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Recent ZNet
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Giroux: The Mad Violence of Casino Capitalism
February 20, 2016
The politics of terror, a culture of fear, and the spectacle of violence dominate America’s cultural apparatuses and legitimate the ongoing militarization of public life and American society
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Fernandez: No, Israel Should Not Flatten Beirut
February 20, 2016
A debate over whether Israel should commit war crimes and wipe out a city of at least 1 million people is somehow acceptable
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Swanson: 10 Reasons Why Ending the Draft Helps End War
February 19, 2016
The purpose of draft registration is in great part war normalization
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Cohn: How Scalia’s Absence Will Affect Pending Supreme Court Cases
February 19, 2016
Although filibusters of Supreme Court nominations are rare, a filibuster seems possible in this case because the political system is unusually polarized
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Prashad: Why India’s Leading University is Under Siege
February 19, 2016
What is it about the Left that the Extreme Right fears? It fears that the Left has an alternative narrative of India’s history and of its possible future
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Rasmus: The Next Global Financial Fault Line
February 19, 2016
Global Equity Markets In the past year the stock markets in China erupted, contracting by...
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February 19, 2016
THE U.K. GOVERNMENT today announced that it is now illegal for “local [city] councils, public bodies,...
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Emanuele: A Response to Chris Hedges Concerning Bernie Sanders
February 18, 2016
The Left's primary dilemma is the inability to provide alternatives to the dominant political parties and institutions of our time
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Cohn: Lessons From the O.J. Simpson Case for the Presidential Race and the Nation’s Racial Divide
February 18, 2016
Twenty years after the so-called “trial of the century,” FX is presenting the miniseries “The...
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Street: Meanwhile, In Other News…
February 18, 2016
The TPP signing took place under impressive police-state protection, with riot-ready gendarmes occupying key intersections to block large demonstrations
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February 18, 2016
This is a clear anti-Correa campaign being led by some US NGOs such as Amazon Watch
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Mckinney: Scourge of US elections: Electoral College, hackable voting machines & obscure rules
February 18, 2016
The sad truth is that much of what takes place resembles a horse race, or some kind of political theater designed specifically for public consumption
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Fisk: Syria conflict: Damascus remains a war zone – but some families are returning
February 18, 2016
What is happening in al-Qadam tells you a lot about the Syrian war
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Anderson: Turkey wages war on its Kurdish population
February 18, 2016
Turkey is conducting the greatest massacre and displacement of Kurds since the 1990s
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Abunimah: Why Obama’s military aid to Israel is breaking all records
February 18, 2016
The weapons Obama is giving Israel will be used to maintain and fuel Israel’s occupation, apartheid and settler-colonialism in Palestine, not to mention its regular massacres in Gaza
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Early: Labor, Activism & Sanders
February 17, 2016
Albert interviews Early and Wilson on impressions of and involvement with the Sanders campaign.
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February 17, 2016
Those who are anticipating the supposed liberal democratic forces in Israel to rise against the destructive rightwing machine should reconsider
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Cooke: Have Unions Cheated Death With Scalia Gone?
February 17, 2016
Historically unions have only won at the Supreme Court when expressing their power
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Hass: A Palestinian Hunger Striker Is Dying in an Israeli Hospital
February 17, 2016
Mohammad al-Qiq silently cries out in pain in an Afula hospital, yet refuses to resume eating in his strange status as a suspended detainee
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Zunes: On Hillary Clinton, Sexism, and U.S. Foreign Policy
February 17, 2016
Those of us on the left need to acknowledge how serious a problem sexism remains in American society — and how it’s manifesting itself in the personal attacks against Hillary Clinton
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Williams: An Open Letter to Rep. John Lewis
February 17, 2016
It’s not about Bernie Sanders. John Lewis’s statement denigrates the unknown heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
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February 17, 2016
Counting likes and shares is easy, but how do we gauge the political impact of our articles and ensure their quality?
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February 17, 2016
Millions of Kurds view Öcalan as their political representative. His freedom is directly linked to a democratic and peaceful solution to the war in Turkey.
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Pepper: Living with Trumbo Under the Blacklist
February 16, 2016
If any movie deserves an Oscar this February 28, it is “Trumbo” with Bryan Cranston as best actor
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Needleman: Participatory Budgeting: A School for Citizenship
February 16, 2016
The Canoas government has systematically raised the expectations of residents and has begun to erode the widespread lack of trust in government among people
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Cook: The Pragmatic Case for Bernie Sanders
February 16, 2016
Political and social change emanate from persistent pressure for a just world, not settling for what is “realistic” before even getting to the negotiating table
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Alvarez: West Lake story: An underground fire, radioactive waste, and governmental failure
February 16, 2016
On July 16, 1973, 28 years to the day after the first nuclear weapon was...
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Shor: Cuba at the Crossroads, Again
February 16, 2016
No discussion of Cuba’s contested socialist past and present can disregard the monumental achievements of the revolution, especially in education and health
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Tanzer: Media’s pro-Clinton Bias in Democratic Primary Fails the Public
February 16, 2016
Polls increasingly show that Americans are willing to vote for a socialist candidate
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Lewis: Stacey Dash Wins Headlines While Dr. Evelyn Higginbotham Wins The Debate
February 15, 2016
Actress Stacey Dash recently incited headlines by saying that Black History Month was no longer necessary
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Biehl: The Flowers of Rojava: A Feminist Revolution in Northern Syria
February 15, 2016
A talk on the transformation of women’s roles in Rojava as a result of the formation of women’s academies and the revolution’s encouragement of women to become equal participants in all spheres of life
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Daniels: Why Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Matters
February 15, 2016
I believe it is “the vision thing” that is producing stunning results as surprising numbers of people, particularly young people, are enthusiastically joining a movement
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February 15, 2016
We are a continent of choice, You are free to choose either one— Speak freely...
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February ZMag
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Herman: Western Aggression is the Highest Form of Terrorism
The U.S. invaders of Iraq in 2003 proudly announced a “shock and awe” purpose in their opening assault, clearly designed to instill fear; that is, to terrorize the victim population along with the target security forces
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When the late Chalmers Johnson introduced the word “blowback” to the analysis of Washington’s relations with the rest of the world...he saw as the most dangerous blowback the destabilization of American democratic processes by the multiple consequences of Washington’s adventures abroad.
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The world the diplomats inhabit couldn’t be farther removed from the places where the impacts of continuing climate chaos are felt the most. In that world, people are working harder year by year to grow food and sustain their lives in the face of an increasingly unstable global climate.
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Emanuele: I Helped Create ISIS
When I was stationed in Iraq with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines from 2003-2005, I didn’t know what the repercussions of the war would be, but I knew there would be a reckoning.
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Shoup: Wall Street’s Think Tank
I have a number of interesting stories, but will just recount two here, the first involving a French student, and the second Dwight D. (“Ike”) Eisenhower, Allen Dulles and Harry S. Truman.
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Recent Audio/Videos
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Goodman: Michigan’s Water Wars
February 19, 2016
In October 2014, General Motors recognized the Flint water was corroding its engines. They got...
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Coates: Voting for Bernie Sanders Despite the Senator’s Opposition to Reparations
February 12, 2016
We had particular policies in this country that resulted in the larger share of poverty that we have in African-American communities
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Zirin: Beyoncé Wins the Super Bowl
February 10, 2016
Viewers witnessed one of the most political halftime shows in Super Bowl history
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February 6, 2016
Interview on the spread of the Zika virus, which scientists have linked to rising temperatures from global warming because of the increased incidence of mosquito-borne infections
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Wallach: Signing of TPP Marks Only Beginning of the Fight
February 5, 2016
The Trans-Pacific Partnership encompasses 12 Pacific Rim nations, including the United States, and 40 percent of the world’s economy
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Varoufakis: How The Greek People’s Magnificent “No” Against Austerity Became “Yes”
February 1, 2016
This program that was agreed to in August was designed to fail
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January 27, 2016
Interview on his public spat with the Turkish president, the war against ISIL and Russia’s annexation of Crimea
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Espada: On Struggles Past & Present
January 24, 2016
Interview on the struggles and injustices up to the present day, including the police killings of unarmed African Americans and the spate of U.S. mass shootings
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December 30, 2015
This weekend of extreme weather comes as climatologists predict 2015 will be the warmest year ever recorded, smashing last year’s record
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Montgomery: Mall of America Can’t Stop Black Lives Matter Rally
December 24, 2015
Is freedom of speech welcome at the Mall of America?
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Achcar: Obama Touts U.S. Strikes on ISIL, But Can Military Escalation Make Up for Failed Strategy?
December 17, 2015
On Monday, Obama touted the gains of the U.S.-led military coalition in Iraq and Syria while offering an implicit rebuke of Middle East allies
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Contributors: Beyond the Ballot Box
December 16, 2015
From the indignados and 15M to housing struggles and municipalismo, Spain has been at the forefront of some of the most creative and effective social movements of recent years
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December 15, 2015
Talk on Rahm Emmanuel and the racist political economy of the US mass arrest and incarceration state
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Achcar: Assadism without Assad?
December 13, 2015
Debate on the Obama administration's 'orderly transition' policy any better, and could it form the basis of a settlement acceptable to all sides in the Syria war?
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Klein: COP21 – Climate Emergency (Dispatch 5)
December 13, 2015
Outside of the negotiation halls in Paris environmental NGOs, grassroots organizations, climate justice activists and trade unions from all over the world have been uniting to form a new global green movement.
Recent Blogs
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libbyliberal: Dr. Jill Stein as Savior Not Spoiler of 2016 Prez Election
February 17, 2016
Caught in an undertow of ever-escalating amorality, we, the American...
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libbyliberal: Tweeting #JillStein
February 16, 2016
INTRODUCTION TO JILL & GREEN NEW DEAL! #JillStein: Green Party...
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Wittner: Bernie Sanders: The 2016 Peace Candidate
February 12, 2016
On February 10, 2016, Peace Action—the largest peace organization in...
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Evans: What About Classism? The Basic Plan…
February 8, 2016
Below is a presentation of the basic plan, in three...
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Khan: The Palestinians and their Struggle for Freedom
February 8, 2016
Nasir Khan, February 8, 2016 To murder any person, Israeli...
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Emersberger: Sweden and the UK unmasked. Only the UK corporate media could miss it.
February 6, 2016
Below are what I regard as the key excerpts from...
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Lichtenstein: Housing Desegregation, Diversity and Social Interaction
February 4, 2016
Writing in The New Yorker, Malcolm Gladwell asks what can...
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Emersberger: Can NYT reporters read Venezuelan newspapers?
January 19, 2016
The latest NYT reporter to be parachuted into Venezuela writes...
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Wittner: “Modernizing” the Opportunities for Nuclear War
January 18, 2016
A fight now underway over newly-designed U.S. nuclear weapons highlights...
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Fitz: Green Time TV: Safety for People and the Environment
January 16, 2016
Green Time TV Safety for People and the Environment by...
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Corporate Watch UK: Rebuilding Kobanê
January 15, 2016
Tom Anderson and Eliza Egret report from the war-torn city of...
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Corporate Watch UK: What to make of COP21?
January 15, 2016
Tom Anderson and Pete Smith 14 January 2016 Reflections on...
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Montgomery: A short history of refined carbs
January 14, 2016
Looking at high energy carbohydrates from an evolutionary, political, disease,...
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Simpson: The Chicago City Colleges: Why close child development programs when the need is so great?
January 12, 2016
Expanding access to high quality early childhood education is among...
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Khan: A true warrior works for the good of others
January 9, 2016
Nasir Khan, January 9, 2015 This message of Chief Sitting...
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