MonkeyFist http://www.monkeyfist.com/ Monkeyfist is an independent magazine of politics, technology and culture. Copyright 2008 The Monkeyfist Collective. All rights reserved. The Monkeyfist Collective (mailto:webmaster@monkeyfist.com) en-us The United States Government Killed Iraqi Civilians Today http://www.saveageneration.org/a6/background.html Infant mortality rates in Iraq today are among the highest in the world. What if We Gave it Away? http://www.monkeyfist.com/articles/843 Citizenship as "contribution" and alternative economies Crichton: "Environmentalism is a religion, because I say so" http://www.monkeyfist.com/articles/842 Michael Crichton says environmentalism is a religion, and offers science as an alternative in word but not deed. Justice Entails Ending White Privilege http://www.monkeyfist.com/articles/841 Does racial justice consist merely in achieving some measure of diversity, or are there deeper questions of history and power which need to be asked and answered? Thoughts on Liberation http://www.monkeyfist.com/articles/840 What will "liberation" look like? Feeding the Inner Child http://www.monkeyfist.com/articles/839 Zoe Mulford feeds her inner child a bit of nostalgic junk food. AIDS, Africa and Aid http://www.monkeyfist.com/articles/838 40 million people worldwide live with AIDS, 30 million of whom live in Africa. Of these, 58% are women and 3 million are children under 15. 3.1 million people died of AIDS in 2001. Technology, Democracy and Liberation: an interview with Darin Barney http://www.monkeyfist.com/articles/837 Darin Barney is a professor of Communications at the University of Ottawa and the author of Prometheus Wired: The Hope for Democracy in the Age of Network Technology. Saturday http://www.monkeyfist.com/articles/836 Brooklyn-based writer Paul Ford describes his New York City experience of F15, the largest global protest ever. A Coalition of the Willing? http://www.monkeyfist.com/articles/835 As it turns out, only one of the countries named as supporting the US in a "coalition of the willing" actually has a majority in support of the war. War in Iraq: Selected Articles http://www.monkeyfist.com/articles/834 A short list of links to essential readings about the US push to invade Iraq. Invading Iraq or Courting Calamity? http://www.monkeyfist.com/articles/833 A second look at the humanitarian consequences of war in Iraq, and an argument for deterrence instead of preemption. A Shuttle Exploding Over My Head http://www.monkeyfist.com/articles/832 First reaction to hearing the breakup of the space shuttle over my head.