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Calloused consciousness
It is not possible to resolve the problem of child poverty if we separate this issuefrom the wider issue of exploitation. By doing that, we shift the responsibility onto the world system that makes these and other extreme forms of exploitation. The article was first published in Dollars and Sense September-October 1999.
Child poverty in rich countries
Legends of European literature and history often tell us about the child who was born to a poor family but being clever and talented rose above others. For the Christian Europe the proto-type was presented by Jesus himself who was born in a stable and lived the life of the poor until the triumphant resurrection.
The Harvard, the Chubais-clan and the wasting of Russia
Just a few years ago, the leaders of American politics claimed thet Russia will develop into a stable and flourishing democracy, as a result of privatisation and market reforms and the unselfish assistance of the US.By today, these expectations have gone. This paper reveals some hidden stories about the origins of the financial and moral bankruptcy. The article was first published in The National Interest.
Kosovo one year later
The period after the bombing of Yugoslavia showed that the NATO intervention was not successful in terms of its declared objectives. There is also evidence that the NATO leaders deliberately misled the public opinion about the situation in Kosovo and in the Balkans in general.