John Pilger describes the wholesale corporate takeover of the natural resources of West Papua, known as the “forgotten bird of paradise” by its impoverished indigenous people. A mountain of copper and gold, forests and fisheries, oil and gas: the “acquisition” of untold riches, sanctioned by the Suharto tyranny, was unique and remains a metaphor for “globalisation”.
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Played, Betrayed, Health Care Delayed: House Passes Bailout For Private Insurance Companies
by arawak12 minutes readBy Bruce A. Dixon, Managing Editor, Black Agenda Report Dateline: 11/11/2009 [print_link] Now…
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Abetted by religious beliefs to think of themselves as created in the image of…
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ORIGINALLY AT ANIMAL PEOPLE MONTH: SEPTEMBER 2006 Culture, coonhunting, & child hunters By Merritt…
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Editor’s Note: We reproduce here, at the suggestion of one of our readers, an…