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Below are ten frequently asked questions that I try to succinctly answer. 1. Why do we need vision at all? Why should we…
Media outlets are filled with bad news about Iraq. A theme is emerging: This administration doesnĆ¢€ā¢t know how to run an occupation!…
One of the worst things about today’s ultramodern systems of communication is hiding in plain sight: They waste our time. Sure, gizmos…
Now, after all the national media have done for George W. Bush, the guy’s complaining. “There’s a sense that people in America…
Good morning. On behalf of TransAfrica Forum and United for Peace and Justice, I wish to thank you very much for inviting…
I recently was directed to a serious essay by Joseph Green about participatory economics. I don’t know how to engage with him…
Hi Joe, I wonder where this piece is appearing. I am replying to you, here, but it would be nice if you…
On October 25, 2003 Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez placed before the people of Colombia a referendum of questions that he hoped…
[In his new book, Hegemony or Survival, America’s Quest for Global Dominance, Noam Chomsky continues his powerful analysis of state violence and…
Addressing a joint session of the Philippine Congress on Saturday, President Bush said to skeptical critics of his Iraq policy, “Some…
What is happening in Bolivia? A massive popular mobilization is demanding the resignation of the President, Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, and several…
By The past year has been a momentous one in world affairs. In the normal rhythm, the pattern was set in September,…
(1) Many mainstream economists and historians claim that there is only one economic system viable in the world in the XXI century,…
Q; The word globalization seems to mean different things to different people. What exactly is anti-globalization? Can you please explain what defines…
Ć¢€ÅIf you harbor a terrorist, if you support a terrorist, if you feed a terrorist, you’re just as guilty as the terrorists.…
An article recently appeared in one of the largest U.S. news magazines, an article which will remind well-informed readers of a typical…
Strong critics of U.S. foreign policy often encounter charges of “anti-Americanism.” Even though vast numbers of people in the United States disagree…
Good evening. Let me begin by thanking Labor Notes, and Jane Slaughter in particular, for extending an invitation to me to speak…
EXACTLY one year ago, Tony Blair told Parliament: “Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction programme is active, detailed and growing. “The policy…
Reducing journalism to a branch of corporate and government public relations is the hidden agenda of the media deregulators, in Britain and…
The collapse of the Fifth Ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Cancun, Mexico, last Sunday, Sept. 14, was an event…
In a major article in The Guardian magazine, John Pilger describes Afghanistan since its liberation from the Taliban, which he filmed for…
“At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It…
‘We have proof of the CIA’s clandestine activities in Venezuela’. Chavez talks to foreign journalists Thursday, Sep 18, 2003 In a three-hour…
Presidential candidates have become fond of asking whether Americans are better off now than they were four years ago. Looking back at…
On September 8, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez said “when terrorists start feeling weak, they immediately send their spokesmen to talk about…
On September 8, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez said “when terrorists start feeling weak, they immediately send their spokesmen to talk about…
In his latest New Statesman column, John Pilger describes viewing videotape of the attack on Iraq that was not shown in the…
Perhaps this is a bit unorthodox, but I would like to ask certain potential and current critics of what I think is…
Kenneth Adelman, a former Reagan administration official and close associate of the ruling neoconservatives, has offered his advice to the Bush administration…
The Bush administration never hesitated to exploit the general publicĆ¢€ā¢s anxieties that arose after the traumatic events of September 11, 2001. …
Telephone interview by Bernie Dwyer for www.cubadebate.cu with Professor Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 28th August 2003. The agreed…
As a Johannesburg resident since 1990, and an academic who teaches environment and development in a public policy school, the WSSD was…
I support the demand of the peace movement, Ć¢€ÅBring the Troops Home Now!Ć¢€Ā I also support the demand, Ć¢€ÅDemocracy and Self-Determination for…
D: Last year we worked on a seminar, made by the students, called Genealogy of dominion. We studied Max Stirner, Giorgio Agamben,…
A national media spotlight has focused on the battle between the Constitution of the United States and some religious fundamentalists who viewed…
The 1994 inquiry by Lord Justice Scott into the scandal of Britain’s illegal supply of weapons to Saddam Hussein produced memorable moments.…
Majid Muhammed Yousef yearns for democracy. As an Iraqi Kurd, he and his family suffered tremendously under Saddam Hussein. After the US…
[Part I: Progressives and the Dean Campaign] LetĆ¢€ā¢s take Howard Dean at his word: Ć¢€ÅI was a triangulator before Clinton was…
The “liberation” of Iraq is a cruel joke on a stricken people. The Americans and British, partners in a great recognized crime,…
Talk about a timely email! Last Thursday afternoon I was working on this column. I was just getting into it when, wham,…
It is a pleasure to have the chance to speak to you. I suspect that there is a lot that we share. …
August marks another anniversary of the atomic bombing of Japan, the ultimate act of terrorism in which 231,920 people have now died,…
Contrary to media cliches about “the silly season,” this is a time of very serious — and probably catastrophic — political maneuvers.…
Between now and U.S. election day, and for some time thereafter, there will be an intermittent stream of leftist discussion, debate, exhortation,…
Between now and U.S. election day, and for some time thereafter, there will be an intermittent stream of leftist discussion, debate, exhortation,…
September 2002 was marked by three events of considerable importance, closely related. The most powerful state in history announced a new National…
For America’s newspapers, the New York Times is a pacesetter. And this summer, with the Times expanding its daily “Corrections” slot on…
I recently received through the mail a rough translation to English of a review of a book I have published this past…
While on vacation last week I had the opportunity to hear Dennis Kucinich speak, and I took advantage of it. I was…
