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ISLAMABAD JULY 13/08 – Over the past few days the Americans have hit the Pakistanis at the border and are increasing threats…
Most people would not have even realised that the 23rd congress of the Socialist International was being held near Athens were it…
ISLAMABAD JULY 8/08 – Another couple of days of bombings in Pakistan and Afghanistan, each with its own message and each by…
Hello, Here is the final installment of the serialization of Parts One and Two of the memoir Remembering Tomorrow by Michael…
Over the past two years, here in Amman, Jordan, I’ve regularly visited the family of Umm Hamdi, an Iraqi woman forced out…
Can you tell ZNet, please, what Solidarity Divided is about? What is it trying to communicate? "Solidarity Divided" is an attempt…
The world of journalism, like any other profession, can be muddled with a plethora of distractions, self-interests and agendas that certainly do…
Amman – The city of Amman, Jordan, is awash with numerous colorful signs that proclaim independence, "Istiklal." The word is found on…
Colombia’s most high-profile hostage of the FARC guerrilla group, French-Colombian former Presidential candidate, Ingrid Betancourt was just freed (July 2/08) in a…
Here is another excerpt in the serialization of Parts One and Two of the memoir Remembering Tomorrow by Michael Albert, this time chapter…
Israel’s treatment of an award-winning young Palestinian journalist is part of a terrible pattern Two weeks ago, I presented a young Palestinian,…
Here is another excerpt in the serialization of Parts One and Two of the memoir Remembering Tomorrow by Michael Albert, this time chapter…
A six-year-old Palestinian girl from Gaza was killed by Israeli fire on 12 June. "Medics say the girl was decapitated by a…
Tarek personally asked me to review his book, Chasing a Mirage: the tragic illusion of an Islamic State (CM). With a book…
When US forces descended on Baghdad five years ago, they seemed unstoppable. Military arrogance had reached an all time high, and it…
Another excerpt in the serialization of Parts One and Two of the memoir Remembering Tomorrow by Michael Albert, this time chapter 10…
Afshin Rattansi interviews Noam Chomsky June 2008…
Review of: Peter Hallward, Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the Politics of Containment. Verso 2007. Haiti has never had a period…
Today was a good day for our "Busting McCain" campaign. When we heard that he was going to be speaking at Washington’s…
Review of Bill Fletcher and Fernando Gapasin‘s "Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and A New Path Toward Social Justice," (Berkeley,…
[ZNet Editors Note: Frank Barat sent a set of questions to Pappe and Chomsky, each independently. They sent back answers, again, independently.…
Biofuel production is certainly one of the culprits in the current global food crisis. But while the diversion of corn from food…
So, I watched Senator Obama’s speech Tuesday night and thought to myself how, despite every reservation I have had about Senator Obama’s…
On 15 May, President Bush gave a speech before the Israeli Knesset decrying "radicals and terrorists" (basically anyone who opposes the United…
Another excerpt in the serialization of Parts One and Two of the memoir Remembering Tomorrow by Michael Albert, this time chapter 6 and…
Operating with its usual purple panache, controversial political ties, and a huge advertising budget, America’s most "Latino-friendly" union is romancing all of…
On a Thursday in mid-May, the Senate did something that would have been unimaginable a decade ago. Led by Democrat Byron…
The recent uproar surrounding Pastor John Hagee is only remarkable in the sense that it took so long in coming. The fundamentalist…
Chapter 5 Stargazing Another excerpt in the serialization of Parts One and Two of the memoir Remembering Tomorrow by Michael Albert,…
As history has repeatedly shown, the rulers of “one party states” rarely concede power gracefully or quietly. When organized opposition emerges, such…
Based on an interview with Noam Chomsky conducted by Gabriel Matthew Schivone via telephone and e-mail at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,…
For the last 60 years, all those who have sought a genuinely peaceful and fair solution for Israel and Palestine have faced…
Sometimes you hear things that are so unbelievable that you wonder whether it was all in your imagination. That is precisely the…
Another excerpt in the serialization of Parts One and Two of the memoir Remembering Tomorrow by Michael Albert, this time chapter 4,…
San Francisco based lawyer Matt Gonzalez first entered politics when he ran for District Attorney in 1999 and won 11 percent of…
The global rise in food prices is not only a consequence of using food crops to produce biofuels, but of the "free…
Don’t ask for what you never had,’ is the underlying message made by supporters of Israel when they claim Palestine was never…
Chapter 2 Dachau on the Charles Another excerpt in the serialization of Parts One and Two of the memoir Remembering Tomorrow…
Review of: Taxi! Cabs and Capitalism in New York City By Biju Mathew CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2008 Outside The Box: Corporate Media,…
The data provided in the US State Department’s annual terrorism report for 2007 points to some interesting if puzzling conclusions. The much…
Introduction Bang, Bang Goes The Beat Of My Drum What’s In a Memoir If you really want to hear about…
On February 12, 2008, Arab League information ministers issued a communique outlining ‘tough’ guidelines for Arab satellite channels. The new guidelines specifically…
When The New York Times published its explosive "Pentagon Pundits" story on April 20, the result was a wave of criticism…
The planning for the Olympia May Day and the resulting rally and march were a very worthwhile effort to connect the anti-war movement and…
Former President James (Jimmy) Carter has the ability to appear almost out of thin air, landing in the midst of some of…
The following are excerpts from Baroud’s upcoming book, “101 Ways to Survive a Refugee Camp.” We waited breathless. Breathing heavily was…
Introduction First, I’d like to thank everyone here and especially the organizers for inviting me. It is a great honor and I…
First, thank you for having me speak here – it is a great honor, of course. Ordinarily I speak rather informally,…
Excerpted from the Zed Press book, Realizing Hope New ideas have intellectual value largely in proportion to their impact on further…
Just days after the Hamas-Fatah clash last June in Gaza, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas looked firm and composed as he shook…
