Category: Analysis

Analysis, Economic, English, Geopolitical, Global, Mary Louise Malig

Free Trade first: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation will be convening governments and business to discuss trade and economic integration in Chile right before the Climate Summit

By: Mary Louise Malig* [en español] After the massive mobilizations and climate strikes that took place in numerous cities around the planet, with an estimate of more than six million people participating, many are now turning their attention to the coming United Nations Framework on Climate Change Conference or COP 25 for short. COP 25 will be help in Santiago, Chile from December 2-13, 2019 … Continue reading Free Trade first: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation will be convening governments and business to discuss trade and economic integration in Chile right before the Climate Summit

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Analysis, Christophe Aguiton, English, Geopolitical, Global

Immanuel Wallerstein: A major thinker for another possible world, for a better world

By: Christophe Aguiton and Gustave Massiah [Version française] Immanuel Wallerstein has left us, we feel a great sadness and emptiness. It is a great loss that we will no longer be able to discuss and debate with one of the people to whom we were intellectually closest and who counted so much. Immanuel represented the best imaginable figure of the committed intellectual, in the line … Continue reading Immanuel Wallerstein: A major thinker for another possible world, for a better world

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English, Français, Global, Mother Earth Rights, Nature, Pablo Solón

Printemps silencieux*

[Versión en español][English version] Pablo Solon, environnementaliste, ancien ambassadeur de Bolivie auprès des Nations Unies Les oiseaux sont partis. Beaucoup de gens, confus et inquiets, l’ont remarqué. Les quelques oiseaux restant se meurent : ils tremblent et ne peuvent pas voler.  C’est un printemps sans voix. 1962. Le livre de Rachel Carson vient d’être publié et devient rapidement un best-seller. Ce livre s’ouvre sur une … Continue reading Printemps silencieux*

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Analysis, English, Mother Earth Rights, Nature, Pablo Solón

Silent Springs

By: Pablo Solón [Versión en Español] version française The birds are gone.Many people speak of them, confused and worried.The few birds that are seen are dying: they tremble and cannot fly.It is a spring void of voices. 1962: Rachel Carson’s book has just been published and quickly becomes a bestseller. It begins with a “fable for tomorrow” in which a town is imagined where birds … Continue reading Silent Springs

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Analysis, Economic, English, Geopolitical, Global, Walden Bello

Walden Bello,PhD speaking tour on the launch of his two new books on the global rise of the far right and the latest on China

Bello is going on a speaker tour to present his two new books: “Paper Dragons: China and the Next Crash” and “Counterrevolution: The Global Rise of the Far Right” Bello will be speaking on counterrevolution, financial crises, and China. Issues that are all timely and relevant in these current times. Here is the schedule of his book tour, which has already begun. Try to catch … Continue reading Walden Bello,PhD speaking tour on the launch of his two new books on the global rise of the far right and the latest on China

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Analysis, Français, Nature, Pablo Solón

Le paresseux et le feu

Par Pablo Solón* Ce qui se passe n’est pas un accident. Il y a cinq ans, le vice-président de Bolivie a mis au défi les agro-industriels d’augmenter les terres agricoles d’un million d’hectares par an. Ce chiffre a été atteint, mais pas pour la production : ces terres sont dévastées par le feu. De toutes les morts, la plus douloureuse est celle de mourir brûlé. … Continue reading Le paresseux et le feu

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Analysis, Español, Nature, Pablo Solón

El Perezoso y la Hoguera

Por Pablo Solón [English version] De todas las muertes la más dolorosa es morir quemado. Sentir que la piel se achicharra, que el fuego te invade hasta los tuétanos, gritar hasta que tu voz se derrite,  implorar por un paro cardiaco. En tiempos de la Inquisición se quemaba a las brujas y a los herejes. Hoy las hogueras humanas están prohibidas. Desde la Segunda Guerra … Continue reading El Perezoso y la Hoguera

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Analysis, Nature, Pablo Solón

The Sloth and the Bonfire

By Pablo Solon Translation by Tom Kruse [Versión en español] Of all the ways to die, the most painful is by fire. Feeling your skin char, the flames invading even your bone marrow and screaming until your voice melts, you plead for cardiac arrest. In the times of the inquisition witches and heretics were burned at the stake. Today human bonfires are prohibited. Since World … Continue reading The Sloth and the Bonfire

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Analysis, Elizabeth Peredo, Español, Nature, Social Movements

Antropoceno y Biopolítica: Narrativas, resistencias y nuevas epistemologías ante el avance de la frontera extractivista en la Bolivia del Siglo XXI

por Elizabeth Peredo Beltrán Un enorme cambio en el planeta remueve las bases de la civilización humana. La fusión violenta entre razón capitalista, tecnología y naturaleza ha dado lugar a una simbiosis que se expresa en la destrucción/mutación del orden natural que caracterizó la interacción de los sistemas de vida por millones de años. Todo aquello que permitió la evolución de condiciones para el surgimiento … Continue reading Antropoceno y Biopolítica: Narrativas, resistencias y nuevas epistemologías ante el avance de la frontera extractivista en la Bolivia del Siglo XXI

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Analysis, Economic, English, Geopolitical, Global, Various

Trumpism is capitalism’s Plan B

[Nick Dearden, June 3, 2019, Red Pepper] “I’ve travelled 24 hours, from Manila to Rio, to be here, yet politically I feel I haven’t left home.” Walden Bello, leading light of the ‘anti-globalisation movement’ and former Filipino congressman reflected on the rise of authoritarian right-wing ‘strong men’ from the Philippines to Brazil. I joined him in Brazil to assess what has changed in the 20 … Continue reading Trumpism is capitalism’s Plan B

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Analysis, Economic, Español, Global, Social Movements, Various

America Latina: Entre la crisis de la democracia y la guerra contra la democracia

29/05/2019 | Janette Habel [Fuente Viento Sur] América Latina está viviendo un cambio geopolítico. La hegemonía de Estados Unidos está en declive relativo, mientras que se está profundizando la penetración económica china. La caída de precios de los productos básicos ha llevado a una desaceleración económica que reduce la base social de apoyo a los gobiernos nacional-populares. El gobierno de Donald Trump y sus aliados de … Continue reading America Latina: Entre la crisis de la democracia y la guerra contra la democracia

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Alternatives, Commons, Deglobalization, Degrowth, Ecosocialism, Events, Feminism, Food Sovereignty, Global, Mother Earth Rights, Various

Résister, défendre les droits des peuples et de la planète, réinventer le monde

Synthèse du symposium organisé par Alternatives systémiques, Itaipava (Brésil), 7-9 avril 2019[1]  [English, Español] Plus de 50 participants ont participé à un véritable marathon de trois jours pour analyser les grandes tendances de la situation mondiale, établir et approfondir leurs relations, renforcer les alternatives pour un changement systémique radical et faire avancer la réflexion stratégique sur la création d’alternatives.  Fait à noter, le symposium a réuni … Continue reading Résister, défendre les droits des peuples et de la planète, réinventer le monde

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Alternatives, Analysis, Commons, Contributors, Deglobalization, Degrowth, Economy..., Ecosocialism, English, Events, Feminism, Food Sovereignty, Global, Mother Earth Rights, Power, symposium, Various, Vivir Bien

Social Movements: Resisting, Defending the Rights of Peoples and the Planet, Reinventing the World

Systemic Alternatives, May 2019 [Español, Français] An important symposium took place in Itaipava (Brazil),7-9 April 2019[1]. Over 50 participants came out of the marathon to analyse new and persisting trends in the global situation, build and deepen relationships, strengthen alternatives for radical systemic change, and advance strategic thinking on the creation of alternatives. What was remarkable was the mix of resistance, resilience, hope and creativity, expressed … Continue reading Social Movements: Resisting, Defending the Rights of Peoples and the Planet, Reinventing the World

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Analysis, Edgardo Lander, English

Preventing Civil War and US Intervention in Venezuela

[Edgardo Lander/Truthout/16 de marzo del 2019] For almost two months now, Venezuela has been caught in a tense stand-off between the incumbent government of Nicolás Maduro and the US-backed right-wing opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who proclaimed himself president in January and who has since been trying to force Maduro from office with the active support of the Trump administration and various right-wing regional leaders. Over … Continue reading Preventing Civil War and US Intervention in Venezuela

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Español, Nature

El primer mapa que muestra cómo los humanos destruyen la biodiversidad

[Agencia Sinc/El Espectador/ 12 de Marzo de 2019] Un estudio internacional señala por primera vez que la deforestación, las armas y la caza furtiva afectan al 84 % de la superficie terrestre. Las actividades humanas están ejerciendo una presión sin precedentes en el medio ambiente y decenas de miles de especies podrían verse afectadas. La deforestación, la caza ilegal, la agricultura o la urbanización están en el … Continue reading El primer mapa que muestra cómo los humanos destruyen la biodiversidad

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Alternatives, Analysis, English, Events

Systemic Alternatives Symposium: Addressing the hard questions

We are at a critical moment and choices and actions we take now will determine if we contribute further to the various crises threatening our planet and people, or if we actively join those who would face the different crises and work together to dismantle the system of root causes of these crises and in its place, push forward both existing and new systemic alternatives. … Continue reading Systemic Alternatives Symposium: Addressing the hard questions

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Analysis, English

The beginning of a social “Stalingrad” in Europe: The Yellow Vests against the totalitarian Financial Empire

[Dimitris Konstantakopoulos/Defend Democracy Press/ 06 de marzo del 2019] Back to the Future! Elated, with the single-mindedness of the “We” of the many, suddenly aware of its power, the crowd pours out of the narrow street in which it was crammed, to the spacious Place de la Republique while singing the Marseillaise. It is by far the most popular song among Yellow Vests. The second … Continue reading The beginning of a social “Stalingrad” in Europe: The Yellow Vests against the totalitarian Financial Empire

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Analysis, Contributors, Edgardo Lander, Español, Geopolitical

Contra el intervencionismo yanqui y el régimen inconstitucional de Maduro

Plataforma Ciudadana en Defensa de la Constitución NO AL ESTADO PARALELO IMPULSADO POR EEUU, UE Y GRUPO DE LIMA  RECHAZAMOS EL RÉGIMEN ENTREGUISTA E INCONSTITUCIONAL DE NICOLÁS MADURO  REFERENDUM PARA RENOVAR TODOS LOS PODERES PUBLICOS Desde la Plataforma Ciudadana en Defensa de la Constitución hemos venido tomando iniciativas y denunciando el régimen autoritario e inconstitucional del Presidente Maduro, quien a raíz de perder el control … Continue reading Contra el intervencionismo yanqui y el régimen inconstitucional de Maduro

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Analysis, Français, Global

La taxation des carburants renforce l’injustice fiscale

[Jean Gadrey, Dominique Plihon y Aurélie Trouvé/LIBERATION/15 de noviembre de 2018] Au-delà du 17 novembre, il faut sortir de l’alternative réductrice de «taxer ou pas». D’autres pistes restent à explorer sur la mobilité des personnes. On n’évitera pas une catastrophe climatique dont les premiers effets sont de plus en plus visibles sans réduire très fortement le recours aux énergies fossiles dans leurs principaux domaines d’utilisation, … Continue reading La taxation des carburants renforce l’injustice fiscale

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Analysis, English

Degrowth as a concrete utopia

[Riccardo Mastini/ Open Democracy/07 de noviembre de 2018] The emergence of interest in degrowth can be traced back to the 1st International Degrowth Conference organized in Paris in 2008. At this conference, degrowth was defined as a “voluntary transition towards a just, participatory, and ecologically sustainable society,” so challenging the dogma of economic growth. Another five international conferences were organized between 2010 and 2018, with … Continue reading Degrowth as a concrete utopia

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