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	We need an environmental Keynesianism (radio interview) Susan George The lack of democracy at international level is giving capital a free reign and devastating the environment. Might Keynesianism, which became politically acceptable post World War II, be the only feasible way to save the planet?

	Mercenaries and the new configuration of world violence Mariano Aguirre Blackwater Security's killings of 17 civilians in Iraq has not led to their withdrawal revealing US's deep commitment to expanding the privatisation of armed force. This could return us to the Middle Ages with violence de-linked from any form of accountability.

An acceptable presence: the new US military "basing" strategy in the Philippines Herbert Docena The Philippines' decision 16 years ago to close down a US military base made history and marked a significant victory for anti-base campaigners. But backdoor deals have delivered the largest ever US military presence. Philippines illustrates the latest strategy of US imperialism to create agile, flexible forces to maintain dominance.

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Responding to Islamophobia: A pro-active strategy
Phyllis Bennis
The current Islamophobic campus crusade in the US pretends to target only "extremists" but aims to consolidate racist demagoguery as "legitimate" in order to defend Bush's War on Terror.

Six years of a war of terror
Interview with Tariq Ali
The six years of neglect, support for a corrupt elite and ongoing civilian deaths shows that the US war in Afghanistan wasn't the "good battle" in the otherwise mistaken War on Terror.

Pakistan at sixty
Tariq Ali
Disillusionment and resentment are widespread in Pakistan, and the only thing that keeps the country together is not religion or the mystical 'ideology of Pakistan', but its nuclear capacity and Washington.
Also by Ali: Bhutto's Bloody Return

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	Pakistán cumple 60 años Tariq Ali La desilusión y el resentimiento son generalizados en Pakistán, y lo único que garantiza su supervivencia no es la religión o la mística "ideología de Pakistán", sino su capacidad nuclear y Washington. También por Tariq Ali El sangriento regreso de Bhutto

Perspectiva global

¿Ser demócrata es ser de izquierdas?
Joan Subirats
El debate sobre el futuro de la izquierda en Europa supone replantear el ejercicio de la política como instrumento de transformación social.

Retrato de Rudy - el candidato del Partido Ridículo
Saul Landau
La campaña presidencial de Rudi Guliani encarna la tragicomedia de las elecciones estadounidenses.

Cuba: recuerdos de hace 47 años
Saul Landau recuerda su visita a Cuba en 1960.

Inquietudes sobre las negociaciones de un Acuerdo de Asociación UE-América Central (PDF)
Amigos de la Tierra Europea, ALOP, APRODEV, CIFCA, Grupo SUR y OXFAM Internacional expresan preocupación por el avance del proceso y plantean recomendaciones específicas. Carta a las autoridades europeas

Minerando seres humanos e destruindo o meio natural
Marcos Arruda entrevista o advogado Carlos Cleto, do Sindicato de trabalhadores, sobre a nulidade do leilão de privatização da Cia Vale do Rio Doce, a dívida pública, a energia elétrica e a previdência.