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The Bush Doctrine: Unrestrained empire building
09.28.2002 :: United StatesThe Bush Doctrine set out in his \”U.S. National Security Strategy\” speech ( September 20, 2002 ) promotes a \”single sustainable model for success\” - the United States through unlimited, unilateral, offensive ( \”pre-emptive\” ) wars.
Worker self-management in historical perspective
09.25.2002 :: Latin AmericaWorker self-management (WSM) has re-emerged as a major movement in Argentina, particularly this year with over 200 factories organized and controlled by their workers and a national co-coordinator of self-managed enterprises in the process of being organized.
How the empire works: The second track
09.10.2002 :: United StatesIn the past year U.S. empire building has largely focused on military conquest, threats of regional wars and a massive enlargement of clandestine military and intelligence operations.
Brazil: Neo-Liberalism, crises and electoral politics
09.08.2002 :: Latin AmericaBrazil is the ninth biggest economy in the world, geographically almost as large as the USA with nearly 200 million people and in the deepest economic crises in 70 years.