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Derailing Doha trade deal essential to saving climate
Walden Bello
In the face of the looming spectre of climate change, current World Trade Organisation negotiations amount to arguing over the arrangement of the deck chairs while the Titanic is sinking. In fact, one of the most important steps to deal with climate change would be to bring to an end an unsustainable free trade system.
See also Doha is the problem not the solution and Why the EU’s trade agenda is doomed to fail (PDF)

 
Costly vote of confidence
Praful Bidwai
The ruling United Progressive Alliance has won a bitterly contested motion of confidence over the US-India nuclear deal by a small margin, but at a great cost. India's democracy will end up paying a high price for the Machiavellian politics involved in the run-up to the vote.
See also Rightward turn and Manmohan's false nuclear move
 

US strategy in Middle East under new pressure: talks, at least about talking, take hold
Phyllis Bennis
Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's sudden adoption of the call for some kind of time table or "time horizon" for U.S. troop withdrawals and the US administration’s grudging acceptance is a huge ideological climb-down and an historic victory for the anti-war movement.
See also Obama's Middle East tour: Afghan policy is more troops (Video)

 

The future of the global justice movement (Video)
TNI fellows share reflections on priorities. Susan George calls for a visible convergence of the global justice, environmental and peace movements to exert democratic control of an international politics dominated by an un-elected corporate elite. Walden Bello calls for a transition to a low-consumption, equity-based economy that benefits the broadest sectors of society.

 


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Neoliberalism
Susan George
During more than two decades of neoliberalism southern countries have been successfully re-colonised by using debt to impose free market economic policies. Non-democratic institutions such as International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have successfully facilitated this process. Susan George explains the mechanisms of neoliberalism and why it is important to fight it.

 


Global outlook stories

People’s Tribunal on European multinational companies and neoliberal policies
A People’s Tribunal held in Lima in May 2008 examines the record of 21 multinational companies’ work in Latin America revealing systematic violation of human rights and destruction of the environment.

The wall at the end of history: Letter from Abu Dis, occupied West Bank
Phyllis Bennis
Today, the Silk Road stops just before Jerusalem in Abu Dis. This grimy, garbage-strewn dead end marks the end of 2,202 years of history and highlights the reality of occupation.

Understanding Hizbullah
Samah Idriss interviewed by Beatriz Martínez and Francesco Volpicella
Hizballah is a sectarian party, but it is also a resistance movement that is smart, well-trained, and dedicated.

The anti-climate summit
Walden Bello
The G8 position on climate was not an advance but a giant step backward that may have effectively undermined the prospects for an effective global climate strategy due to be agreed at the crucial UN meeting in Copenhagen in December 2009.
listen to Radio interview with Walden Bello on G8

Japanese welcome
Susan George describes her ordeal at the hands of the Japanese security as she entered the country to speak at the anti-G8 events

Capitalism in one state
Boris Kagarlitsky
After immersing itself into the global capitalist system, the Russian officials now hope that the global crisis will somehow bypass it.
See also Vicious circle

Truth in comedy
Saul Landau
Mainstream politicians have grown so out of touch with the needs of the people that only comedians address the issues.
See also Obits for opposites


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Hacia un “New Deal” ecológico
Susan George
El activismo local es una aportación importante a la lucha por un planeta justo y sostenible, pero la magnitud de la crisis climática es tal que a largo plazo solamente los compromisos legales vinculantes pueden significar un cambio. Necesitamos de un nuevo keynesianismo para el medio ambiente.

 

Los acuerdos de Doha ponen en peligro al sector servicios
Walden Bello
Al mismo tiempo que el consenso global está formando una re-regulación del sector financiero, los negociadores de los países desarrollados siguen presionando a los países en desarrollo para hacer acuerdos en materia de servicios que liberalicen drásticamente su sector financiero.

 

El alto precio de la confianza
Praful Bidwai
La Alianza Progresista Unida (UPA) ha ganado una reñida moción de confianza sobre un acuerdo de cooperación nuclear con los Estados Unidos, tras lo cual no sólo la reputación de la UPA, sino también la propia democracia de India terminarán pagando un precio alto por la política maquiavélica involucrada en la campaña previa a la votación

 

Hacia la participación pasteurizada
La transición del presupuesto participativo a la gobernanza solidaria local en Porto Alegre, Brasil

Daniel Chavez
Análisis más profundos sobre el conflicto que se está desplegando en Porto Alegre tras la derrota local de la izquierda en 2004 pueden ayudar a descifrar la retórica y las realidades de la última oleada mundial de ‘partnerariados’, ‘nueva gobernanza’ y ‘empoderamiento comunitario’.

 


Perspectiva global

Ideas para una economía de izquierdas
Joan Subirats
La resolución del Gobierno Vasco en la que acepta la necesidad de reforzar el uso de cláusulas sociales en la contratación pública es un paso hasta la economía de izquierdas.
Véase también: Defendiendo la excentricidad

Eliminar las bombas de racimo
Pere Vilanova
La firma de la Convención de Oslo el próximo diciembre es un síntoma de consenso internacional contra las bombas de racimo y sus efectos indiscriminados, ilimitados en el tiempo, y pérfidos en sus intenciones.

La verdad como comedia
Saul Landau
Los principales políticos están tan fuera de contacto con las necesidades de la gente que solo los comediantes tratan los temas
Véase también: Obituarios para oponentes.


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From the archives

Testing the limits
The Indian-Pakistan Nuclear Gambit

August 1999

In the media

War on drugs up against real insurgents
Welt Online, 28 July 

Eyewitness to the G8 protests in Japan
Rabble.ca, 22 July

Nuclear deal and national interest
A Report on Anveshan Panel Discussion

People's Democracy, 20 July

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