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The Class War on Leninsky Prospekt

March 2010
Boris Kagarlitsky

Protests sparked by last month’s fatal car accident in Moscow reveal the depth and scale of the anti-corporate mood in today’s Russia.

China’s Neo-colonialism

March 2010
Walden Bello

The new trade pact between China and ASEAN is touted as bringing benefits to both sides, but it is China that stands to gain most from the deal.

Venezuela's CANTV: What should a 21st century "socialist” telecommunications company look like?

March 2010
Daniel Chavez

Venezuela's revolution has often been tied to the slogan “Socialism in the 21st Century.” What might that might mean concretely in changes under way in the renationalised state telecommunications company, CANTV?

Charter for Innovation, Creativity and Access to Knowledge launched

November 2009
Hilary Wainwright

An international coalition has launched Charter for Innovation, Creativity and Access to Knowledge as a response to the recent agreement of the European Commission on the “protection” of Internet access, brought under the pressure of the lobbies of the culture industry.

A flu for all seasons

November 2009
Boris Kagarlitsky

Swine flu is quite handy to politicians, who can use it to postpone elections, or justify a state of emergency, if needed.

Happy life picture

October 2009
Boris Kagarlitsky

The debate sparked by an article written by Dmitry Medvedev reflects the Russian authorities' lack of reliable ways of interaction with the society and even with their own subordinates.

The convergence of fundamentalisms and new political closures – What next in the struggle for pluralism?

August 2009
Praful Bidwai

Universal disorientation: Reading newspapers, watching TV and listening to radio

January 2009
Saul Landau

We need media that empower citizens, not produce universal disorientation.

Iraq poised to hand control of oil fields to foreign firms

February 2007

Before Emergency

December 2003
Mariano Aguirre

Conflict prevention is a challenging concept for the media because journalists normally work on current affairs: reporting what is going on now, not trying to change the course of events in the medium or the long term. However, the media can also play a determinant role in conflict prevention by providing swift and reliable information of emerging or potential conflicts to local and external actors.