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Breaking the Chains of Debt: Jubilee 2000
Njoki Njehu
Third World countries are reeling under staggering debt. The World Bank and the IMF impose punitive austerity programs which result in massive cuts in vital social services like education and health. Much of the debt was accrued by despots who lined their own pockets. Nearly half of the money due is from thirty destitute African […]
Interpreting Gender
Linda Nicholson
The Death Squads of Central America
Allan Nairn
East Timor: A Case of Genocide
Allan Nairn
Far from the newsrooms and awareness of North America and Europe is East Timor. It is half of an island in the Indonesian archipelago. It is east of Bali and 400 miles north of Australia. East Timor was a Portuguese colony for four hundred years. It became independent in 1975. In that same year it […]
Bosnia: A Question of Genocide
Winston Nagan
The breakup of Yugoslavia triggered a catastrophe in the Balkans. Bosnia, which declared its independence in 1992, has become synonymous with death and destruction on a scale not seen in Europe since the Nazi era. Unlike the genocide of the Jews, the killings in Bosnia are a matter of near universal knowledge. Under media observation, […]
Obama’s Achilles Heel
Ralph Nader
Interviewed by David Barsamian.
Corporate Crime Wave
Ralph Nader
Interviewed by David Barsamian. Recorded at KGNU Radio.
Crashing the Party
Ralph Nader
The Enron scandal again focuses attention on corporate malfeasance and greed. Enron did not pay taxes in 4 of the last 5 years as it stashed away money in offshore accounts. As hotelier Leona Helmsley famously said, “Only little people pay taxes.” She wasn’t kidding. A recent report says the IRS is much more inclined […]
On the Campaign Trail
Ralph Nader
Toward a Green White House
Ralph Nader
The presidential campaign is in full swing. Many corporations, like AT&T and Microsoft, give to both to the Democrats and the Republicans. Election 2000 will be the most lavishly funded in history. Citizens are told it’s their duty to vote, but many find little to choose from. One candidate is a corporate funded scion of […]
Challenging the Duopoly
Ralph Nader
Voter turnout in the U.S. continues to plunge. The conventional explanation for the lack of interest is that the citizenry is apathetic. They’d rather be watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. A more radical analysis is that people are fed up with choices like Clinton-Dole or Gore-Bush. Many see them as guys in suits […]
Run Ralph, Really Run
Ralph Nader
The premier consumer advocate who tells why he’s running for President. Interview by David Barsamian. Recorded at KGNU.

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