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Review :: Labor

REVIEW: Karl Polanyi - How the State Created Capitalism

In "The Great Transformation" (1944), Karl Polanyi deconstructs the myth of a free market economy that develops naturally and spontaneously and the idea of the state as a counter-pole to capital. The transformation of labor and land into commodities was a painful process.
 

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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Environment : International Relations : Peace

US nuclear-powered carrier entry to Manila violates Philippine Constitution

US nuclear-powered carrier entry to Manila violates ASEAN Treaty.

The following manifestation was made by Rep. Walden Bello of the Party-list Akbayan! on the floor of the House of Representatives of the Philippines on August 13, 2009. It was prepared by Herbert Docena of Focus on the Global South.
 

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Commentary :: Drugs

Swine flu vaccine makers" to profit $50 billion a year

Swine flu vaccine makers" to profit $50 billion a year
 

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Commentary :: Miscellaneous

It's Official: Healthcare Reform is Dead

The “transparent government” that President Obama guaranteed during his electoral campaign has become yet another broken promise. On August 14th, the Huffington Post revealed a memo containing details of “the deal” that Obama cut with health care mega-corporations in secret White House meetings. And although the White House denies the authenticity of the memo, the details are consistent with earlier reports from other national media outlets.
 

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LOCAL Announcement :: Animal Rights

New Website-Online Sit In Against HLS-Friday

 

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LOCAL News :: Miscellaneous

Uptown yuppies beg for more cops.

 

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News :: International Relations

Urgent Plea from Radio Progreso

"All of the sudden, Gustavo Cardoza said that a policeman was pointing his weapon at him and immediately reported that other police were coming after him. Our reporter tried to run, and told them that he was a reporter for Radio Progreso. It was then that we heard his cries, and the blows that our reporter was receiving."
 

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Commentary :: Labor

Economic Policy after the Financial Crisis: John Maynard Keynes

Keynes saw political control of markets and a distribution and social policy in favor of lower income groups as essential prerequisites for a stable long-term macro-economic development.. Three-hour workdays or a 15-hour week would be enough to satisfy the old Adam in most of us.
 

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LOCAL News :: Civil & Human Rights

A Week of Resistance in Honduras

A Chicago activist reports from Tegucigalpa, Honduras on the week of resistance to the coup in Hondudras from August 11-16th. Despite repression and the difficulties of ongoing mobilizations, the National Front Against the Coup vows to continue the protests.
 

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Commentary :: Gender & Sexuality

The Wali (Guardian) in Islamic Marriages According to the Hanafi Jurisprudence

In Islamic marriages, the wali (guardian) has an important role to play. This article discusses the responsibility of the wali according to the Hanafi jurisprudence.
 

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