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  Civilization for Sale

  05.25.05 | Permalink | Comments Off

  The Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa.
  The Canadian Museum of Civilization is gearing up to privatizate itself, according to the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Tomorrow is the opening of the Museum’s Pompeii exhibit, and the union’s employess from museums across Ottawa will be there demonstrating to “avoid having this great [...]

• Armenia, Articles, Privatization

  Extinguishing the Post-Cold-War Dream

  10.01.04 | Permalink | Comments Off

  World Bank-mandated energy privatization taxes Armeniaís poor.
  [Originally published in The Dominion, Issue #22]
  Late last month, an independent Armenia became a teenager. Food, fireworks and a festive atmosphere commemorated the 13th anniversary of its independence, declared on September 21, 1991. As the first Soviet republic to proclaim sovereignty during the collapse of the USSR, Armenians have [...]

• Armenia, Privatization

  Extinguishing the Post Cold War Dream

  10.01.04 | Permalink | Comments Off

  A fresh issue of The Dominion has just landed on the web and newstands, and includes an article I wrote on the consequences of energy privatization here in Armenia.
  The article can be found on The Dominion’s website, or you can download the print edition.
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• Privatization

  Poverty? Never heard of it…

  09.29.04 | Permalink | Comments Off

  Of the 2559 articles that appear when one searches for “energy” and “privatization” on ProQuest, a mere 44 have any mention of the word “poverty” in the entire document. That’s less than two percent of the articles on their database.
  If I didn’t know any better, I may be led to believe that there is simply [...]

• Privatization

  The Corporate Crimes of Kenneth Lay

  07.10.04 | Permalink | Comments Off

  The streets of America are a little bit safer today, as another dangerous offender is taken into custody. Close on the heels of the dethroned homemaking queen, former Enron boss Ken Lay surrendered himself to the FBI this week, with eleven counts of white-collar crime adding new girth to his resume.
  The charges stem [...]

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