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    Ā Science Wars

    Albert, Herman, and Chomsky essays plus Ehrenreich, Albert and ChomskyĀ debate Raskin, Marglin, Nandy, and Ellis.

    The Left & Climate Change

    Robin Hahnel and Patrick Bond debate Left strategy and orientation towards climate

    Feminism

    Lydia Sargent satire essays critiquing confused feminisms.

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    Debating Global Warming

    Cockburn, Monbiot and others debate issues of climate change…

    Anarchism

    Debate over Michael Albertā€™s essay titled ā€œAnarchism,ā€ mostly with primitivistsā€¦

    Horowitz

    Tim Wise/Horowitz debate race and racism, Robert Chrisman, Robert Allen, Herman, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, and Albert answer Horowitz Ā and Albert/Horowitz debate on economics.

    Global & Domestic Economics

    Debate between George Monbiot and Michael Albert regarding anti-globalization and anti capitalist economic goals and methods.

    Balkans & Kosovo

    Grubacic vs Plavsic…

    Marxism, Socialism, Parecon

    Debate between Alex Callinicos of the British SWP and Michael Albert regarding political theory, vision, strategy…

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    Lippman/Herman

    Debate over U.S. policies, Kosovo, etc.

    Marxism Debate

    Debate between Alan Maass and Michael Albert regarding Marxism’s contemporary relevance.

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    Chomsky Vs. Dershowitz

    Debating the Mideast

    Socialism Debate

    Debates from New Politics Magazine over Albert essay with Barry Finger and Marvin Mandel

    Iraq Election Debate

    What should the attitude of the anti-war movement be toward the Iraqi election scheduled for the end of January?

    Social Ecology Debate

    Debate between Peter Staudenmaier and Michael Albert regarding social ecology and participatory economics.

    Hitchens

    Albert, Edward Herman, Tariq Ali, Jeffrey Sommers, and Hitchens.

    Parecon & Anarchist Communism

    Albert & Price…

    Consensus?

    Primarily Albert and ZNeter Brian Dominick debate the merits of consensus decision making.

    Schweickart Versus Albert

    David Schweickartā€™s review claiming parecon is ludicrous and Albertā€™s reply and ensuing exchanges

    Pollitt/Media

    Albert and Katha Pollit debate media, the Nation, etc.

    Ā Parecon and Peer to Peer

    Albert and Bauwens explore the relations between peer to peer and parecon.

    Conspiracy Theory

    Various essays critical of conspiracy theory, with some debate.

    Comparing Parecon and Peercommony

    Christian Siefkes and Michael Albert explore the intersections and differences in these proposed alternatives to capitalist economics.

    Anti-Semitism?

    Debates and Explorations on Anti-semitism. Includes Ed Herman, Michael Albert, Naomi Klein, Noam Chomsky, Judy Rebick, Justin Podur, Stephen Zunesā€¦

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