5.06.11 economic self determination

Cooperative Alternatives to the Capitalist Meltdown: An Economy Based on One Person, One Vote

Opening pomegranates. Arghans soap cooperative, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Photo: (c)www.sarahchayes.net
Authors: Erica Buswell

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Imagine how different our society would look if wealth was owned and controlled by collectives.

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Alternative Economics Resources

Police officer in St. Paul on Sept. 4, 2008 in standoff with demonstrators. Photo: Alshain49 via Flickr
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Human Rights and "Asian" Values

Authors: Amartya Sen

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When Zilu asks him "how to serve a prince," Confucius replies, "Tell him the truth even if it offends him."

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The Dream Reborn: Bringing King's Vision Forward into a Green Economy

Authors: Van Jones

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It has always been assumed that attendance at environmental conferences would always be 90 percent white and overwhelmingly affluent. Not this time.

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"Z" is for Zimbabwe: Silence & Turmoil as a Country Potentially Unravels

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Authors: Bill Fletcher Jr.

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Colleagues of mine in Zimbabwe were jailed and tortured by the Mugabe administration, but I was expected by pro-Mugabe activists in the USA to say nothing, and indeed, to deny everything.

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The Zimbabwe We Want

Authors: the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe the Zimbabwe Council of Churches Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference

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Zimbabwe needs a new national vision to restore our self-confidence, dignity, and hope.

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Israelis and Palestinians Call for a Ceasefire

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Remembering Tony Henry And a Generation of Leaders

Tony Henry, 1989. PHOTO: American Friends Service Committee
Authors: Keith Harvey

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We need to remember that the dream was not just Dr. King's, but belongs to the many, many people who gave their time, their energy -- even their lives -- to achieve this powerful vision.

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No Justice, No Peace: Listening to the Youth

Children living in showgrounds.
Authors: Malesi Kinaro

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The poor and the youth of this nation must be given a say -- not a token!

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Breathing Life into the Struggle: Victories for Indigenous Peoples & Transnational Allies

Indigenous Child
Authors: Paula Palmer

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Winning the right to decide if resource extraction should take place.

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