Este libro comenzó a escribirse en 2010 y terminó de escribirse en la primavera de 2019, cuando las encuestas en Uruguay auguraban que el Frente Amplio (FA) enfrentaba su hora más difícil en las últimas dos décadas, con un resultado electoral indeterminado.
Delegates to the Our Oceans conference are gathering to discuss ocean sustainability, but there’s a big problem: their proposals will only sanitize continued resource extraction and environmental and ecological degradation.
La última semana de junio de 2019 se celebró un enlace global entre Gobiernos y corporaciones al que ni siquiera se invitó a los propios Gobiernos y a la ciudadanía
When the Dutch government liberalised cannabis policy in 1976, they understood that the legalisation and regulation of cannabis was actually the best solution, or at least the least bad one.
By banning the burka, the Dutch state is imposing its own view of what is right for Muslim women, write Berna Toprak and Nawal Mustafa on behalf of S.P.E.A.K. The feminist principle of women’s autonomy over their own bodies is now at risk.
Met het boerkaverbod gaat de staat vrouwen voorschrijven wat goed voor hen is, schrijven Berna Toprak en Nawal Mustafa namens S.P.E.A.K., het feministische ‘baas over eigen lijf’ komt onder druk te staan.
The real-world examples in this book demonstrate that a political economy that curbs the power of big finance and serves people and planet is possible. The ideas shared here are timely and urgent—a call to readiness before the next financial bubble bursts.
本書は2017年に発行された「Reclaiming Public Services: How cities and citizens are turning back privatisation」の日本語版である。発行については山本太郎参議院議員の提案を受け、山本太郎事務所とトランスナショナル研究所とのコラボレーションで実現した。
Dutch political scientist and activist Frans Bieckmann analyzes the roots, the identity and the challenges of Podemos, a new political movement that fights corruption, unemployment and inequality, and provides lessons for new political strategies all over Europe.
The recent report ‘The Netherlands and Synthetic Drugs: An Inconvenient Truth’ argues for increasing resources to expand anti-drug efforts in the Netherlands. In a topical opinion piece, Tom Blickman addresses the crucial issues at hand.
In austerity-stricken Europe, increasing funds are flowing to arms and security firms positioning themselves as experts on border control. Researcher Mark Akkerman documents the companies profiting from E.U. border externalization and the industry’s lobbying power.
David Bewley-Taylor, Tom Blickman, Martin Jelsma, John Walsh
03 Abril 2018
Opinion
Ever since the introduction of Bill C-45, questions have been swirling concerning Canada’s position relative to the UN drug control conventions: conventions to which Canada is a party and that, crucially, prohibit the creation of regulated markets for the recreational use of cannabis.
El Sindicato de Trabajadores de las Empresas Municipales de Cali, Colombia (SINTRAEMCALI) ha enfrentado durante años la política de mercantilización de los servicios públicos y privatización de las empresas estatales en Colombia.
Da Nuova Dehli a Barcellona, dall’Argentina alla Germania, migliaia di politici, dirigenti pubblici, lavoratori, sindacati e movimenti sociali rivendicano o creano servizi pubblici per soddisfare i bisogni primari della gente e rispondere alle sfide ambientali.
In the wake of an economic crisis, a left-wing government in Greece found itself at the centre of a maelstrom. The containment of popular sovereignty, the imposition of stringent austerity measures, and the authoritarian implementation of neoliberal reforms spurred widespread social and political antagonism. In this new book, Andreas Karitzis' observations aim to shape a new methodology of emancipatory politics and effective social mobilisation.
Nach drei Jahrzehnten mit katastrophalen Ergebnissen schließen viele Städte, Regionen und Staaten das Kapitel der Privatisierung von Wasser. Eine leise Revolution der Bürger entfaltet sich, indem die Gemeinschaften auf der ganzen Welt die Kontrolle über ihre Wasserdienstleistungen einfordern und die wichtigste Ressource in einer demokratischen, gleichberechtigten und ökologischen Art und Weise nutzen wollen.
