Power

Towards the Unification of the Movement
BY BEN DAY
Should the IMF be reformed, or destroyed? What's at stake? And can a decentralized movement really do battle with such powerful institutions? Ben Day of the Direct Action Network is glad you asked.
06.19.2000 | POLITICS

Greed Versus Need
BY VANDANA SHIVA
Indian activist and author Vandana Shiva on globalization, poverty in India and genetically modified foods.
06.12.2000 | POLITICS

Every Man a Soldier
BY MICHAEL MANVILLE
Is the gun control debate even about the right to bear arms? One more look at the NRA's America.
06.07.2000 | POLITICS

Meet Super NAFTA
BY SARAH WALSH
Following the momentum of Seattle & Washington, the next stand against elite driven globalization will take place June 4-6, in Windsor, Ontario. As the extension of NAFTA, the Free Trade Areas of the Americas (FTAA) will extend corporate rule over the entire Western Hemisphere.
05.26.2000 | ACTIVISM

Caspian Oil and New Energy Politics
BY DANIEL SHERMAN
Central Asia is a hornet's nest of ethnic hatred, poverty, and great power rivalry. And the USA is about to stick a big pink hand in the middle of it to safeguard its puddles of black gold.
05.25.2000 | ENVIRONMENT

The Sound and the Fury
BY MICHAEL MANVILLE
You don't have to be a reactionary to doubt the effectiveness of one dimensional sloganeering. Mike Manville on why tactics matter in the fight for a just world economy.
05.15.2000 | POLITICS

Assaulting Solidarity -- Privatizing Education
BY NOAM CHOMSKY
Noam Chomsky on the meaning of solidarity and the corporate attack on public education.
05.12.2000 | POLITICS

Ken Livingston is a Badass
BY ADAM BARBER
The Red Ken Barbie Doll is the toy gift of the season. The mayoral action figure comes with a faux gold chain of office, a multi-million pound budget, and real left wing politics. Freezerbox wants to know if London will take two Gulianis and a Jerry Brown in trade.
05.11.2000 | POLITICS

Missile Defense: What It Is
BY JONAH WEISS
The missile defense debate is back with a vengeance, and it almost feels like the Cold War again. Don't get too nostalgic, but do reacquaint yourself with the issues. All those bombs aren't park benches yet. Jonah Weiss explains what the fuss is about.
05.04.2000 | POLITICS

The Last Left and The Anarchist Smear
BY JUAQIN KASONGO
Ever observant, the mainstream media picked up on the presence of anarchists in the recent Washington protests. Predictably, the "new anarchism" story offers a convenient cover for avoiding the larger issues—as well as the millions of non-anarchists who are pressing them.
04.28.2000 | POLITICS

Ralph Nader and the Greens 2000: Let's Get This Party Started
BY JONAS CENTAMORE
As fence sitters worry that Ralph Nader's Green campaign will hand the Presidency to the hard right, American democracy continues to rot. Jonas argues that the time has come to show Americans what real progressive politics look like. If recent polls are any indication, they are going to like what they see.
04.26.2000 | POLITICS

When Did the United States Become A Police State
BY REBECCA SALTZBURG
The writing is on the wall. The freedom of all Americans is at risk and most of us aren't even aware of it.
04.16.2000 | POLITICS

The 1990s as 1950s: Now What?
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
As the world attempts to make sense of a historic week of protest in Washington, who can help but wonder: Are we entering another decade of social unrest and mass activism? And do we get to win this time?
04.14.2000 | POLITICS

Lest We Forget: Neo-conservatives and Republican Foreign Policy, 1976-2000
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
The neo-conservative camp of the Republican Party is calling for a massive arms build up and a more aggressive US role in world affairs, including "rogue regime rollback." If the neo-cons regain power, GOP foreign policy under their influence could look a lot like it did in the early 1980's. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
04.06.2000 | POLITICS

Ralph Nader: Reformer With Results (And He Never Even Did Blow!)
BY JOHN WALSTON
Arguably the closest thing America has to a national hero, Ralph Nader has spent a lifetime designing and firing artillery at the heart of corporate/state corruption. He hasn't landed the silver bullet yet, but he's back in the Presidential fold with the Greens in 2000--and this time he's pissed. John Walston is excited, but wonders if Nader's vocabulary of "reform" can survive the rhetorical efforts of Gore/Bush to fill the McCain vacuum.
03.21.2000 | POLITICS

Are We Having Fun Yet? Kosovo Reconsidered
BY CHRISTOPHER LORD
Months after the bombing, the Balkans remain an environmental nightmare and political tinderbox. By setting a precedent for non-defensive and arbitrary high-intensity military interventions, political scientist Chris Lord re-affirms the charge that NATO just plain overstepped. Bigtime.
03.17.2000 | POLITICS

One Bush Was Enough, But Thank You
BY ALEXANDER ZAITCHIK
George W. Bush has turned the state of Texas into a toxic dump. He knows virtually nothing about the world or the important issues of the day. He is not considered mentally equipped by the brains of his own Party. He is fully in the pocket of the most polluting industries on Earth. He defines 'arms control' as the ability to hit your target. And he just might be in the drivers seat at the dawn of the next American Century. Valium, anyone?
03.13.2000 | POLITICS

The Meaning of Haider
BY JEFF FULGORE
Jorg Haider is the tip of a potential extremist iceberg. To keep the rest underwater, Europe will have to strike a new balance between capitalism and democracy.
02.28.2000 | POLITICS

Why Missile-Defense is a Bad Idea (For Now)
BY JONAH WEISS
GOP hawks are making the case for missile-defense and yelling treason at anyone who opposes the program. But when the technological problems, vast cost, and strategic consequences are considered, it is clear that missile-defense is one big very bad idea.
02.26.2000 | POLITICS

Dear Mr. Friedman
BY A NUTCASE NEO-YIPPIE
According to New York Times foreign affairs columnist Tom Friedman, opponents of the WTO are ignorant, thrill-seeking, retro-oriented wannabe Weatherman wackos. Maxwell Ford opens up the Sixties analogy and asks how someone so smart can be so dumb.
02.24.2000 | MEDIA