From MEDIA LENS: Correcting for the distorted vision of the corporate mediaAny lingering notions that we have an independent and free media system must surely be evaporating under the vast weight of evidence emerging as the US and Britain manipulate and deceive their way to a war for control of Iraq's oil. Consider tonight's breathtaking report on ITN's Evening News at … [Read more...] about MEDIA ALERT: MESSAGE FROM AMERICA: ITN DECLARES WAR ON IRAQ
U.S. Intervening Against Democracy in Venezuela
By Mark Weisbrot December 18, 2002CARACAS "Where are they getting their money?" asks historian Samuel Moncada, as the television displays one opposition commercial after another. Moncada is chair of the history department at Central University of Venezuela in Caracas. We are sitting in one of the few restaurants that is open in the eastern, wealthier part of … [Read more...] about U.S. Intervening Against Democracy in Venezuela
– NORTH KOREA
Journalists and pundits often complain that North Korea's motives are hard to understand. We can guarantee that after reading this article, you will have an excellent grasp on the current situation in North Korea. It provides a clear and comprehensive explanation of the strategies being played out in the region, including the relationship between North Korea, Japan, China, and … [Read more...] about – NORTH KOREA
TEN QUESTIONS ABOUT THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
Industry groups and politicians like Ralph Klein have been working overtime on a misinformation campaign about the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change. In a debate of this importance, it is crucial to have the facts. To provide you with well-researched, credible information, Greenpeace has put together our 'Top 10 Questions About the Kyoto Protocol'. Please read it, keep it and … [Read more...] about TEN QUESTIONS ABOUT THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
– Environmental NGOs in the International Arena
November 29, 2002 by Richard Wilcox Tsuda College/International Relations, Environmental Studies "Globalization is premised on the promise that the poor may become a little less poor only if the rich become immeasurably, abusively richer: if it had been the intention of humanity to wreck the Earth, no more effective formula could have been imagined."--Jeremy Seabrook Table of … [Read more...] about – Environmental NGOs in the International Arena