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Delinking Democracy
Globalisation and Autonomy The University of British Columbia Press has a number of interesting academic volumes on globalization and autonomy. Their G & A website has links to many intellectual…
Read moreJaffa
In the aftermath of the complete destruction of Gaza, Electronic Intifada looks at the history of the Palestinian seaside city of Jaffa, the former cultural capitol of Palestine prior to…
Read moreWorldview
One’s worldview depends on where one stands. Progressives view the modern state as the pinnacle of human achievement, while tribal societies view it as a corruption of governance. In his…
Read moreCooking the Books
While the collusion by Department of Interior officials with energy companies in embezzling Mineral Management Service royalties due American Indians is a national disgrace, the ongoing fraud at Interior is…
Read moreMaking Money
Hillary’s Craven Debut Secretary Clinton assures China that human rights are a secondary concern to making money for the Obama Administration. Amnesty International condemns US diplomatic mission for selling out…
Read moreNeocolonial Missionaries
Running Interference Leaving aside for the moment the white man’s burden assumptions behind the big business of foreign aid, Center for Global Development President Nancy Birdsall — speaking at the…
Read moreMass Communication
Controlling the Message The White House snub of Native American media recently at a Department of Interior event was significant both for what they said and what they did not….
Read moreJudith Miller Syndrome
Wag the Dog For readers who enjoyed Secretary of State Colin Powell’s performance at the United Nations to manipulate America into a war in Iraq, Wampum looks at the Judith…
Read moreBad Beacon
US Model Former Irish President and United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson “deplores collusion between liberal democracies and countries with very bad human rights records”. The International Commission of…
Read moreRule of Law
Slobodan Milosevic, a former head of state, was indicted and tried by an international criminal tribunal for his crimes against humanity. Two hundred thousand citizens of the former Yugoslavia died…
Read moreChief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library
The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.
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