We the Peoples of Europe

Is the EU Constitution dead in the water? Although it may have disappeared from the headlines, right-wing European leaders have not given up on pushing through a binding EU text providing total freedom for goods, services and capital but few advantages for Europeans. A more neo-liberal, anti-democratic document than the one rejected by the French and the Dutch may be hard to imagine, but the new reform treaty tries hard. What do they have in store for us? What should European people be fighting for?
Leading writer and alter-globalisation activist Susan George explains what is at stake for all peoples of Europe. What must we reject and how will such a document affect our lives? Who will it really empower – corporations or ordinary Europeans? What kind of future do we want to build together as Europeans? Written with clarity and authority and authority, this book will help you make up your mind.

Introduction
Timeline

1. The war on society
   Accumulating wealth
   Hatred of democracy
   Birth of a monster
   Break the power of the state
   The true pro-Europeans vs. the elites
2. They voted yes, or surviving on a diet of humble pie
   Complexity and disinformation
   The "Yes" camp on the right
   The "Yes" camp on the "left"
   A few leading Socialist lights
   The Socialist Europ-MPs
   The European Trade Union Confederation
   The French Socialist Party brass
   Another prominent - and snubbed - Socialist
3. The common good: towards and alternative Europe
   Plan B and the new Treaty
   What must we do?
   New directions, major reorientations
   The main principles
   Some specifics
   A successful alternative Europe project: teh major challenges
4. Europe as a geopolitical power
   The proposals of the Economic Defense Council
   Power and weakness: Robert Kagan's analysis
   Our real needs
   The other fields of power
5. The environmental challenge
   The facts
   The excellence of apes
   Civilisations are mortal
6. Social insecurity
   The seven pillars of security
   The security index

Conclusion