Posts of: Jay Taber

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Privatization is theft. Globalization is murder. The world leaders on these twin fronts are Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

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Renowned Irish filmmaker Ken Loach explains why he felt compelled to remove his film from the Melbourne International Film Festival. In short, one of the sponsors of the festival is…

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Fintan O’Toole, in the Irish Times article Praying to the Wrong Gods interviews Masai elders about the effect of climate change, Christianity, and consumerism on their pastoral culture. Included in…

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Scotland continues to pursue greater autonomy in governance, including the option of independence from the UK.

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Israel thwarts the growing momentum to bring it before the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Real News Network interviews ICC Deputy Prosecutor…

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As the Peruvian, Ecuadoran, and Colombian governments practice pro-privatization neoliberalism in pursuit of denuding the Amazon, the support of the United States is crucial in defeating the indigenous peoples defending…

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Boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israeli apartheid is working. Check out Global BDS Movement for the latest news.

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In the comprehensive report Indigenous World 2009, the evolving set of relations between indigenous nations and modern states is examined in detail. Within the new context of international human rights…

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Climate Change Overdrive As climate change goes into overdrive, Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood becomes less a dystopian fiction and more a roadmap to reality.

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Legislation for Extinction Mi’kmaw Associate Professor Dr. Bonita Lawrence of York University discusses the history of the regulation of indigenous civilizations in Canada through the control of native identity.