May 2001, Current Events

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  Volume 50, Number 2

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May 2001   (VOL. 50, NO. 2)
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VIVA MEXICO
Caravan of Hope: Marching for indigenous dignity, the Zapatistas open a new era – JILL REPLOGLE

SUPPLY-SIDE COMBAT
Colombia’s Oil War: The U’wa battle Occidental over "the blood of mother earth" – RON CHEPESIUK  

The ELN’s Pylon Play: The risks and rewards of attacking energy systems to win concessions – MARTIN DAYANI

TEN YEARS AFTER
Deconstructing the Sanctions: To change US policy, Iraq must utter two magic words – MICHAEL PARENTI  (Part 3)

CRISIS OF CONSUMPTION
Mad Cows, Stunned Politicians: Europeans are getting accustomed to life with less meat – JOHN HORVATH 

TF Reports: Intolerance
Banning Enlightenment:  In China, even meditating can get you in trouble –  J. MICHAEL KRIVYANSKI 

TF Reports: Economics
Talk Is Cheap: Africa’s needs are obvious, but will the IMF and World Bank listen? – CAMERON DUODU

DEPARTMENTS

Editorial
FTAA: Spinning Out of Control – GREG GUMA      

Notebook
Plan Colombia Gets Panama Connection
FTAA Stumbles in Quebec
East Timor May Hit the Jackpot
Powell Brokering Azeri Oil Deal
Much To Mourn on Water Day
Monsanto Pays for PCB Exposure
The Neutron Key to Mine Removal
Peruvian Growers Loathe Manhattan

Review
Voices in the Original Women writers from the Middle East are breaking others’ stereotypes – BARBARA NIMRI AZIZ

Classified (including upcoming events)
   
Last Words
Seeds of Community: A Haitian educator makes learning a liberating voyage – FRELIME BELL HEMPSTEAD