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Jim Miles is a Canadian educator and a regular contributor/columnist of opinion pieces and book reviews to Palestine Chronicles.His interest in this topic stems originally from an environmental perspective, which encompasses the militarization and economic subjugation of the global community and its commodification by corporate governance and by the American government. Jim Miles' work is distributed globally in print and on alternative news websites. Published articles and book reviews may be viewed on the Palestine Chronicle website:www.palestinechronicle.com
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Financial end to empire?
The US will be unable to maintain its preeminent role in the global order. The empire will wither. Is that such a bad thing? For those who think that "unitary global rule" is a failed experiment, the peaceful erosion of US power is the best possible outcome. The longer congress drags its feet, the better it is for everyone.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Canada denied UN seat - Yves Engler
Canada, much to the chagrin of the almost ruling Conservative party, was denied a seat at the UN. In simple terms it is because of our similarity to the U.S. right wing ideologues - we are no longer a country that serves as a neutral interlocutor in global affairs.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 Still Free, Barely Holding On
Canada's role as a militarized state is well demonstrated at the G20.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 Iraq's New Death Squads - Shane Bauer
An interesting article describing how the same U.S. trained Special Ops death squad tactics from Central and South America are being used in Iraq.
Thursday, September 13, 2007 Making Globalization Work?
Joseph Stiglitz' heart is in the right place, but his thoughts are still captive to the World Bank/IMF/corporate ideology.
Monday, September 3, 2007 Hamas - A History From Within
A new work that discusses the inner political workings of the Islamic Brotherhood that developed into the Palestinian Hamas, a group initially dedicated to social constructs within the Palestinian territories.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007 White Man's Burden - not so free and democratic
In "the White Man's Burden" William Easterly rhetorically argues for free markets and capitalism, yet his examples have much more to do with popular democracy of the people (some call it socialism).
Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Between the Lines - Israel, Palestine, and the war on terror (1 comments)
A review of a powerful book, developed from "Between the Lines" journal published during the al-Aqsa Intifada. "The mainstream discourse within Israel and abroad ignores the fact that Zionism, as the hegemonic ideology of the Israeli state and society, is constantly reproduced and sustained in the service of the Israeli-U.S. colonialist project, including the globalized economic interests that underlie it.
Sunday, August 12, 2007 Harper's Policy of American Convenience
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper continues Canada's unquestioning support of AMerican foreign policy.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007 What is Canada For? Book Review
A wonderful description of what could accomplish with a foreign policy independent from that of the United States and not giving in to the new militarism of the 'war on terror'.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Book Review - It's the Crude Dude, by Linda McQuaig
Linda McQuaig's updated story "It's the Crude Dude" provides a readily accessible read on the story of oil politics - its control and the antagonisms it creates from Rockefeller in Titusville Pa. to Bush and Cheney in Iraq.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007 Entangled Insurgencies - Hamas and Hezbollah
Hezbollah and Hamas developed from the commonality of occupation and subjugation by Israel. Other commonalities - democracy, social concerns - follow from this repression.
