edwards
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"I think newsmen are inclined to side with humanity rather than with authority and institutions." (Quoted Schechter, The More You Watch, The Less...

Commentary Choudry: Forestry Giant Cut To Size At Award Ceremony

Commentary, May, 01 2002 Aziz Choudry
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It's that time of year again. The winner of the Roger Award for the worst transnational corporation operating in Aotearoa/New Zealand in 2001 was named at an open-air evening event in Auckland on Friday April 12th.

Znet Article Pilger: Venezuela and Censorship

Znet Article, May, 01 2002 John Pilger
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Commentary Solomon: Media And The Hazards Of Political Faith

Commentary, April, 30 2002 Norman Solomon
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Weeks before the 20th century ended, the pundit Michael Kinsley was uncommonly direct in a Time essay that defended the virtues of the World Trade Organization with these closing words: "But really, the WTO is OK. Do the math. Or take it on faith....

Znet Article Street: Towards a "Decent Left"

Znet Article, April, 30 2002 Paul Street
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The Liberal-Left Attack Among the many dark aspects of September 11th's aftermath we might include the intensification of internal division within an American left that was already rather snippy with itself. This latest intra-"progressive" unplea...

Znet Article Kagarlitsky: A French Lesson

Znet Article, April, 30 2002 Boris Kagarlitsky
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No-one was particularly excited about the presidential elections in France. The differences between the leading candidates were so minuscule that the victory of one or the other could have significance only for the candidate himself and for people...

Znet Article Monbiot: Black Shirts in Green Trousers

Znet Article, April, 30 2002 George Monbiot
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The polling stations had scarcely closed before Le Pen's success was being blamed on the greens and the new left. The leader of France's Front National, commentators on both sides of the Channel agree, had done so well because the radicals first e...

Commentary Russell: Affordable Accessible Housing Needs to Be on Housing Advocates' Radar Screen

Commentary, April, 29 2002 Marta Russell
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Affordable housing was already at a crisis point pre-S11 during the economic "boom." Now in the recession, people are being pink-slipped and losing their jobs by the tens of thousands. The Bush economic stimulus bail out plan does nothing for laid...

Commentary Mondragon: What Are These 'other Threats To Colombia's Security'?

Commentary, April, 29 2002 Hector Mondragon
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On April 18, 2002, the US Congress announced a new bill intended to raise the

Znet Article Wise: Anti-Semitism, Real and Imagined

Znet Article, April, 29 2002 Tim Wise
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Watching former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak to Congress a few weeks ago, I must admit, I was almost sucked in. No, not by his distorted version of reality in the Occupied Territories, nor by his opportunistic and transparently ...

Znet Article Roy: Democracy

Znet Article, April, 28 2002 Arundhati Roy
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Last night a friend from Baroda called. Weeping. It took her fifteen minutes to tell me what the matter was. It wasn't very complicated. Only that Sayeeda, a friend of hers, had been caught by a mob. Only that her stomach had been ripped open and ...

Commentary Rebick: French Election Has Lessons For Us All

Commentary, April, 27 2002 Judy Rebick
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The results of the French Presidential election are the latest, and perhaps most significant sign, that the shifts in global politics following September 11 are much greater than anyone on the left predicted. The failure of the French left to move...

Znet Article Fisk: They are coming

Znet Article, April, 27 2002 Robert Fisk
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They are coming. That's what most Gazans tell you. The Israelis are coming. But the sand barricades are pathetic. Even a mile from the Erez "safe crossing'' point constructed during the early days of the mad dream of Oslo, the best that Yasser Ara...

Znet Article Galeano: The Machine

Znet Article, April, 27 2002 Eduardo Galeano
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 [Translated by Francisco González] Sigmund Freud had learned it from Jean-Martin Charcot: ideas can be implanted by hypnosis in the human mind. More than a century has gone by since then, and the technology of manipulation has made great...

Znet Article Mondragon: What are these 'other threats' to Colombia's Security?

Znet Article, April, 27 2002 Hector Mondragon
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On April 18, 2002, the US Congress announced a new bill intended to raise the amounts and the involvement of military aid to the government of Colombia. The text of the bill, released with the visit of Colombian President Andres Pastrana to Washin...

Commentary Monbiot: Diplomatic Impunity

Commentary, April, 26 2002 George Monbiot
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Tony Blair might believe he belongs to an international coalition, but George Bush has other ideas. Bush's international war against terrorism has not stopped him from waging a parallel war against co-operation.

Znet Article Rebick: French Election Has Lessons For Us All

Znet Article, April, 26 2002 Judy Rebick
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The results of the French Presidential election are the latest, and perhaps most significant sign, that the shifts in global politics following September 11 are much greater than anyone on the left predicted. The failure of the French left to move...

Znet Article Mokhiber: No Kidding:

Znet Article, April, 26 2002 Russell Mokhiber
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A key anti-bribery law has taken a major hit. A startling decision handed down last week by a federal judge in Houston undermines the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and will make it difficult for weak and demoralized prosecutors to bring to justice...

Commentary Prashad: Sharonism and the "Special Relationship."

Commentary, April, 25 2002 Vijay Prashad
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An email message comes to me from Karachi, Pakistan. The message reads, in part, as follows: "Chomsky says that US support of Israel is not because of the 'Jewish Lobby' and he gives reasons for that; for one it would be too simplistic to think th...

Commentary Solomon: Alice's New Adventures In Medialand

Commentary, April, 24 2002 Norman Solomon
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Alice climbed out of the news hole. She seemed badly shaken. "I thought Wonderland was curious indeed," she said, "but Medialand is even more peculiar."

Znet Article Klein: Old Hates Fueled By Fear

Znet Article, April, 24 2002 Naomi Klein
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I knew from e-mail reports that something new was going on in Washington last weekend. A demonstration against the World Bank and International Monetary Fund was joined by an antiwar march, as well as a demonstration against the Israeli occupation...

Commentary Kagarlitsky: A Different World, But Which One?

Commentary, April, 23 2002 Boris Kagarlitsky
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The World Social Forum in Porto Alegre arose as an alternative to the World Economic Forum in Davos. If Davos had become a symbol of the free market and of corporate globalisation, Porto Alegre was designed to become both a show of resistance to D...

Znet Article Monbiot: Diplomacy US-Style

Znet Article, April, 23 2002 George Monbiot
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Tony Blair might believe he belongs to an international coalition, but George Bush has other ideas. Bush's international war against terrorism has not stopped him from waging a parallel war against cooperation. Two weeks ago, the US ambassador to...

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