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Forget Hutton. He will not reveal what the US and UK authorities really don’t want you to know: that radiation illnesses caused…
[Speech delivered at Columbia University, NYC, November 20, 2003, at an event commemorating Edward Said. Transcript courtesy of Democracy Now.] The first…
In 1995, the World Trade Organization (WTO) was born. The nearly 20 trade agreements that underpinned the WTO were presented as a…
– As an opponent to USA policies, which political wing you belong to? If you mean Democrat or Republican, the answer…
We can argue about George Will’s political views. But there’s no need to debate his professional ethics. Late December brought to light…
Revised: Nov. 2005 typos corrected Oct. 2011 (This draft benefited from conversations with many people, but especially Michael Albert and Cynthia Peters,…
George… About your first point: A parecon is workers’ and consumers’ councils inside a country. Having a parecon would remove class differences,…
No doubt Lenny Bruce would have laughed with at least a tinge of bitterness if — like millions of Americans — he…
Colombia’s paramilitary killers were dramatically ‘pardoned’ on national television in late November, and are now in ‘negotiations’ with the government to ‘demobilize’. …
George, I think we have in many respects similar international aims. Our differences have mostly to do with our methods and what…
All people who have any concern for human rights, justice and integrity should be overjoyed by the capture of Saddam Hussein, and…
George, Your first question: “But what if [some] people affected by [its] decisions are not members of [that] community?” Suppose I am…
Part I: Watching a Train Wreck in Progress Watching Venezuelan politics now is like watching a train wreck in progress, with two…
Marko has two large reasons for not only disliking my advocacy of parecon and vision in general, but for thinking that such…
Imagine a biologist announces that cancer is forever so we should stop trying to cure it. Given the implications, he should have…
George, I agree with you that without global democracy national democracy is hamstrung (though it is nonetheless quite different to have free…
Alex, I agree that your party has differed even to the point of violent conflict with other Leninist parties. Leninism isn’t one…
Alex, You say your justice norm justifies what in parecon are two independent norms of remuneration, one for those who can work…
Saddam Hussein is one of the world’s great monsters. Nothing would be more welcome than to have him put on trial, a…
For months I’ve been thinking about who I’m going to support for President. For me, it’s not between Kucinich, Sharpton, Dean, Gephardt…
Alex, About values, your criteria for remuneration still confuses me. Who decides whether my estimate of what I ‘have reason to value’…
SAN FRANCISCO — Up against the campaign of a wealthy businessman who outspent him nearly 10-to-1, a strong progressive candidate nearly won…
We seem to agree on the desirability of solidarity, diversity, and workers and consumers influencing decisions in proportion to the extent they…
We seem to agree on the desirability of solidarity, diversity, and workers and consumers influencing decisions in proportion to the extent they…
Alex, I like that you start with values. I think creating vision requires a small set that covers our central aspirations…
Assuming we agree that a society built on authoritarianism, patriarchy, racism, and capitalist exploitation is abysmal, what new social systems do we…
Assuming we agree that a society built on authoritarianism, patriarchy, racism, and capitalist exploitation is abysmal, what new social systems do we…
Irshad Manji, according to the jacket of her book, is ‘a broadcaster, author, public speaker, and media enterpreneur, born in East Africa…
Back to Part I Manji the searching moral critic Manji says she wants to revive the idea of ‘ijtihad’, of self-criticism and…
In the 1841 Amistad case – vividly portrayed in Stephen Spielberg’s movie “Amistad” – the U.S. Supreme Court courageously held that human…
Greg Dyke, the BBC’s director general, has attacked American television reporting of Iraq. “For any news organisation to act as a cheerleader…
Shortly before the disastrous Bush visit to Britain, Tony Blair was at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday. It was an unusual glimpse…
Drawing on poll numbers gathered last year, the influential Pew Research Center for the People and the Press waited until the recent…
It’s football season and I feel the same way I do every autumn. Perhaps it is just that I want to have…
MIAMI — The United States will try to paint the Miami meeting of the Free Trade of the Americas (FTAA) as a…
Shortly before the disastrous Bush visit to Britain, Tony Blair was at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday. It was an unusual glimpse…
It’s been almost a year. Do you remember it? It was a speaking event like any other but it sticks out in…
JOHN PILGER is a veteran journalist and documentary filmmaker. In a career that spans more than three decades, he has reported from…
Reuters is one of the more independent wire services. So, a recent news story from Reuters — flatly describing American military activities…
After a quarter-century of intensive grassroots organizing and a victorious presidential campaign a year ago, Brazilian social movements are in a strong…
Over the past two years or so there has been much polemic between the government and the opposition over the issue of…
I recently had an opportunity to read an essay criticizing Participatory Economics from Odessa Steps, titled The Sad Conceit of Participatory Economics.…
For the great writers of the 20th century, art could not be separated from politics. Today, there is a disturbing silence on…
Prepared text of speech at the Brazilian Social Forum November 8, 2003 Belo Horizonte, Brazil I am very glad to be here…
Below are ten frequently asked questions that I try to succinctly answer. 1. Why do we need vision at all? Why should we…
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 doesn’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…
