Cockburn wrote a piece critical of global warming theorists. ZNet asked Monbiot to respond. Below is their exchange... Alexander Cockburn is a long time journalist and co-editor of the political newsletter CounterPunch for which his article was originally written. He is author of many books. George Monbiot is the author of many books, most recently Heat: how to stop the … [Read more...] about Alexander Cockburn and George Monbiot debate climate change issue
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2 from Z: Abunimah- Hamas and Hizballah and Miles- Israeli-Palestine Question
Engaging Hamas and Hizballah by Ali Abunimah October 29, 2007 Electronic Intifada Printer Friendly Version EMail Article to a Friend Nothing could be easier in the present atmosphere than to accuse anyone who calls for recognition of and dialogue with Hamas, Hizballah and other Islamist movements of being closet … [Read more...] about 2 from Z: Abunimah- Hamas and Hizballah and Miles- Israeli-Palestine Question
Indian ‘slave’ children found making low-cost clothes destined for Gap (by Dan McDougall ZNET)
Child workers, some as young as 10, have been found working in a textile factory in conditions close to slavery to produce clothes that appear destined for Gap Kids, one of the most successful arms of the high street giant. Speaking to The Observer, the children described long hours of unwaged work, as well as threats and beatings. Gap said it was unaware that … [Read more...] about Indian ‘slave’ children found making low-cost clothes destined for Gap (by Dan McDougall ZNET)
Putting the ‘Israel Lobby’ in Perspective (Alternet)
John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt's 82-page paper "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy" has entered the canon of contemporary political culture in the United States. So much, positive and negative, has been written about the March 2006 essay that the phrase "the Mearsheimer-Walt argument" is now shorthand for the idea that pro-Israel advocates exert … [Read more...] about Putting the ‘Israel Lobby’ in Perspective (Alternet)
Weapons Industry Dumps Republicans, Backs Hillary (from Alternet)
he U.S. arms industry is backing Hillary Clinton for President and has all but abandoned its traditional allies in the Republican party. Mrs Clinton has also emerged as Wall Street's favourite. Investment bankers have opened their wallets in unprecedented numbers for the New York senator over the past three months and, in the process, dumped their earlier favourite, Barack … [Read more...] about Weapons Industry Dumps Republicans, Backs Hillary (from Alternet)