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Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Dec 5, 2002

Kissinger and Bin Laden Offer a Dangerous Symmetry

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Kissinger and Bin Laden Offer a Dangerous Symmetry By David Morris Originally Published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, December 5, 2002 President Bush believes Henry Kissinger is the best choice to head up an investigation into the adequacy of our defenses against Al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden. He may be right. After all, as the… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on May 20, 1999

The CIA’s Record of Incompetence Argues for Abolition

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The CIA’s Record of Incompetence Argues for Abolition by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance May 20, 1999 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press When he learned that the CIA had failed to update a 1992 map of Belgrade, leading NATO to mistakenly bomb the Chinese Embassy in an attack that killed 4, injured… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on May 21, 1998

Stifling the Rights of Communities

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Stifling the Rights of Communities by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance May 21, 1998 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press Twenty years ago, appalled by the brutality of the apartheid system in South Africa, citizens around the country successfully convinced their local governments to put their tax money where their values were. Half… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Apr 24, 1998

Don’t Let the IMF Reload

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Don’t Let the IMF Reload by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance February 24, 1998 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press Fifty years ago the International Monetary Fund(IMF) was created to help countries overcome short term liquidity crises. Today it is literally dictating the economic and political future of almost a billion people on… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Apr 7, 1998

The Colonies of the Spanish American War

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The Colonies of the Spanish American War by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance April 7, 1998 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press Exactly a century ago, the Spanish-American War transformed the United States into an imperial power. That “splendid little war”, as Secretary of State John Hays described it, lasted only 100 days…. Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jan 15, 1998

Capital As Citizen

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Capital As Citizen by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance This column originally appeared in the January 1998 issue of Minnesota Law and Politics “We are writing the constitution of a single global economy”, boasts Renato Ruggiero, Director-General of the World Trade Organization. The document he’s referring to is the Multilateral Agreement on Investment(MAI). Most… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Oct 21, 1997

When Money Usurps Economy, Something Is Seriously Wrong

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When Money Usurps Economy, Something Is Seriously Wrong by David Morris October 21, 1997 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press Some 10,000 years ago, the human species invented money as a medium-of-exchange. Barter had outlived its capacity to deal with increasing trade. Money lubricated commerce. And when commerce crossed borders, an exchange of currencies… Continue reading

Article filed under The Public Good | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on May 20, 1997

The Demise of Democracy?

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The Demise of Democracy? by David Morris May 20, 1997 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press On May 8, three appointed judges of the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a decision that marks a disastrous setback for those of us who believe that in a democracy it is the citizens who make the rules…. Continue reading