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Author: The US Colony of Nicaragua
Nov 14, 2005
"We have made a very important treaty with a people totally unrepresented, a people dominated by our military power...I have never considered the treaty with Nicaragua as a treaty agreed with the Nicaraguan people. We made a treaty with ourselves. We made
Adamovsky: The Failure of the Summit of the Americas: Empire at a Crossroads?
Nov 12, 2005
It is in the front page of all major Argentine newspapers: "the Summit split up over FTAA" (Clar'n); "The US fails to get support for FTAA" (Pagina/12). By all accounts, the Summit of the Americas ended up in total failure. After several weeks of intense
Adamovsky: Bush in Argentina: Bringing Imperialism Back to Public Debate
Nov 05, 2005
A few years ago, Tulio Halperin Donghi, Argentina's most eminent historian, argued that "dependency" or "imperialism" were no longer part of the agenda of Latin American historiography or public debate. This was not due to their lack of significance as po
Author: Leaving New Labour's Brave New World
Oct 19, 2005
For one year after America and Britain invaded Iraq, I wore an A4-sized placard with "Oiligarchy" on one side in a large red font and with a sticker of "George Bush, International Terrorist" on the other side, which also has a smaller sticker saying "Regi
Albert: Parecon Interview on Leaving for Argentina
Oct 15, 2005
[Press interview preparatory to arriving in Argentina for a trip there, to Venezuela, and Mexico, to learn about events unfolding throughout Latin America.]
Adamovsky: Katrina And Bush's Responsibility: Race Or Class? Yes, Please.
Oct 03, 2005
Buenos Aires. The Katrina disaster exposed the lies of Bush's doctrine of "total security". As it has been repeatedly stated in progressive circles in the past weeks, it became blatantly clear that the government was all too ready to protect the people's
Author: Lying With A Straight Face
Sep 17, 2005
Every year, right around the anniversary of 9/11 the Bush administration spins the public about the reasons 1,864 American soldiers have died fighting for a lie in Iraq. And every year, itÕs just as crucial that the media tell the public the truth about t
Albert: Embark Now
Sep 02, 2005
In the U.S. summer is winding down. Soon U.S. students will trek back to school, including college. Would that I was one of them, not because it would mean I was forty years younger - though that would be a nice turn of events - but because this is the fi
Adamovsky: Welcome to Liberal Terrorism
Aug 07, 2005
(On How John Locke Murdered Juan Carlos de Menezes)
Author: Edge of Sports
Jul 31, 2005
In High School, I was a 5' 10" inch center for the fearsome Friends Seminary Quakers in New York City. It wasn't pretty, but I lived for it and didn't care if the opposing center could spit on my head. I just loved sports. My walls were shrines to Magic J
Author: OAS and Nicaragua
Jun 22, 2005
The 35th summit of the Organization of American States (OAS) was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the first days of June this year. It marked another tactical defeat for the Bush regime's State Department under Condoleezza Rice and her Latin American p
Author: Posada Carriles: Undocumented alien or VIP guest?
Jun 16, 2005
"For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible" (George W. Bush, State of the Union Address, January 20, 2004)
Author: India-Pakistan Peace-Mission Accomplished?
Jun 09, 2005
The peace building process between India and Pakistan has escalated at a speed unseen in the history of the two countries' relations. The recent Indian visit by Gen. Musharaf was preceded by a lot of hype about an 'irreversible peace process'. Many of us
Author: Radical Teaching
Jun 01, 2005
The issue of objectivity in the college classroom is widely misunderstood outside and even within colleges and universities. Frankly, many of us in academia contribute to this confusion by failing to adequately explain our larger mission.
Author: Don't Be Fooled By The Spin On Iraq
Apr 17, 2005
UK - Wednesday April 13, 2005 - The Guardian - Saddam Hussein's effigy was pulled down again in Baghdad's Firdos Square at the weekend. But unlike the made-for-TV event when US troops first entered the Iraqi capital, the toppling of Saddam on the occupati
Author: Abortion And Schiavo-the Stories We Tell
Apr 14, 2005
Even if you've heard more than enough about Terry Schiavo, it seems useful to consider why Bush's political grandstanding backfired. Over seventy percent of Americans, including solid majorities of self-described evangelicals, opposed the intervention of
Author: How Britain helped Saddam into Power
Apr 12, 2005
Formerly secret British files tell the story of British backing for the Ba'ath party's seizure of power in Iraq in 1963. This is the root of London and Washington's previous backing of Saddam and repressive regimes in Baghdad, continuing today.
Author: Invisible Women
Apr 02, 2005
Women don't shout. Women don't like politics. Women shrink from intellectual debate. Women don't try. It's time for another round of "What's Wrong with Women?"
Arnove: Breaking the boundaries
Mar 25, 2005
MUSICIAN AND songwriter Bob Dylan may walk away with a National Book Critics Circle award on March 18 for the first installment of his "autobiography" Chronicles, Volume I. Chronicles has topped national bestseller lists since its release and was ranked t
Nov 19, 2005
It's Nov. 19, 1915, in a courtyard of the Utah State Penitentiary in Salt Lake City. Five riflemen take careful aim at a condemned organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World, Joe Hill, who stands before them straight and stiff and proud.