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In Memoriam: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser, Founding Chair, CWIS

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Defeating Tribalism

Defeating Tribalism

March 6, 2009

One of the constants in national security circles is discussion on how to defeat tribalism, the assumption being that it is morally inferior to capitalism. But tribalism cannot be defeated…

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Democratization

Democratization

March 5, 2009

A Pragmatic Resolution This article on climate change and the media supports two key misconceptions that perpetuate political illiteracy. The first is that issues (i.e. economy, health, environment) can be…

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Mining the Arctic

Mining the Arctic

March 4, 2009

Mark Dowie of Guernica magazine examines uranium mining’s effect on Indigenous peoples, and asks Inuit Circumpolar Conference leader Sheila Watt-Cloutier what the nuclear cycle means for the Inuit.

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Stark Injustice

Stark Injustice

March 3, 2009

Not one of the perpetrators of genocide in Guatemala has been brought to justice. A decade after condemnation by the UN for murdering two hundred thousand Indigenous people over 36…

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TNCs and Human Rights

TNCs and Human Rights

March 2, 2009

The conference report on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights is now available, including interviews and videos in pdf.

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Driving People Mad

Driving People Mad

March 1, 2009

Governments should be accused of failing citizens. Well-being in the developed world is decreasing. Under-investment and dog eat dog societies are to blame for governments’ poor performance. Stress levels are…

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Delinking Democracy

Delinking Democracy

March 1, 2009

Globalisation and Autonomy The University of British Columbia Press has a number of interesting academic volumes on globalization and autonomy. Their G & A website has links to many intellectual…

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Jaffa

Jaffa

February 28, 2009

In the aftermath of the complete destruction of Gaza, Electronic Intifada looks at the history of the Palestinian seaside city of Jaffa, the former cultural capitol of Palestine prior to…

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Worldview

Worldview

February 27, 2009

One’s worldview depends on where one stands. Progressives view the modern state as the pinnacle of human achievement, while tribal societies view it as a corruption of governance. In his…

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School of Self Government Opens in Chile

School of Self Government Opens in Chile

February 27, 2009

Based on sections of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Mapuche School of Self Government began its first day of classes Jan. 14 in Temuko,…

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Chief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library

The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.

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