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Editor's pick: Articles of the week

	The Carbon Connection Carbon Trade Watch “The Carbon Connection” is a new documentary that follows the story of two communities in Scotland and Brazil who made their own films about living with the impacts of the trade in carbon dioxide. See also: Larry Lohmann: Does carbon trading really work?

	Global campaign against anti-democratic investment rules Bolivia is being sued by Telecom Italia in a secretive World Bank tribunal, ICSID, even though the Andean nation withdrew from the tribunal in May 2007. Citizens�f groups from more than 59 countries have called on World Bank President Zoellick to respect Bolivia's withdrawal. See also: ICSID/Telecom Italia: hands off Bolivia!

	Constituting change in a divided Bolivia Nick Buxton Bolivia's innovative proposed new constitution was constructed out of the struggles by social movements in recent years, but securing national consensus will not be easy. An in-depth analysis of Bolivia's constitutional process.

	Suharto: an obituary John Gittings The former Indonesian dictator's 30-year rule was based on ruthless repression, cronyism and manipulation of the world's rival superpowers
	Permission to pollute Oscar Reyes Far from tackling climate change, the EU's timid plans are rewarding those on the wrong track. See also: EU energy package: a licence to carry on polluting

Global outlook stories

No to Corporate Europe �| Yes to Global Justice!
As members of the Seattle to Brussels Network (S2B), we are calling for concerted efforts to roll back the strategy of the European Union called �gGlobal Europe: Competing in the World�h, the EU�fs unfair bilateral trade agreements and corporate power.

The unaffordable ultra-cheap car
Praful Bidwai
The new Nano from Tata Motors will set a trend under which industry will rush to produce ultra-cheap cars by exploiting India�fs poor emission standards.

Elites vs Greens in Global South
Walden Bello
Last month�fs conference on climate change in Bali, Indonesia, brought the North-South fault line in climate politics into sharp relief. While US intransigence took centre stage, not far behind was the issue of what commitments fast-growing developing countries like China and India should make in a new, post-Kyoto climate change regime.

As the dollar slides
Howard Wachtel
Has the tipping point arrived when the dollar ceases to be the pre-eminent reserve currency in the global economy - a status it has held for 60 years.

World Social Forum
Walden Bello interviewed by Alejandro Kirk
The WSF as an "open space" idea can either be implemented in a liberal direction or in a committed, progressive direction.
See also: World Social Forum proposes alternative to Davos

Hot Air and Snake Oil: Carbon Offset Upsets
Kevin Smith
Carbon offset projects are beset with contradictions and inconsistencies.
See also: Carbon Offsets: recommended reading

The Lessons of 1968
Boris Kagarlitsky
The revolutionary fervour of 1968 did not yield the hoped for political results, but we should still look to it as a source of inspiration.
See also: Tariq Ali on 1968

Surveillance Society
Ben Hayes
From telephone records to biometric passports, from travel patterns to shopping details, it is now possible to build an unimaginably detailed picture of our private lives.

India-US Nuclear Deal Runs Out Of Steam
Praful Bidwai
Has the controversial United States-India nuclear cooperation deal finally run out of steam after tough, and at times tortuous, negotiations spread over two-and-a-half years?

Will Dems Follow Through on Promises to Fix NAFTA?
Sarah Anderson
Washington is long overdue for making sure U.S. trade policies put workers and the environment above corporate interests.

Tet 40 Years On
Mike Marqusee
The death toll after the US defeat in Vietnam 40 years ago is a terrifying pointer for the Iraq retreat

EU sustainability criteria do not address agrofuel target problems
Oscar Reyes
The European Commission is pushing through a target for increased agrofuel use in transport despite a scientific and political backlash. But �esustainability criteria�f adopted to deflect such criticisms do not address the potential for environmental and social damage.
See also: Renewables Directive: agrofuel target is 'irresponsible and unsustainable'

There Must Be a U-turn to Create Healthy Domestic Markets
Walden Bello interviewed by Chris Arsenault
An assessment of the economics and environmental politics of China and South East Asia.

A bloody oil film
Saul Landau and Farrah Hassen
"There Will Be Blood" implicitly warns against fanatics in an era when one form of that breed occupies the White House and other major mountebanks consume countless daily hours of TV and radio time..

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	Los vínculos del CO2 Los vínculos del CO2 sigue la historia de dos comunidades en Brasil y Escocia que realizaron sus propias películas sobre lo que significa vivir con las consecuencias del comercio de emisiones.

Campaña global contra las reglas antidemocráticas en materia de inversiones Telecom Italia está demandando a Bolivia a través del Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias Relativas a Inversiones (CIADI), a pesar de que el país andino se retiró de este tribunal en mayo de 2007. Organizaciones ciudadanas de 59 países han solicitado al presidente del Banco Mundial, Robert B. Zoellick, que respete la retirada de Bolivia.

	Movimientos sociales convocan a la Cumbre Social de los Pueblos Organizaciones de América Latina y la UE se reunirán en mayo en Lima en paralelo a la V Cumbre Hemisférica para construir propuestas alternativas de integración y juzgar a las transnacionales europeas en América Latina.

Perspectiva global

Poder, pasión y neoliberalismo
Walden Bello
El capitalismo del desastre y la acumulación por desposesión presentan un orden capitalista que ya no busca la hegemonía ideológica, sino imponerse mediante la fuerza bruta, y esto no es sostenible. Walden Bello habla del nuevo libro de Naomi Klein.

Los bosques, atrapados en una 'REDD' comercial
Tamra Gilbertson
La propuesta que el Banco Mundial hizo en Bali en diciembre para combatir el cambio climático (descontar emisiones de contaminación por evitar la ‘deforestación evitada’) podría beneficiar a los principales actores contaminantes.

La deuda externa disminuye a la mitad
Yolanda García López. Entrevista con Pien Metaal
Entrevista con Pien Metaal, especialista en Bolivia de TNI, con motivo de los dos años de gobierno del presidente Evo Morales.

Pakistán merece más que este grotesco espectáculo de política dinástica
Tariq Ali
El Partido Popular de Pakistán, encabezado por Benazir Bhuttto hasta su reciente asesinato, está siendo tratado como una reliquia de familia, como una propiedad disponible a voluntad de su líder.

Afganistán y la crisis pakistaní
Mariano Aguirre
La OTAN y Estados Unidos reclaman un aumento de fuerzas para la guerra en Afganistán, pero es necesario evaluar si las únicas opciones son enviar más soldados o retirarse.

Directiva sobre energías renovables: el objetivo de agrocombustibles es ‘irresponsable e insostenible’
El proyecto de directiva sobre energías renovables de la Comisión Europea ignora numerosas advertencias sobre las repercusiones medioambientales y sociales del objetivo propuesto en materia de agrocombustibles, que deberían alimentar el 10 por ciento del sector del transporte en 2020.

Nuevo paquete de medidas sobre energía de la Unión: licencia para seguir contaminando
Las nuevas normas de la UE anunciadas hoy como parte del paquete de medidas sobre energía de la Comisión Europea poco harán para reducir las emisiones de dióxido de carbono si no se efectúan cambios básicos en el régimen comunitario de comercio de derechos de emisión (EU-ETS).

Un sangriento filme petrolero
Saul Landau y Farrah Hassen
“Veo lo peor en la gente”, confiesa el petrolero Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) en la descarnada epopeya californiana Habrá sangre, del director Paul Thomas Anderson.