A new Washington consensus?
John Cavanagh goes behind the scenes at the World Bank/IMF meetings and finds the Washington Consensus now seems to coalesce around the idea that governments can’t intervene enough in financial markets.

The Election and War and Peace (Video)
Will the upcoming elections represent a watershed for U.S. engagement with the world, signaling a return to diplomacy and support for multilateralism, or will the militarist unilaterism continue? Phyllis Bennis, Selig Harriso and William Hartung explore these questions and more.

US lifts ban on nuclear trade with India
Amy Goodman talks to Achin Vanaik
By lifting the ban on nuclear trade with India the US has basically embraced India as a partner in its informal imperial project. Could this spark a nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan and create serious consequences for global security?

The New Latin American Left: Utopia reborn
Patrick Barrett, Daniel Chavez and César Rodríguez-Garavito (Editors)
The resurgence of the left in Latin America has taken social and political analysts by surprise, and this book is the first attempt at a comprehensive analysis of the origins, characteristics, dilemmas and possible future trajectories of the various manifestations of the new Latin American left. Introduction - PDF

Launch of the European Public Water Network
The first pan-European Public Water Network was launched on the 21st of September 2008 at the European Social Forum in Sweden. NGO and trade union activists from about 15 countries attended this historical moment.
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De Bretton Woods al acuerdo multilateral de inversiones
Atilio A. Borón
En los últimos veinte años se ha producido un desplazamiento de los centros de decisión internacional desde instituciones con un mínimo respeto hacia la igualdad, como Naciones Unidas, hacia otras que carecen en absoluto de procedimientos democráticos pero que afectan la vida de millones de personas.

Los norteamericanos a los que nadie rescata
Joan Subirats
Las irresponsables aventuras de Wall Street han de ser rescatadas por la gente de Main Street, los ciudadanos de a pie, a los que nadie rescata. Socialismo para los bancos, neoliberalismo conservador para la gente.
Véase también: Construyendo confianzas

Centroamérica teme a los carteles de drogas
Alejandro Pintamalli entrevista a Amira Armenta
El gobierno colombiano y el gobierno estadounidense vienen vendiendo desde hace anos la idea que el plan Colombia ha sido un exito pero se uno mira las cifras quedan muchas dudas.