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Peters: Porn Stars, Promise-Keepers, and "Pound Dawgs" A Comment on: Stiffed, by Susan Faludi
Jan 14, 2000
Male porn stars get paid based on their ability to sustain an erection. Promise Keepers are told to look to God as a Father they can trust, and to stock up on Promise Keeper mugs, t-shirts, and other memorabilia. "Pound Dawgs" - extreme fans of the Clevel
Chomsky: Millennial Visions and Selective Vision Part Two
Jan 13, 2000
In fairness, it should be mentioned that the chorus of self-adulation that closed the millennium was disrupted by some discordant notes. Questions were raised about the consistency of our adherence to the guiding principles: the "new doctrine" that "unive
Guellec: End of Century Musings
Jan 12, 2000
Malaysia is being pushed to modernize and this is attracting multinational companies and putting pressure of their healthcare system. The country's extensive public healthcare system can no longer provide free care on demand, promoting an expansion to the
Wise: Springing the "Diversity Trap"
Jan 11, 2000
You know you're in trouble when Ronald Reagan starts to sound progressive. And you really know you're in trouble when so-called progressives make him sound that way, thanks to their own pathetic gesticulations on one or another issue.
Chomsky: Millennial Visions and Selective Vision Part One
Jan 10, 2000
The new year opened with familiar refrains, amplified by the numerology: a chorus of self-adulation, somber ruminations about the incomprehensible evil of our enemies, and the usual recourse to selective amnesia to smooth the way. A few illustrations foll
Hightower: Four Vignettes
Jan 09, 2000
In a courtroom, an attorney asked the witness, "Sir, What's your IQ?" The fellow responded, "Well, I can see pretty well, I think."
Hartmann: What's In A Word?
Jan 08, 2000
Conservative anti-immigrant and population control forces are once again threatening to take control of the Sierra Club, one of the nation's most influential environmental organizations. A September 26 resolution by the Board of Directors changed Club pol
Herman: Paul Krugman in the NYT
Jan 07, 2000
With a column on trade and globalization in the New York Times of January 2 ("Once And Again"), MIT economist Paul Krugman announces his new status as a Times columnist under the heading "Reckonings."
Prashad: No Farewell for This Admiral: Reflections on Diego Garcia
Jan 06, 2000
No Farewell for This Admiral: Reflections on Diego Garcia
Mokhiber: You Can't Eat Enough of It
Jan 05, 2000
At the end of the millennium, W.R. Grace should be considered a candidate as one of the world's most rapacious corporate predators. Of course, if you have seen the movie A Civil Action or read the book by the same title, you are aware of the injury infli
Russell: WTO Has Power to Override Civil Rights
Jan 04, 2000
The short five year history of the World Trade Organization (WTO) shows that the WTO is most interested in building a new global economic order of free trade unfettered by environmental, and labor regulations which protect people over corporate interests.
Marable: Civil Rights or Silver Rights
Jan 03, 2000
More than a century ago, conservative black educator Booker T. Washington proposed a strategy for black advancement within capitalism. The founder of both Tuskegee Institute and the National Negro Business League, Washington cautioned African Americans no
Zinn: Notes for a Gathering
Jan 02, 2000
I have been asked to imagine this situation: "The progressive third party movement has captured the White House, 60% of Congress and 30 Governorships. What do we do now?"
Naiman: Access To Education
Dec 31, 1999
Public education in the United States has been subjected to vigorous criticism. Some criticize it in the hopes of improving it, and some criticize it in order to undermine it. If one accepts the principle that every citizen of our society has the right to
Gonsalves: The liberal media and the feds
Dec 30, 1999
In my last column, I quoted espionage expert Phillip Knightly. "An intelligence service thrives on threat," he wrote in "The Second Oldest Profession." The same could be said about the rest of the defense industry.
Reinhart: With Barak No Withdrawal, No Peace
Dec 29, 1999
In Israel, there is a feeling of a great historical moment. Finally, after much pressure and diplomacy - the story goes - Asad agreed to turn to the road of peace. In the expected peace agreement, Syria will get back all of the Golan Heights, and Israel w
Prashad: The Tragedy of Flight IC-814
Dec 28, 1999
No one can guess the horror of Ms. Rachna Katyal as she sits aboard the Indian Airlines plane (IC-814) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Recently married, Ms. Katyal was on her way home to Delhi from a honeymoon in Kathmandu when her plane was hijacked for a horr
Administrator: The OSCE Report: THINGS TOLD AND THINGS SEEN
Dec 27, 1999
The recent Report of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Kosovo is subtitled: "As Seen, as Told". The part of the report covering the mayhem that went on during the NATO bombing, between March 24 and June 10, is "as told" --
Solomon: A PRo-Democracy Movement
Dec 26, 1999
It's a pro-democracy movement. And it's global. The vibrant social forces that converged on Seattle -- and proceeded to deflate the WTO summit -- are complex, diverse and sometimes contradictory. Yet the threads of their demands form a distinct weave: We
Jan 15, 2000
There is an old economic saying that "there is no free lunch." To get something out of an economy you have to put something in. Contrary to rumors, this holds for the Internet as well as for factories. To provide internet content takes labor, tools, and o