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Immanuel Wallerstein: The great Libyan distraction
The entire Libyan conflict of the last month — the civil war in Libya, the US-led military action against Gaddafi — is neither about humanitarian intervention nor about the immediate supply of world oil. It is in fact one big distraction — a deliberate distraction — from the principal political struggle in the Arab world. Continue reading
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The American Dilemma in Libya: To Bomb, Invade, Partition, Or All of the Above By Glen Ford
‘R2P’ – Responsibility to Protect – is the Obama regime’s favored formula for pouring mud in the otherwise clear waters of international law. The philosophy – actually, a political position seeking legal recognition – amounts to a kind of super-power judicial waiver couched in the language of nobles oblige, the obligation of the strong to… Continue reading
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Egypt Independent Media Newslinks 20-21 February, 2011
21 February, 2011 — creative-i.info A selection of news, analysis and opinion on Egypt from the independent media (unless otherwise noted) 21 February, 2011 From the Gulf to the Ocean – The Middle East is Changing Union solidarity with Egypt Egypt’s cauldron of revolt Middle East Protests, Violence and Strikes Continue THE FIRE SPREADS IN Continue reading
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Egypt Independent Media Newslinks 20-21 February, 2011
21 February, 2011 — creative-i.info A selection of news, analysis and opinion on Egypt from the independent media (unless otherwise noted) 21 February, 2011 From the Gulf to the Ocean – The Middle East is Changing Union solidarity with Egypt Egypt’s cauldron of revolt Middle East Protests, Violence and Strikes Continue THE FIRE SPREADS IN Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 14 February, 2011
14 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Feeling the pressure at WikiLeaks The Australian Former member of the Wikileaks group Daniel Domscheit-Berg, a critic of the leadership style of Julian Assange, has established a rival whistleblower… www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/feeling-the-pressure-at-wikileaks/story-e6frg6z6-1226005379420 Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 7-8 February, 2011
8 February, 2011 — creative-i.info News and analysis from the independent media on events in Egypt 8 February, 2011 Building Egypt’s new labor movement Their “stability” vs. ours Egypt: Historian Joel Beinin on the role of the labour movement The Egyptian Tsunami of People Power HEY, ARABS: YOU VOTE, WE DECIDE Change you can believe Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 7-8 February, 2011
8 February, 2011 — creative-i.info News and analysis from the independent media on events in Egypt 8 February, 2011 Building Egypt’s new labor movement Their “stability” vs. ours Egypt: Historian Joel Beinin on the role of the labour movement The Egyptian Tsunami of People Power HEY, ARABS: YOU VOTE, WE DECIDE Change you can believe Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 24 January, 2011
24 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Teachers strike in Tunisia as protests broaden Washington Post AP TUNIS, Tunisia — Teachers across Tunisia have gone on strike to demand members of the former party of the ousted president stay out of power, … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/24/AR2011012400905.html Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 23 January, 2011: James Zogby: Reflections on Tunisia
23 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Dictatorship for Dummies, Tunisia edition Washington Post William J. Dobson William J. Dobson explains what dictators around the world might learn from Tunisia. The world cheered as it watched Tunisians,… www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/23/AR2011012300267.html Continue reading
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Can a revolt of ‘consumers’ spark a revolution… By William Bowles
The power of big, transnational capital has transformed not only the economic landscape but also the nature of the way we live — from the food we eat (and where we buy it) to the fundamental fabric of our social spaces, and judging by the level of dissatisfaction with contemporary capitalist society, great swathes of… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 