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Administrator: Barriers to Peace in the Congo
Znet Article, February, 13 2007
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David Baroudski's Book, Laurent Nkundabatware, is available on ZNet as a free download. (1) Can you tell ZNet, please, what your new book, Laurent Nkundabatware, his Rwandan Allies, and the ex-ANC Mutiny: Chronic Barriers to Last...
Administrator: The Problem in Iraq
Znet Article, February, 11 2007
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[Mahmoud al-Mash'hadani is the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament. He was interviewed by Jawdat Kadhem. Gilbert Achcar translated this excerpt of the interview from Al-Hayat, Feb. 11, 2007. Mash'hadani is a...
Administrator: When Striking Teachers Face Death
Znet Article, February, 10 2007
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If you thought the 2005 teachers strike in British Columbian was a tough fight, consider the risks run by teachers in Oaxaca, Mexico who walked out in May 2006 to demand better conditions for themselves and their students. Many have been beaten b...
Administrator: Taking the "Monbiot challenge": The global emergency of climate change
Znet Article, January, 17 2007
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In recent months, all the major players in Canadian electoral politics have become “environmentalists.†Stephane Dion, the new Liberal leader, has a dog named Kyoto and has apparently made global warming his pet cause; even Stephen...
Administrator: Pink Tide 'Pirates'
Znet Article, January, 14 2007
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Pink Tide 'Pirates'
Administrator: On Holiday for the Holidays
Znet Article, December, 14 2006
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On Holiday for the Holidays
Administrator: Carbon trading: a carbon tax, blindfolded and handcuffed, with its shoelaces tied together
Znet Article, December, 11 2006
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"Mommy, where do carbon offsets come from?" "Well, you see sweetheart, when a major polluter and a consultant love money very, very much, they express that love in a special way. Nine months later, the consultant produces an extrem...
Administrator: Land as a Center of Power in Bolivia
Znet Article, December, 08 2006
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Silvestre Saisari, a bearded, soft-spoken leader in the Bolivian Landless Workers' Movement (MST), sat in his office in Santa Cruz, Bo...
Administrator: You can't conduct an orchestra with an invisible hand: The problem with carbon taxes
Znet Article, December, 06 2006
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Jason D Scorse agrees with the Reaso...
Administrator: Regimes unchanged: Chavez's election win strengthens alliance with Cuba
Znet Article, December, 05 2006
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Though of course one would never celebrate the unavoidable fragility of human life, it was perhaps fitting that 91 year-old former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet suffered a heart attack on Sunday, December 3. On the same day, Hugo Chavez -- th...
Administrator: Exporting Death as Democracy: an essay on U.S. foreign policy in Lebanon
Znet Article, October, 05 2006
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In 1983, a Memorandum entitled, "Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy Strategies for Lebanon and the Middle East," was prepared for the Chair of the International Political Committee. It was signed by Robert C McFarlane, as Chairman of the Special ...
Administrator: The Soundtrack to Protest:
Znet Article, September, 24 2006
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I was in high school the first time I saw David Rovics play. His politcal folk anthems helped contribute to my growing consciousness of global justice issues, radical history and social change. Several years have past and David has gone on to trav...
Administrator: Blockades
Znet Article, September, 10 2006
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A profound political crisis is shaking up the country. The rules that regulate the balance of power between elites have been violated. From above, there is no agreement or any possibility for one in the short term. The occupation of the lectern of...
Administrator: Iraqi Unions Kept Away from Oil Legislation
Znet Article, August, 03 2006
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At the outset I would like to thank all media personnel who are trying to shed light on the hidden areas of what is happening in Iraq. There are many challenges that the important and vital oil sector f...
Administrator: The Secretary of State Prefers Brahms*
Znet Article, July, 31 2006
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"Tell people!" The plea came from Yusuf al-Alam, who was deploring the conditions in which he and his three children found themselves." No food, no water!"[1] The location was Tyre; the occasion, the escalating Israeli invasion of Lebanon; the app...
Administrator: Update on the Congo
Znet Article, July, 25 2006
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Author’s note: Composed 25 Jul 2006. All noted photos used in this article are the sole property of the author. It is forbidden to reproduce or distribute any of the photos without the permission of the author. Elections. The most ob...
Administrator: Between Electoral Theater and Revolution
Znet Article, July, 10 2006
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Before Evo Morales won a landslide victory in the Bolivian presidential election on December 18, 2005, one of his key campaign promises was to organize a constituent assembly to rewrite the constitution. The election for representatives to that as...
Administrator: Crisis in US Media Coverage of Gaza
Znet Article, July, 05 2006
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One element fueling the current crisis in Gaza is the ongoing failure of US corporate media coverage of Israel/Palestine. US policy, public opinion and mainstream media coverage of Israel/Palestine are all dangerously biased towards Israel. Media ...
Administrator: The Wealth Underground
Znet Article, May, 08 2006
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Years before the arrival of the Spanish, Bolivia's indigenous people used "magic water" to cure wounds and keep fires going. With the invention of the automobile in the 1880s this black liquid took on a new importance. Since then, the oil and gas...
Administrator: Interview with Oscar Olivera
Znet Article, April, 22 2006
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"Super dogs especial," yelled the hot dog vendor. His stand was an island in a street packed with World Social Forum participants. Other people sold Che Guevara hats, artesian jewelry, Hugo Chavez dolls and radical buttons in six languages. Drum c...
Administrator: Fairtrade and Global Justice
Znet Article, April, 22 2006
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Gone are the days when fair trade goods were available only at charity shops and church bazaars. Fair trade - or Fairtrade, as it has branded itself - is now big business.You can choose Fairtrade coffee in high-street outlets like Starbucks and Pr...
Administrator: The New York Times Whitewashes the Israeli Takeover of East Jerusalem
Znet Article, April, 18 2006
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Despite a practiced guise of objectivity, the US corporate media’s reporting on Israel/Palestine is dominated by the Israeli narrative. An April 16, 2006 feature article by Steven Erlanger, The New York Times’ Jerusalem Bureau Chi...
Administrator: Latin America's Leftist Shift: Hopes and Challenges
Znet Article, March, 16 2006
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Within the last six years in Latin America numerous social movements have gained momentum in the fight for human rights, better living and working conditions and an end to corporate exploitation and military violence. Recently, left of center lead...
Administrator: In the Name of the War on Terror
Znet Article, March, 08 2006
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Leonida Zurita Vargas, a Bolivian coca farmer organizer and alternate Senator, was planning to be in the US right now as part of a three week speaking tour on Bolivian social movements and human rights. This tour would take her to Vermont, Harvard...
Administrator: In the Name of the War on Terror: Bolivian Human Rights Leader Barred from Entering the U.S.
Znet Article, March, 01 2006
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Leonida Zurita Vargas, a Bolivian coca farmer organizer and alternate Senator, was planning to be in the US right now as part of a three week speaking tour on Bolivian social movements and human rights. This tour would take her to Vermont, Harvard...
Administrator: Bobby Sands and Britain's Own Gitmo, 25 Years On
Znet Article, March, 01 2006
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Why should we be surprised at this violation of the Magna Carta when the nation that wrote the document threw it out a quarter century ago? The name Bobby Sands is emblazoned on the Irish psyche, 25 years after he began his hunger strike on March...
Administrator: We will not sell our people or principles for foreign aid
Znet Article, February, 01 2006
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It is widely recognised that the Palestinians are among the most politicised and educated peoples in the world. When they went to the polls last Wednesday they were well aware of what was on offer and those who voted for Hamas knew what it stood f...
Administrator: Two women, two cancers, two health-care systems
Znet Article, December, 31 2005
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Two women, two cancers, two health-care systems
Administrator: US Corporate Media Erases Israeli Role in Rise of Hamas
Znet Article, December, 20 2005
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The US corporate media has started to examine Hamas’ victories in Palestinian municipal elections last Thursday. However, if the New York Times’ coverage is any indication, an honest evaluation of Israel’s role in increasin...
Administrator: All-American Christmas
Znet Article, December, 15 2005
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All-American Christmas
