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Mchombo: IMPACT OF AIDS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN MALAWI
Apr 23, 2000
Mid-August, 1999, the heads of state of the countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) had a summit in Maputo, Mozambique. Held against the backdrop of economic stagnation, unresolved conflicts in Angola, internal strife in the Democrat
Weisbrot: Protesters 2, Multinational Monsters 0
Apr 22, 2000
It's amazing what an organized group of people can accomplish when their cause is just and they are willing to be stubborn and creative about it. Last December they knocked the wind out of the WTO in Seattle. Now this diverse and expanding movement has go
Naiman: A19: The Media Empire Blows Back
Apr 21, 2000
As someone whose central organizing principles in life include figuring out how to reduce and undermine the power and legitimacy of the IMF, the World Bank, the WTO, and kindred institutions, I have to say that the week of protests and education in Washin
Russell: Handicapitalism Makes its Debut
Apr 20, 2000
While a backlash is in full gear against the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) across the nation, the Wall Street Journal (Dec. 15, 1999) recently tagged disabled people as the ÒNext Consumer Niche.Ó Another icon of AmericaÕs ruling class, Fortune Mag
Glick: The Non-Violent Army
Apr 19, 2000
For those of us who believe that fundamental change is needed in the United States and the world, there is a new development that we all need to welcome, understand, support and work with: the non-violent army.
Ratner: Elian: Pious Words, Craven Acts
Apr 18, 2000
Early on in the Elian affair Janet Reno made the correct determination. On January 5th she determined that ElianÕs father had a close, loving relationship with his son and that he had the sole legal authority to speak on ElianÕs behalf in immigration matt
Peters: The DC Demos
Apr 18, 2000
Note: I attended the protests on Sunday and Monday as an individual Òon the fly.Ó The impressions offered here are just that. They are based on my personal viewpoint during the events, and do not include extensive background information. Notes on April 16
Prashad: As the Dust Settles: Clinton in the SubcontinentBy
Apr 17, 2000
I've just returned from India filled with stories of Clinton's trip to the subcontinent. The reaction was extraordinary. After Clinton gave an address in the Central Hall of the Indian Parliament (boycotted by the Communist delegates) he was mobbed by a g
Bello: MELTZER REPORT ON BRETTON WOODS TWINS BUILDS CASE FOR ABOLITION BUT HESITATESBy
Apr 16, 2000
During the heated debate on whether or not to raise the US quota in the IMF in 1998, the US Congress voted for the quota increase but attached several conditions, including the creation of an independent body to look at the missions and performance of the
Albert: Participatory Economic Program
Apr 16, 2000
Participatory economics is a set of institutions for accomplishing production, consumption, and allocation while meeting peopleÕs needs and furthering their development; is a set of institutions designed to propel equity, solidarity, diversity, and self-m
Solomon: FROM THE NEWS MEDIA TO ELIAN, WITH LOVE
Apr 15, 2000
Oh Elian, we love you! We're the News Media. And you're incredibly special. Many politicians, legal experts, psychologists, celebrities and pundits have wanted the world to know that they fervently desire what's best for you. We've been glad to put you on
Reinhart: Mideast Apartheid? Peace?
Apr 14, 2000
Hundred and twenty Palestinian intellectuals issued a message addressed to the Israeli and Jewish public. "The majority of Palestinians, including the undersigned, believed that the time was ripe for concluding with the Israelis a historic agreement", the
Dowd: SOCIAL SECURITY: FROM SCAM TO SCANDAL IN 65 YEARSBy
Apr 13, 2000
Of course it's been better than nothing, considering only the great number of old and survivors it has kept at or above the poverty line; or so we are told. But at least two points: about 40 percent of families over 65 have an annual income of under $15,0
Naiman: A16: Sweeney Crosses the Rubicon, and a New Movement Takes Its First Steps
Apr 12, 2000
As a participant in the planning for the April 16-17 mobilizations against the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, I have this to say about all the hype around the April demonstrations and the "new movement for global economic and social justi
Dominick: Action Not Division: Some Thoughts on Tactics for A16
Apr 11, 2000
It's unfortunate that so little progress has been made, in the wake of last fall's Seattle/WTO actions, on the front of bridging a perceived chasm between practicing "pure nonviolence" and "property destruction" as appropriate tactics for massive demonstr
Glick: Martin Luther King, Jr. and "The Personal is Political"
Apr 10, 2000
April 4th is the 32nd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. This is an important date for the country and for me personally. It was quite literally the killing of King which jolted me into the life of activ
Hahnel: Let's Review
Apr 08, 2000
For almost 20 years an accelerating process many of us now call corporate sponsored globalization has been changing the way the international economy operates. Under the title “neoliberalism†multinational corporations have succeeded in rewriting the rules governing international trade and investment ever more to their liking. But the question, of course, is whether these changes are to the liking of the rest of us.
Guellec: HMO Execs Debate How to Heal Their Image
Apr 07, 2000
Quietly HMO top brass have been meeting in Texas to find ways to improve Òtheir battered public image.Ó They are divided as to how to do this. The three big ones United Health Group, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Humana suggest industry wide changes t
Dowd: SOCIAL SECURITY: FROM SCAM TO SCANDAL IN 65 YEARS
Apr 05, 2000
Of course it's been better than nothing, considering only the great number of old and survivors it has kept at or above the poverty line; or so we are told. But at least two points: about 40 percent of families over 65 have an annual income of under $15,0
Apr 24, 2000
In 1999, Colombia became the leading recipient of US military and police assistance, replacing Turkey (Israel and Egypt are in a separate category). The figure is scheduled to increase sharply for the next two years. Through the 1990s, Colombia has been t