Father d'Escoto's United Nations
Barbara Crossette
The General Assembly's new president is a champion for the world's most dispossessed.
2008
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Guatemalans Seek Redress in Spanish Court
Allan Nairn : Guatemala
As Americans consider who to choose as their next President, Guatemalan Mayans seek justice for Reagan-era atrocities.
2007
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Iraq's Civil Resistance
The secular left brings together unionists, women's organizations and students.
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Are We Disturbing?
Robert S. Eshelman : Activism & Organizing
As leaders of the G-8 Summit played power politics at an opulent resort, protesters displayed a people's power, in demonstrations and at an alternative summit.
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Out of Africa
The World Social Forum marched into Nairobi full of conflict, action and ideas.
2006
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The Myth of Microloans
Alexander Cockburn : Ethical Economics
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has helped a lot of poor women, but the basic problem in developing countries is landlessness. A $130 microloan won't solve that problem.
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A Hunger for Justice
Twenty-five years ago, IRA prisoner Bobby Sands died after a sixty-six day hunger strike. Today political prisoners from Guantánamo to Iran, Turkey and Eastern Europe continue to use hunger to draw attention to their plights.
2005
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Ho-Ho-Holiday Donations, Early Edition
Katha Pollitt : Reproductive Rights
Tsunami. Hurricane. Earthquake. War. Poverty. Injustice. It's been a tough year, but here's a list of extraordinary groups who deserve a place on your holiday gift list.
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Students Confront Sweatshops
Richard Appelbaum & Peter Dreier : Student Movements
With a new wave of activism against sweatshops sweeping college campuses, student interest in the morality of their clothing choices can set a standard for the rest of us.
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Porto Alegre Postcard
This year's World Social Forum gave culture its due--and reaped the rewards.
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Another World Turns
Imagining the possibilities at the World Social Forum.
2004
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Dispatches from the Boston Social Forum
Jennifer C. Berkshire : Progressives, Liberals, & The American Left
If another world is possible, what will that world look like?
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Bolivians Reject Free Markets
The first referendum in Bolivia's history represents a hopeful sign.
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Bolivia's Indian Revolt
The US policies of economic globalization and militarization are failing.
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Lying in Wait
David Graeber : Police & Law Enforcement
On the eve of mass protests, police tell tales that turn out not to be true.
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Everybody's Talking About the Weather
The last few years have seen renewed interest in the Weathermen.
2003
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Trade Ministers Get Out of Dodge
The final FTAA declaration essentially lays out a road map for a free-trade non-agreement.
This week: Imagining a new new deal, with Howard Zinn, Frances Moore Lappe, Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Eric Schlosser and...FDR himself. Plus: Ennis Carter and Stephen Duncombe on the political propaganda legacy of the WPA. (13mb mp3)
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