March/April 2001, Global Showdown

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Volume 50, Number 1


  • February 2001
    Volume 49, Number 8

    EARTH AT RISK

    Re-uniting with Nature 
    Gathered in New Zealand, activists prepare
    for a new wave of globalization protests
    – BRIAN TOKAR
     
    Reclaiming Ancestral Rights
    Stopping the FTAA

    Weather Warfare
    The New World Order weapon that could trigger climate change
    – MICHEL CHOSSUDOVSKY

    NEW WORLD DISASTERS

    Ten Years After: Part one
    A delegation to Iraq defies the sanctions and assesses the damage
    – MICHAEL PARENTI

    Raising the Stakes 
    Though betrayed and abandoned, the Palestinians refuse to surrender
    – BARBARA NIMRI AZIZ

    TF REPORTS

    Russia
    Show Them the Money
    Kremlin feels the heat as public sector workers hit the streets
    – SIMON PIRANI

    Refugees
    Counting on Respect
    As crises multiply, can the UN high commissioner continue to cope? 
    – MIKE CRAWLEY

    DEPARTMENTS

    Guest Editorial
    A response to TF’s editorial on the presidential race
    – KELLY KLEIMAN

    Notebook 
    * Pentagon Expert Exposes DU Lies
    * Philippines Takes the Hotspot Prize
    * Reform Fatigue?    
    * Argentina: Economic "Armor"
    * Colombia: Outsourcing Aggression  
    * Rhetoric Conceals Nuclear Revival
    * Ghana: Hopes are High for Life after Rawlings
    * Another Tough Year for Press Freedom

    Review
    Mercenary Report Card
    A new study of private military firms takes on tough questions
    – STEPHEN MBOGO

    Last Words
    Reconstructing Black History   
    February isn’t the only month to celebrate our achievements
    – TOKUNBO OJO

    Classified
       
    Indy Media Conference Tapes

Toward Freedom
March/April 2001
Volume 50, Number 1

Contents

GLOBAL SHOWDOWN
The Empire’s Trade Clothes 
Saying No to Corporate Tyranny in Quebec City and Beyond       
– GREG GUMA

Converging in Quebec            Beyond the Border  
Sweet Talking the South    
Rhetoric, Reality & E-Commerce 
World Bank Boycott     

WITNESSES FOR PEACE
Be the Change      
Looking back and looking forward at the path of nonviolence
– DAVE DELLINGER
                    
Ten Years After, Part Two  
Hope survives, but Iraqi children pay the heaviest price
– MICHAEL PARENTI

TF Reports

Corruption
Taking on Trapos           
A people’s movement puts Asian politicians on notice
– TOM FAWTHROP

Poverty
Lies of the Land           
Market-based reform does more for landowners than the poor
– NEVILLE DE SILVA

Local Democracy
Budget for a Better World
Port Alegre becomes a symbol of hope for participatory government
– SEBASTIAN NAIDOO

Departments

Editorial
Deadly Experiments  
Self-fulfilling prophecies of science and the media
– GREG GUMA

Notebook       
* Europe Rejects US Push in Colombia
* Africa: No Easy Answers for Small Arms Trade
* Brazil: AIDs Profiteers Put on Notice
* Yugoslavia: Reinstating Royals & NATO Forgot to Stop the War
* US: Welfare Walk & Public Backs Hunger Help
* Cyber Hype Targets Cuba
* Muzzling Nepal’s Indy Radio Surge

Classified     

Last Words
The Sky Is Falling 
What good will Star Wars be when the real planet killer arrives?
– TRAVIS CHARBENEAU

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