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For Europe - Politics is the Economy

Thursday, 10 December 2009 13:30 Rene Wadlow
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Van Rompuy & Ashton
There has been a good deal of ironic comments in the European press concerning the selection of the Belgium Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the European Council President and Baroness Catherine Ashton of Upholland, a life peer, as the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. 
 

We Have Met the Enemy - and They're Not in Yemen

Wednesday, 20 January 2010 09:45 Sandy LeonVest
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Sana'a, Capital of Yemen
In response to the failed Christmas day bombing of Northwest Airlines flight 253, US officials and the Obama administration made a very public show of shifting their already turbo-charged 'war on terror' into overdrive. Here in the US, officials - aided by the corporate media - attempted to reassure a terror-weary American public with nationally televised displays of stepped up screenings at airports, increased numbers of air marshals on international flights and the addition of hundreds of names to the CIA's 'terrorist watch list.' 

 

Haiti: Where Solidarity Means Survival

Monday, 22 March 2010 12:24 Beverly Bell
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Photo by Conner Gorry
Perhaps more than anything today, Haiti needs a new macro-economy, one based above all on meeting the needs of its citizens. Post-earthquake economic restructuring could include equitable distribution of resources, high levels of employment with fair compensation, local production, and provision of social services. In the meantime, what saved many during the earthquake, and what is keeping them alive today, is a culture and economy of solidarity, or mutual aid.
Last Updated on Monday, 22 March 2010 12:29
 

Tending 'the Grow': Marijuana at a Crossroads

Monday, 01 February 2010 11:15 Michael Polson
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Photo by Joshua Smith
In the warm, luminescent glow of the dust encrusted light fixture, the carpeted and dank hallway disappears into unvacuumed recesses. Darren grabs an unobtrusive handle along the wall's flimsy wood paneling, pulls, and a crack of light pierces the gloom. Pushing aside a black screen of Hefty bags intended to block light and trap heat, he reveals his miniature grow closet. A heavy, supple branch tumbles out. It brushes my hand, leaving a telltale streak of sticky, stinky moistness. The resin goes away with a bit of water. The smell stays.
Last Updated on Monday, 01 February 2010 11:16
 

A Hunger for Justice in Western Sahara

Monday, 19 April 2010 00:00 Stefan Simanowitz
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ImageAnyone who saw the episode of the BBC documentary Tropic of Cancer last month in which journalist Simon Reeve traveled across Western Sahara would have seen Rachid Sghair. He was the human rights campaigner who bravely appeared before the camera to denounce the 35 year Moroccan occupation of his country and the resulting human rights abuses suffered by Saharawi people.
Last Updated on Thursday, 15 April 2010 21:25
 
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