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“Avatar” Hits the Campaign Trail in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro - The Green Party candidate for president of Brazil, environmentalist Marina Silva, is seeking the support of filmmaker James Cameron, winner of three Oscars for his …
On Languages of Power and Powerlessness
The disciplining force of society is at its most effective when its human origins are denied or covered up.
The Tea Party Versus Obama
Nashville - “English only.” Under this pretext, this reporter gets nothing but monosyllables and a pronounced lack of interest on the part of my intended interview subjects once they …
Evo’s New Cabinet: Ten Men, Ten Women
On Saturday, January 23, Bolivian President Evo Morales kicked off his second term as leader of the country by announcing the appointment of his new Cabinet. Morales has replaced …
Avatar Obama and the United States of Hype
We live in the era of hype. The word, which bounces and bounds throughout the matrices of our information age, refers to a cultural product that has been so …
For Youth: A Disciplinary Discourse Only
“The present is a period of riots,” writes Alain Bertho.
Even Fidel Has a (Political) Crush on Obama
The former Cuban leader can't seem to stop himself from talking about the first African-American president of the U.S.
Market-Driven Hysteria and the Politics of Death
Market-driven principles of deregulation, radical individualism and privatization penetrate all aspects of daily life.
Cheney Could Not Recall Key Events About His Role in the Valerie Plame Leak
Evidence has surfaced over the years that shows Dick Cheney played a central role in the campaign to discredit Ambassador Wilson and may even have given the order to …
Hilarious Halloween
Everyone expects to see and hear some strange stuff whenever Halloween comes around. The definition of ‘strange,’ however, gets bent into all sorts of bizarre new shapes whenever the …