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The Eve of Secession: What the Future Might Hold for Southern Sudan
Horand Knaup – Der Spiegel,
3 Jan 2011
All signs point to the secession of Southern Sudan following a referendum in early January. But what would happen next? Despite significant oil reserves, the region is among the poorest in the world. And there is no guarantee that the north won’t meddle.
→ read full articleAnarchism and Nonviolence: Time for a ‘Complementarity of Tactics’
Randall Amster – Waging Nonviolence,
19 Jul 2010
This may not win me any new friends among fellow anarchists, yet it needs to be said: Anarchists ought to publicly and demonstrably proclaim their nonviolence, especially in the context of mass demonstrations. This will make it clear that any violence done in that theater — which time and again is used to legitimize mass arrests, bloated police budgets, and the rest of the fascistic enterprise — is not the product of anarchists but more likely of agents of the state itself. After all, that is the basic notion being advanced, isn’t it? To wit: the state (including its corporate underwriters and beneficiaries) is inherently violent both overtly and structurally; anarchists above all reject the state and thus would do well to highlight the fundamental contrast. “The state is violent, and we are not” would be a very good place to start the discussion.
→ read full articleRUSSELL-EINSTEIN HISTORIC DECLARATION AGAINST NUCLEAR WAR
Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein – Global Research,
12 Apr 2010
There lies before us, if we choose, continual progress in happiness, knowledge, and wisdom. Shall we, instead, choose death, because we cannot forget our quarrels? We appeal as human beings to human beings: Remember your humanity, and forget the rest. If you can do so, the way lies open to a new Paradise; if you cannot, there lies before you the risk of universal death.
→ read full articleSILENT SPRING HAS SPRUNG
Randall Amster J.D., Ph.D. - Truthout,
20 Mar 2010
Seasons change, yet some things remain the same. Nearly half a century ago, Rachel Carson debuted the first serial installment of what would eventually become one of the landmark works of the 20th century, "Silent Spring." In that book, Carson famously argued that the pesticide DDT was responsible for negative impacts on the environment, animals […]
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Randall Amster - ZNet,
14 Jan 2010
It might be a bad dream but it feels real enough. The mantle of warfare slips seamlessly from one president to another, from one party to another, from one decade to another, from one generation to another. The impetus of national aggression transcends race, creed, socio-economic status, age, and geography. Our collective sin is the […]
→ read full articleHARRASSED TAMILS LANGUISH IN PRISON-LIKE CAMPS IN SRI LANKA
Randeep Ramesh in Trincomalee,
14 Sep 2009
Living by a palm-fringed golden beach on the edge of the Indian Ocean, Suganthinhi Thesamanikam considers herself lucky to be alive after living through the hell of war.Caught between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan army, she dodged bullets and shells for two years before ending up on the sandy […]
→ read full articleTHE NEW COLONIALISM (Part 2): THE INVESTOR NEEDS A WEAK STATE
Horand Knaup and Juliane von Mittelstaedt,
30 Jul 2009
Rich nations are exchanging money, oil and infrastructure for food, water and animal feed. At first glance, this seems to present a solution for many problems, says Jean-Philippe Audinet of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). In principle, he is pleased about the agricultural investments, and says he fought for them for years. "What […]
→ read full articleTHE NEW COLONIALISM (Part 1): FOREIGN INVESTORS SNAP UP AFRICAN FARMLAND
Horand Knaup and Juliane von Mittelstaedt,
30 Jul 2009
Governments and investment funds are buying up farmland in Africa and Asia to grow food — a profitable business, with a growing global population and rapidly rising prices. The high-stakes game of real-life Monopoly is leading to a modern colonialism to which many poor countries submit out of necessity. Every crisis has its winners. A […]
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