Octubre 2009

Tamra Gilbertson

Tipo de autor:

Contributor

Cargo/Título:

Team member of Carbon Trade Watch

Tamra Gilbertson is one of the founders of Carbon Trade Watch, a former project of the Transnational Institute (TNI), and co-author of Carbon Trading: How it works and why it fails. She has been active in the project since 2001 and was a founding member of the Durban Group for Climate Justice. She is trained in photography and film-making and was a co-director of The Carbon Connection. She has been published in the New Internationalist, Opciones and Diagonal.

Lugar:

Spain

43° 15' 1.5804" N, 5° 58' 59.7288" W

Áreas de especialización:

All aspects of carbon trading, environmental justice, community resistance, women and climate change, the CDM and field research.

Locations

España

43° 15' 1.5804" N, 5° 58' 59.7288" W

España

43° 15' 1.5804" N, 5° 58' 59.7288" W

The 80th anniversary of The Great Crash of 1929: Law, markets, and the role of the state

Finanzas

30 Octubre 2009

Ponente(s)

Tom Reifer

In
recognition of the 80th anniversary of "The Crash of 1929," NeXus:
Chapman's Journal of Law and Public Policy is pleased to host "Law,
Markets, and the Role of the State," a symposium that will address the
similarities between the historical and modern financial markets.

Lugar

Chapman University School of Law

See map: Google Maps

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Internet y corrupción

El País

La democracia necesita contrademocracia ciudadana para poder ganar la batalla de la corrupción. Por eso necesitamo el libre acceso a la cultura y el uso de Internet.

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Las nuevas relaciones de poder en América Latina y su proyección global

Film participants

TNI participant(s):

Mariano Aguirre

En la primera década del presente siglo las relaciones intra-latinoamericanas han cobrado nuevos rumbos y características, así como los vínculos de la región con los Estados Unidos y con potencias extra-regionales.

Multimedia

Archivos de audio:

Eschuche el debate

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Complaints against TNI

At TNI, we have high standards for our research and our publications.
Nevertheless, we may make some mistakes and you might want to file a
complaint about it. This is possible. There may also be other matters
that you consider our responsibility about which you might want to
lodge an official complaint. TNI is open to all suggestions that will
help us improve our performance.

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Ethnic groups likely to suffer

Short title:

TNI report: Without addressing ethnic minority issues there will be no peace in Burma

Publicado en:

Financial Times (Germany)

The ruling junta is trying to crack down on ethnically distinct territories to reconcile Burmese and Chinese relations.

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Inside Story - The UN mission in Afghanistan

Short title:

Bennis: UN is coming under attack in Afghanistan because it is viewed as operating under conditions of the US occupation.

Publicado en:

Al Jazeera

Author(s) Information

Autor(es):

Phyllis Bennis

Autor(es) externo(s):

Ahmad Fawsi, UN

The UN has huge role to play in Afghanistan, but when it is trying to do this under the conditions of occupation it is inevitable that it is going to be seen as part of that occupation, not as part of the solution.

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More Than Backpedaling on NAFTA

Foreign Policy in Focus

Obama has not just backpedaled from his campaign commitments to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). He has ended up expanding the accord which will remove even more checks and balances on the exchange of capital, services, and goods.

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"30 Jahre nur die Reichen entlastet"

Globalización

Interview information

Interviewee(s):

Susan George

Publicado en:

Der Standard

Der Krise is eine große Chance: Die Wirtschaft muss strikt reguliert und ökologisiert werden.

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WTO Doha Round and EPAs in an era of crisis: salvation or suicide for ACP countries?

3 Noviembre 2009

Ponente(s)

Dot Keet

Ignacio Iruarrizaga Díez

In the context of the upcoming Doha Round of WTO Negotiations in Geneva (28 November-2 December 2009) and the ongoing Economic Partnership Agreements negotiations, this debate will present different views on what policy measures are needed in response to the global economic crisis in order to address the developmental needs of the people of the ACP countries.

Lugar

Résidence Palace - International Press Centre

Rue de la Loi 155 - Bloc C

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The World Crisis - and beyond

Conference on alternatives and transformation paths to overcome the regime of crisis-capitalism

Yes

Document details

Autor(es):

Dot Keet

Páginas:

170pages

The multiple crises of the capitalist world economy give the left the unique opportunity to discuss and promote ideas of transformative steps and social alternatives. Which conditions for a post-capitalist world do already exist and what are our responses to this development?

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