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Issue: 273

April 17, 2008

Commentary

The Myth of Partner, the Lie of Poodle: British Imperialism and Neo-con America – Think Piece

By Nu'man Abd al-Wahid Guest Commentator

The prevailing paradigm for debate in the British press and beyond vis-à-vis the British invasion and occupation of Iraq with the United States five years ago, continues to singles out two main reasons on why the British joined the invasion. The first reason, upheld by those who advocated the invasion, is that Britain is the…

The prevailing paradigm for debate in the British press and beyond vis-à-vis the British invasion and occupation of Iraq with the United States five years ago,…

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Commentary

Whirlpool’s Divisive Development

By Eartha Jane Melzer

[This commentary was originally published in Michigan Messenger.] The corporate giant’s plan to privatize a poor town’s waterside park provokes citizen opposition. Julie Weiss had returned to Benton Harbor from Chicago to look after her parents and was walking on the beach at Jean Klock Park in September 2006 when she came upon a sign…

[This commentary was originally published in Michigan Messenger.] The corporate giant's plan to privatize a poor town's waterside park provokes citizen opposition. Julie Weiss had returned…

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