Alternatives, Analysis, Economic, Economy..., English

The Real Circular Economy

[Sharon Ede, December 2016, Complementary Currency Resource Center] How Relocalising Production With Not-For-Profit Business Models Helps Build Resilient and Prosperous Societies This Commons Transition Special Report was written by Sharon Ede, a sustainability ideas transmitter, writer and activist working in Adelaide, Australia. Ede is also a co-founder of the Post-Growth Institute, one of Commons Transition’s most esteemed Partner Projects. We feel that the Post-Growth Institute’s … Continue reading The Real Circular Economy

AdminJanuary 30, 2017January 30, 2017

Analysis, English, Various

Everything Donald Trump Did in His First Week as President

By George Zornick and Zoë Carpenter – The Nation It’s been a dizzying week—but it’s crucial to keep an eye on what’s really happening. The first week of Donald Trump’s presidency has been overwhelming—a flurry of executive orders, appointments, bizarre tweets, even stranger press conferences, and public appearances and interviews from the president that generated massive attention and controversy. Whether by design or accident, this … Continue reading Everything Donald Trump Did in His First Week as President

AdminJanuary 28, 2017January 28, 2017

Alberto Acosta, Economic, Español

Deuda externa: una pesadilla recurrente

[Alberto Acosta, 16/01/2017] “Los incumplimientos por gobiernos extranjeros de su deuda externa son tan numerosos y ciertamente tan cercanos a ser universales que es fácil tratar sobre ellos nombrando a aquellos que no han incurrido en incumplimiento, que aquellos que lo han hecho. Además de aquellos países que incurrieron técnicamente en incumplimiento, existen algunos otros que pidieron prestado en el exterior en su propia moneda y permitieron … Continue reading Deuda externa: una pesadilla recurrente

AdminJanuary 19, 2017January 26, 2017

Analysis, Edgardo Lander, Español

América Latina: que caminhos seguir?

Esse é o título da atividade autogestionária com a intenção de provocar e questionar, que a Ação Educativa e a CLACSO propõem, junto a pensadores latinos. Uma das provocações de Edgardo Lander, em suas notas afirma: ” Los retos que se confrontan hoy en la búsqueda de la superación del capitalismo son mayores y bastante más complejos que los que fueron imaginados en los siglos XIX y … Continue reading América Latina: que caminhos seguir?

AdminJanuary 16, 2017March 29, 2017

Analysis, English, Geopolitical, Others, Walden Bello

Rodrigo Duterte: A fascist original

[02/01/2017, Walden Bello, Rappler – Philipines] ‘Like the anti-Marcos resistance 4 decades back, the only certainty members of the anti-fascist front can count on is that they’re doing the right thing. And that, for some, is a certainty worth dying for’ Fascism, someone wrote, comes in different forms to different societies so that people expecting fascism to develop in the “classic way” fail to recognize … Continue reading Rodrigo Duterte: A fascist original

AdminJanuary 4, 2017January 26, 2017

Analysis, English, Geopolitical, Nature, Others

Climate Denial, Trumpism, and Neo-Liberalism

[William I. Robinson, 12/12/2016, Alainet] There is more than meets the eye in President-elect Trump’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma attorney general, is a notorious climate change denier. He is part of a coalition of public figures suing over EPA programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and boasts that he is “a leading advocate against the EPA’s activist … Continue reading Climate Denial, Trumpism, and Neo-Liberalism

AdministradorDecember 13, 2016January 26, 2017

Analysis, Español, Others

COP22: el fracaso de la Cumbre del Clima pospone la acción global contra el cambio climático

[José Bautista, La Marea, 18/09/2016] MARRAKECH // La Cumbre de Marrakech pasa a la historia como una oportunidad perdida para mantener el impulso logrado el año pasado en París. La vigésimo segunda cita global, COP22, que se fijó como objetivo concretar las reglas del Acuerdo de París concluyó sin avances significativos y pospone a diciembre de 2018 temas tan relevantes como la puesta en marcha … Continue reading COP22: el fracaso de la Cumbre del Clima pospone la acción global contra el cambio climático

AdminNovember 23, 2016

Español, Nature

La Vía Campesina en COP22: Las falsas soluciones a la crisis climática pueden constituir crímenes contra la humanidad

[Via Campesina, Marrakech, 7 de Noviembre de 2016] Desde el 7 al 18 de noviembre de 2016, la 22ª Conferencia de las Partes (COP22) de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático tendrá lugar en Marrakech, Marruecos. Allí 196 firmantes del Acuerdo de París decidirán sobre medidas para aplicar el acuerdo que adoptaron en diciembre de 2015. Los campesinos y los pequeños … Continue reading La Vía Campesina en COP22: Las falsas soluciones a la crisis climática pueden constituir crímenes contra la humanidad

AdminNovember 14, 2016November 14, 2016

English, Socio cultural

Indigenous rights are key to preserving forests, climate change study finds

[Jonathan Watts, Rio de Janeiro, The Guardian, 02/11/2016] Leaving forests in communal hands cuts carbon emissions from deforestation, helps communities and offers long-term economic benefits: ‘Everyone wins’ Ashaninka girls walk through a forest path as they return to their village in the Peruvian Amazon. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP The world’s indigenous communities need to be given a bigger role in climate stabilisation, according to a new … Continue reading Indigenous rights are key to preserving forests, climate change study finds

AdminNovember 4, 2016

Economic, Español, Nature, Raúl Prada, Vivir Bien

SISTEMA-MUNDO DE LA DESTRUCCIÓN PLANETARIA

[Raúl Prada Alcoreza, 26/10/2016] Como lo dijo Immanuel Wallerstein y como lo seguimos, no se puede hacer un análisis de lo nacional circunscribiéndolo al espacio demarcado de lo nacional; no hay historia del capitalismo nacional, sino historia del capitalismo mundial. Las economías nacionales forman parte de la economía-mundo capitalista; así como los Estado-nación forman parte del sistema-mundo capitalista, de su geopolítica estructurada. De la misma manera, cuando abordamos el análisis de las economías extractivistas y de los Estado … Continue reading SISTEMA-MUNDO DE LA DESTRUCCIÓN PLANETARIA

AdminOctober 27, 2016October 27, 2016

Economic, Economy..., Español, Geopolitical, Vivir Bien

Post-progresismo y horizontes emancipatorios en América Latina

[Massimo Modonesi y Maristella Svampa] Pensar el post-progresismo en América Latina se ha vuelto una urgencia y un imperativo a la luz de la sorpresiva aceleración del fin del ciclo que viene aconteciendo desde 2015. Así, m ientras que algunos gobiernos progresistas comienzan a transitar sus últimos años de mandato sin que sus líderes tengan la posibilidad de ser re-reelegidos a la presidencia (como en … Continue reading Post-progresismo y horizontes emancipatorios en América Latina

AdminOctober 25, 2016October 25, 2016

Economic, English, Others

El reposicionamiento de Beijing en América Latina

[Ulises Noyola Rodríguez, Alai, 18/10/2016] La caída de los precios de las materias primas evidencia la fragilidad de la relación económica entre China y América Latina que en la actualidad registra una importante desaceleración en las transacciones comerciales, situación de la cual Estados Unidos busca sacar ventaja a fin de reposicionarse en la región. El gobierno chino decidió apoyar la construcción de grandes obras de … Continue reading El reposicionamiento de Beijing en América Latina

AdminOctober 21, 2016October 21, 2016

Alberto Acosta, Economic, English, Global

Post-extractivismo: entre el discurso y la praxis. Algunas reflexiones gruesas para la acción

[Alberto Acosta Espinosa, Revista “Ciencia Política”, volumen 11 – número 21, enero – junio 2016] El pensamiento dominante nos hace aceptar como imposible una economía sin crecimiento que no aprovecha masivamente los recursos naturales. Se repite que, para lograr el progreso, la única via es el crecimiento económico, el cual exige a un grupo de países extraer cada vez mayores volúmenes de recursos naturales para … Continue reading Post-extractivismo: entre el discurso y la praxis. Algunas reflexiones gruesas para la acción

AdminOctober 20, 2016October 20, 2016

English, Global, Mother Earth Rights, Nature, Others

Nature’s right to exist gets a boost from key organizations

[Mike Gaworecki, 2016-10-13] In 2008, Ecuador became the first country to enshrine in its constitution the right of nature to exist and thrive. Then Bolivia passed its Law of the Rights of Mother Earth in 2010, which not only recognizes the natural world’s rights but also grants Earth what’s been called a “legal personality,” thereby allowing legal action to be brought on the planet’s behalf … Continue reading Nature’s right to exist gets a boost from key organizations

AdminOctober 17, 2016October 17, 2016

Economic, English, Patrick Bond

The Wages of Sub-Imperial Assimilation: BRICS Fantasies and Unintended Revelations

[Patrick Bond, 14/10/2016, Goa, India] A Brazilian leader’s faux pas spoke volumes about the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) heads of state summit underway in Goa this weekend. The country’s foreign minister (and occasional presidential candidate) José Serra told an interviewer last month that the BRICS included Argentina. And as he stumbled while spelling out the acronym, Serra also had to be prompted to recall that South Africa … Continue reading The Wages of Sub-Imperial Assimilation: BRICS Fantasies and Unintended Revelations

AdminOctober 17, 2016

Economic, Ecosocialism, English, Nature, Social Movements, Various

Theses on Saving the Planet – “The Promise of Ecosocialism”

Written by Richard Smith and first published at Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières I don’t need to tell you we face an existential threat. Scientists tell us we face a “climate emergency.” Last year was the hottest year ever recorded, beating 2014, which beat 2012. We break new records every year. The fourteen hottest years ever recorded have been recorded since 2000. January and February temperatures … Continue reading Theses on Saving the Planet – “The Promise of Ecosocialism”

AdminOctober 11, 2016January 26, 2017

Alternatives, Economic, Economy..., English, Others

Globalization and its New Discontents

[Joseph E. Stiglitz] NEW YORK – Fifteen years ago, I wrote a little book, entitled Globalization and its Discontents,describing growing opposition in the developing world to globalizing reforms. It seemed a mystery: people in developing countries had been told that globalization would increase overall wellbeing. So why had so many people become so hostile to it? Now, globalization’s opponents in the emerging markets and developing countries … Continue reading Globalization and its New Discontents

AdminOctober 11, 2016

Ecosocialism, English, Nature, Social Movements, Various

Final Manifesto: Third International Socialist Encounter

We, the organizations convening the Third International Ecosocialist Encounter, held in Bilbao from 23-25 September of 2016, Considering: That capitalism has been developed despite and in the face of the two basic dependencies that make human life possible. First, it ignores the fact that, like all other living species, we obtain the things we need in order to live from nature; second, it obscures the … Continue reading Final Manifesto: Third International Socialist Encounter

AdminOctober 10, 2016January 26, 2017

Economic, Ecosocialism, Español, Nature, Various

Manifiesto final del III Encuentro Ecosocialista Internacional

Las organizaciones convocantes del III Encuentro ecosocialista internacional celebrado en Bilbao, los días 23, 24 y 25 de septiembre de 2016, CONSIDERAMOS: Que el capitalismo se ha desarrollado de espaldas y enfrentado con las dos dependencias básicas que posibilitan la vida humana. Ignora, en primer término que, como el resto de las especies vivas, obtenemos de la naturaleza lo que necesitamos para vivir y, en … Continue reading Manifiesto final del III Encuentro Ecosocialista Internacional

AdminOctober 7, 2016October 7, 2016