The corporate-controlled World Water Forum in Istanbul has been marked by repression of protestors, but also strong resistance to pro-privatisation policies from both civil society and some Southern governments.

Controlling the agenda at WWF: a multinationals’ network
TNI/PSI/CEO report details how multinationals control the World Water Forum despite assertions to the contrary.

Crisis talk that shone light through the fog
David Gow of The Guardian reports on TNI’s Debating Europe debate on the G20 in which Walden Bello took on Gert Jan Koopman, a leading EU commission official who together “jousted intellectually at a level of intensity that made the often mediocre and bland utterances of well-intended politicians seem beside the point.”
See also Videos of the debate
and Press release

Countering illicit drug traffic and supply, and alternative development
TNI statement at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs 52nd Session
In spite of all the efforts to reduce the production of illegal drugs during the last 10 years, the supply of drugs has grown, showing that supply-reduction cannot work without developing alternative livelihoods for the farmers, respecting their fundamental human rights.
See also www.ungassondrugs.org

Challenging Deportation Nation(s)
Gail Perez & Tom Reifer
The US Right is ever more aggressively pushing its anti-migration agenda, and the last years have seen a surge in deportations. The tightening of control is ideal for corporate America, as it promises a vulnerable, non-unionised force. To challenge this message of fear activists gathered in San Diego, California, epicenter of resistance, to kick off a series of events.

Israel’s war crimes: Calls for investigation into Gaza attacks
Richard Falk
The war crimes concerns raised by Israel’s behaviour in Gaza matters greatly in what might be called “the second war” – the legitimacy war that often ends up shaping the political outcome more than battlefield results.
See also Interview with UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk

Public service reform - But not as we know it!
How democracy can transform public services
Hilary Wainwright with Mathew Little
As the UK government sparks protests at plans to privatise Royal Mail, the democratically led programme of modernisation of the Newcastle's council IT and related services shows that there is an alternative way forward. Newcastle’s experience makes clear that, with a clear shared vision, an egalitarian and professional management, a strong trade union and workplace democracy, the public sector has the capacity to make itself a highly effective steward of public money.
See also Article for Red Pepper on Newcastle

Las excusas frente a la justicia internacional
Mariano Aguirre
La decisión de los jueces de la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) de acusar al presidente Omar Bashir de Sudán de una serie de crímenes contra la humanidad en Darfur vuelve a abrir el debate sobre los alcances de la justicia internacional en relación a la soberanía nacional de los Estados en casos de violaciones masivas de derechos humanos.

La ruptura del Consenso de Viena
Ricardo Soberón
La comunidad internacional no ha sido capaz de ponerse de acuerdo sobre los límites y las consecuencias no queridas del modelo actual de control de drogas y hay poca capacidad de encontrar consensos sobre los problemas de reducción de la oferta y la demanda.

6 mil millones de voces contra las medidas anti-crisis del G20
Tom Kucharz
Mientras la crisis incrementa el desempleo y la pobreza, y la vida de millones de personas está amenazada por el fracaso de los países enriquecidos de abordar el cambio climático y reducir radicalmente sus emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, se multiplican eventos de movilización anticapitalista.

De la guerra infinita a la crisis infinita
Atilio A. Boron
Esta crisis global trasciende lo financiero o bancario y afecta a la economía real en todos sus departamentos. Siendo la crisis del sistema capitalista, no hay solución dentro del sistema, sólo paliativos. La solución de fondo sólo la puede ofrecer una alternativa socialista.
Véase también: Una reunión en primera persona con Fidel y Reflexiones del Fidel Castro sobre Atilio Boron