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Shiva: W.t.o. Agreement On Agriculure
Sep 11, 2003
The Agreement on Agriculture should be called a Cargill Agreement. It was former Cargill Vice-President, Dan Amstutz, who drafted the original text of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture. Opening Southern markets and converting peasant agriculture
Starhawk: Why You Should Come to Cancun
Sep 06, 2003
From September 10-15, the World Trade Organization will attempt to hold a ministerial in Cancun, Mexico. They will be opposed by campesinos, students, international activists, NGOs, and a strong contingent of the Mayan Gods and Goddesses (at least, in the
Solomon: Green Party Taking The Plunge For 2004
Jul 31, 2003
For the 2004 presidential race, the Green dye is cast.
Solomon: Tilting Democrats In The Presidential Race
Jul 11, 2003
The corporate Democrats who greased Bill Clinton's path to the White House are now a bit worried. Their influence on the party's presidential nomination process has slipped. But the Democratic Leadership Council can count on plenty of assistance from main
Shiva: Biotech Wars: Food Freedom Vs Food Slavery
Jun 25, 2003
Monsanto through the U.S. government, is trying desperately to reverse its failing fortunes by creating markets for its genetically engineered crops (GMOs) through coercion and corruption.
Solomon: Britain: Not Quite A Parallel Media Universe
Jun 18, 2003
LONDON -- The people of Britain and the United States are living in
Shiva: Biotech Wars: Food Freedom Vs. Food Slavery
Jun 16, 2003
Monsanto through the U.S. government, is trying desperately to reverse its failing fortunes by creating markets for its genetically engineered crops (GMOs) through coercion and corruption.
Shah: Our Liquid Slave
Jun 10, 2003
The American empire on recent display in Iraq rose from a vast, primordial ooze of cheap, abundant petroleum, one of the most energy-intense liquids on earth, packing over 36,000 kcal of heat in every gallon-more energy than produced by 5 kilograms of coa
Schechter: Now That The Fcc Has Acted, What Is To Be Done?
Jun 06, 2003
It is the day after and the media world and the emerging movements that oppose its growing power have a choice: Acceptance or resistance? The 3-2 FCC decision along party lines yesterday, was branded "the most far reaching deregulatory steps taken during
Solomon: A Different Approach For The 2004 Campaign
Jun 01, 2003
Eighteen months from now, citizens will vote for president. If the 2004 campaign is anything like the last one, the election returns will mark the culmination of a depressing media spectacle.
Street: Class, Race, and Legalized Gambling: William J. Bennett’s Nasty Habit and The Limits of Acceptable Debate
May 25, 2003
The first chapter of leading right-wing moral-crusader, Republican political strategist, and educational magnate William J. Bennett’s The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Moral Stories (NY: Simon and Schuster, 1993) is titled “Self-Discipline.†“There is much unhappiness and personal distress in the world,†Bennett writes, “because of failures to control and temper appetites, passion and impulses.†As an illustration, Bennett includes a short story titled “How Much Land Does a Man Need?†Written by Leo Tolstoy, this narrative tells the cautionary tale of a greedy Russian landowner who died because he couldn’t limit his desire for more. Bennett describes it as “a marvelous metaphor for the need for us to set definite boundaries to our appetites.â€
Street: Class, Race, and Legalized Gambling: William J. BennettÕs Nasty Habit and The Limits of Acceptable Debate
May 25, 2003
The first chapter of leading right-wing moral-crusader, Republican political strategist, and educational magnate William J. BennettÕs The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Moral Stories (NY: Simon and Schuster, 1993) is titled ÒSelf-Discipline.Ó ÒThere is m
Shiva: Bechtel And Blood For Water: War As An Excuse For Enlarging Corporate Rule
May 13, 2003
Within a month of the start of the war against Iraq, the real victor is
Schechter: Propa-news And Media Blues
May 04, 2003
Propa-news And Media Blues
Shiva: The Crisis Of Potato Growers In U. P.
Apr 25, 2003
: THE HARVEST OF TRADE LIBERALISATION POLICIES
Solomon: Mark Twain Speaks to Us
Apr 22, 2003
With U.S. troops occupying Iraq and the Bush administration making bellicose noises about Syria, let's consider some rarely mentioned words from the most revered writer in American history.
Secours: Easy To Kill Those Who are "Not One of Us"
Apr 08, 2003
While walking the halls in juvenile prison each week, there is an eery sensation of bearing witness to childhoods sent up in flames. Peering deeply into the ashen masks worn by these young offenders, I look for vital signs indicating it isn't too late for
Starhawk: A Bone From Rafah
Apr 07, 2003
While bombs are falling on Baghdad, killing uncounted numbers, and my friends around the world are marching, blockading, shutting down corporations and roadways and cities in protest, I find myself in Rafah, at the southern border of the Gaza strip, deali
Shiva: Globalisation And Its Fall Out
Apr 06, 2003
Neither Prosperity nor Peace
Sep 15, 2003
Without a hint of intended irony, the ÒNewsHourÓ on PBS concluded its Sept. 9 program with a warm interview of Henry Kissinger and then a segment about a renowned propagandist for the Nazi war machine. Kissinger talked about his latest book. Then a profes