Indymedia: Another Genoa Casualty
Can a media obsessed with entertainment really cover an anti-globalization movement that offers none? And if it can't, are there any real alternatives?
The False Promise of Free Trade
If rich countries only want to help poor ones, then why do poor countries keep getting poorer?
Space Pearl Harbor
Bush's "good war" — arming the heavens and hiding the truth.
Remembering Child Labor In America
Today, Africa has the highest rate of child labor worldwide. But America has its own history of exploiting the young.
Make-Believe Missile Defense For Everyone!
By Jonah Weiss
Let the Cheney boys have their imaginary space toys, and let the rest of the world get on with the business of actually dealing with the 21st century.
Show Me Your Stinking Badge
Six months after IMF financiers and anti-globalization protesters clashed in Prague, the Legal Observers Project continues its struggle to hold the Czech Police accountable for their crimes.
Eyes Wide Shut
From the villages and refugee camps of Gaza, a
report on what the media chooses to ignore about the Palestinian Intifada.
The Future Face of Protest
The WTO meets in the desert; the people will resist in the cities.
Plutocracy, U.S.A.
Founding Fathers Alexander Hamilton and John Jay envisioned an America run by the rich. They would be excited by today's corporate-dominated Cabinet, the wealthiest ever assembled. In 2001, plutocracy reigns supreme.
Evil Bastards
It's 2001 and the Dick Cheney White House still doesn't believe in global warming. God help us all.
Down The Memory Hole
Marc Rich versus the Iran-Contra pardons. Where was the outrage?
A Climate Change Primer For Bush's Smokestack Cabinet
While Bush and his petro-cronies deny climate change, the U.K. is taking action. The U.S. should be taking notes.
The Folly of National Missile Defense
Bush's hawk's nest is screeching for a full-blown National Missile Defense system. Start paying attention to this one. The stakes could not be higher.
Mad Cow Disease: The Chemical Industry Plays Dirty
Forget farm feed made from animal remains, Dr. Paul Kail explores the possible link between pesticides and Mad Cow disease.
Humanitarian Cancer and NATO's Murderous Legacy
Jonathan Carr on the history of Depleted Uranium and US sponsored cancer in the Balkans. Is anyone surprised?
Hemp Powered Car Tours US, Canada
The Hemp Car is the worst nightmare of more than one big industry. It's also our greatest hope. Get in.
Christmas Is Criminal
December 24, 2000
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Labor
The anti-globalization grinch unpacks the messy reality behind every holiday Kodak moment. Smile!
Baha' Said: Profile of the Future Fedayeen
Toufic Haddad explores the Palestinian refugee camps in Gaza and sees the future. It's a bleak one.
What Election?
The Dems lost the keys to Election 2000, and the GOP stole the car. Manville on the betrayal of the New Democrats and the struggles ahead.
In Defence of the Shrub: Why President George W. Bush is Good for America and the World
James Mackenzie is looking on the bright side of the "election" of Bush.