Monthly Archives: April 2011

Mexico’s House of Deputies Likely to Approve Police State Law by Murphy Woodhouse Americas Policy Program 25/04/2011 Mexico’s House of Deputies has brought the country to the cusp of a police state. The reform to the National Security Law now … Continue reading →

The Internet as a Tool for Repression Mark Engler Dissent Magazine April 26, 2011 We often hear about the revolutionary power of the Internet to take down authoritarian regimes. Less often do we consider how online technologies can provide dastardly … Continue reading →

Palestine, the Arab Spring, and the Middle East Lobby Jack Ross Right Web Institute for Policy Studies April 26, 2011 During the upheavals sweeping the Arab world, a common refrain among hawkish supporters of Israel has been that the Arab … Continue reading →

Haiti’s Reconstruction:  Who Benefits? By Daniel Moss Foreign Policy In Focus April 27, 2011 Georges Marie is a proud and angry Haitian lawyer who lost her husband in the earthquake. As she mourned, the humanitarian industry exploded. She watched with … Continue reading →

The Future of South Sudan By Terah Edun Foreign Policy In Focus April 28, 2011 On July 9, 2011 South Sudan is expected to become an independent state, Africa’s 54th. Prior to that date, much preparation must be done to … Continue reading →

The Economics of the Arab Spring By Richard Javad Heydarian Foreign Policy In Focus April 21, 2011 There’s no doubt the ongoing Middle Eastern revolutions make ample use of democratic slogans, encouraged by the civic spirit of millions that have … Continue reading →

The Libyan War, American Power and the Decline of the Petrodollar System Peter Dale Scott The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus April 2011 The present NATO campaign against Gaddafi in Libya has given rise to great confusion, both among those waging … Continue reading →

Dying for TEPCO?  Fukushima’s Nuclear Contract Workers Paul Jobin The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus April 2011 While the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) experiences difficulties in recruiting workers willing to go to Fukushima to clean up the damaged reactors, the … Continue reading →

Hueys Over Yemen Is U.S. Aid Suppressing Another Mideast Freedom Struggle? By Nick Turse TomDispatch.com April 28, 2011 In recent weeks, Yemeni protesters calling for an immediate end to the 32-year reign of U.S.-backed President Ali Abdullah Saleh have been … Continue reading →

Of Tea and Snow Leopards Baltistan, Post-Mortenson By SHAFQAT HUSSAIN CounterPunch.org April 28, 2011 OK, maybe just one cup of tea and not three, and just three schools not eleven. Whatever the truth about numbers, Greg Mortenson did a commendable … Continue reading →