Category: Analysis

Alberto Acosta, Analysis, Español, Nature

Alberto Acosta: “La izquierda debe hacer una profunda autocrítica”

[WILBER HUACASI/LA REPUBLICA/ 18 DE AGOSTO DE 2018] Alberto Acosta E. Expresidente de la Asamblea Constituyente de Ecuador. Llegó a Lima hace una semana para la presentación del libro “Caminos Alternativos hacia el Desarrollo Sostenible: Lecciones desde América Latina”, publicado por el Instituto de Postgrado de la Universidad de Ginebra. Autocrítico con los gobiernos progresistas, el expresidente de la Asamblea Constituyente de Ecuador Alberto Acosta plantea … Continue reading Alberto Acosta: “La izquierda debe hacer una profunda autocrítica”

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Analysis, Economic, English

A decade after the Lehman Brothers’ collapse, finance remains a major risk

[SUSAN GEORGE/ NEWSTATESMAN/ 14 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2018] It is clear that change will only come from below. It is ten years since the fall of Lehman Brothers and the start of the financial crash; the greatest European crisis since the Second World War. Politicians from all sides, but especially the centre and centre-left of European politics, have written many serious texts and spoken many … Continue reading A decade after the Lehman Brothers’ collapse, finance remains a major risk

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Analysis, Economic, Español

¿Abandonó EEUU la política comercial internacional?

[ Oscar Ugarteche/Armando Negrete/America Latina en Movimiento/ 10 de Septiembre de 2018] Con la virtual cancelación del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN), la actual Administración de EEUU ha contradicho más de tres décadas de política exterior. Con el elevamiento de aranceles indiscriminadamente y el ejercicio de una guerra comercial contra China, Unión Europea, India y el resto de América del Norte, … Continue reading ¿Abandonó EEUU la política comercial internacional?

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Alternatives, Analysis, Christophe Aguiton, Commons, Deglobalization, Degrowth, Elizabeth Peredo, Feminism, Genevieve Azam, Mother Earth Rights, Pablo Solón, Publications, Vivir Bien

Systemwandel

Alternativen zum globalen Kapitalismus https://www.mandelbaum.at/buch.php?id=861&menu=buecher Welche Alternativen gibt es zum Kapitalismus in seiner gegenwärtig so destruktiven Verfasst­heit? Der international renommierte Glo­ba­lisierungskritiker und Boliviens früherer UN-Vertreter Pablo Solón hat die wesentlichen zusammengestellt und bringt sie in einen Dialog: In den letzten Jahren sind eine Vielzahl alternativer Konzepte im Globalen Süden, insbesondere in Lateinamerika, entworfen worden, von denen Buen Vivir nur das bekannteste ist, weil es Eingang … Continue reading Systemwandel

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Analysis, Economic, English, Nature

Scientists Warn the UN of Capitalism’s Imminent Demise

[NAFEEZ AHMED/ MOTHERBOARD/27 DE AGOSTO DE 2018) A climate change-fueled switch away from fossil fuels means the worldwide economy will fundamentally need to change. Capitalism as we know it is over. So suggests a new report commissioned by a group of scientists appointed by the UN Secretary-General. The main reason? We’re transitioning rapidly to a radically different global economy, due to our increasingly unsustainable exploitation … Continue reading Scientists Warn the UN of Capitalism’s Imminent Demise

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Analysis, Español

Las venas abiertas de Nicaragua

[BOAVENTURA DE SOUSA SANTO/ CONFIDENCIAL/ 27 de JULIO de 2018] Los demócratas, en general, y las fuerzas políticas de izquierda, en particular, tienen razones para estar perplejos por lo que pasa en Nicaragua Pertenezco a la generación de los que en los años 1980 vibraron con la Revolución Sandinista y la apoyaron activamente. El impulso progresista reanimado por la Revolución Cubana de 1959 se había … Continue reading Las venas abiertas de Nicaragua

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Analysis, English, Global

Nicaragua: Where Is The Rebellion Going?

[NEW POLITICS/ DAN LA BOTZ/ 6 DE JUNIO DE 2018] The popular rebellion against the dictatorial government of Daniel Ortega, four-time president of Nicaragua, has been going on now for more than a month. And the Ortega government has continued its violent repression. In the last 47 days, it is reported that 104 people have been killed, while some have been arrested or tortured and … Continue reading Nicaragua: Where Is The Rebellion Going?

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Analysis, Economic, Español, Social Movements, Various

La Nicaragua Sublevada

Por Mónica Baltodano. ¿La reforma al sistema de seguridad social fue la gota que dejó explotar toda la crítica y protesta de los últimos años y contra otros problemas recientes (p ej. Incendio en la reserva Indio-Maíz)? La reforma fue el cerillo que encendió la mecha de un coctel, lanzado sobre una pradera que se venía resecando desde hace varios años: a) Por la falta … Continue reading La Nicaragua Sublevada

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Analysis, Economic, English, Mary Louise Malig

The whole of Mercosur in exchange for a plate of beef

By: Mary Louise Malig, Global Forest Coalition After 20 years of negotiations, the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is entering a crucial moment where it can come to a tragic end. To paraphrase a well-known saying, Mercosur is offering its kingdom for a plate of lentils, or in this case, its sovereignty for a plate of beef. Free trade agreements are not only about commodity … Continue reading The whole of Mercosur in exchange for a plate of beef

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Analysis, Eduardo Gudinas, Español, Nature

Colombia reconoce los derechos de la Naturaleza en su Amazonia

[EDUARDO GUDYNAS/ AMERICA LATINA EN MOVIMIENTO/ 06 DE ABRIL DE 2018] Dando un paso de enorme importancia, la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia emitió una sentencia que declara que la Amazonia, como región ecológica, es un sujeto de derechos. Se suma así a otras iniciativas que abandonan el convencionalismo de entender a la Naturaleza solamente como objeto. La decisión, aprobada el 5 de abril … Continue reading Colombia reconoce los derechos de la Naturaleza en su Amazonia

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La Amazonía colombiana tiene los mismos derechos que una persona

[EL ESPECTADOR / 05 DE ABRIL DE 2018] La Corte Suprema de Justicia emitió una sentencia histórica contra el cambio climático en Latinoamérica. Según la decisión, la región es ahora sujeto de derechos, tal como el río Atrato, y la Presidencia y entidades regionales deben actuar de manera urgente para protegerla de la deforestación. Que una región en Colombia sea considerada como un sujeto que … Continue reading La Amazonía colombiana tiene los mismos derechos que una persona

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Analysis, Ecosocialism, English, Pablo Solón, Vivir Bien

Roundtable on Vivir Bien

During January 2018 the Great Transition Initiative organized a discussion around an  essay prepared by Pablo Solón, “Vivir Bien: Old Cosmovisions and New Paradigms.” Solón introduced Vivir Bien (also known as Buen Vivir), the disputes around this concept, the contradictions in its implementation by the government of Bolivia and how Vivir Bien can contribute and needs the complementarity with other visions. Below you will find the … Continue reading Roundtable on Vivir Bien

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Author’s Response: Roundtable on Vivir Bien / Pablo Solón

[GREAT TRANSITION INITIATIVE/ FEBRERO DEL 2018] An exchange on Vivir Bien: Old Cosmovisions and New Paradigms Pablo Solón, a Bolivian social and environmental activist, is the director of Fundación Solón and former executive director of Focus on the Global South. He served as the Bolivian Extraordinary Ambassador for Integration and Trade (2006–2008) and Ambassador to the United Nations (2009–2011) before parting ways with President Evo … Continue reading Author’s Response: Roundtable on Vivir Bien / Pablo Solón

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Roundtable on Vivir Bien/ Helena Norberg-Hodge

[GREAT TRANSITION INITIATIVE/ FEBRERO DEL 2018] An exchange on Vivir Bien: Old Cosmovisions and New Paradigms Helena Norberg-Hodge is an author and filmmaker as well as a pioneer of the new economy movement. She is the producer of the award-winning documentary The Economics of Happiness and the Director of Local Futures at the International Society for Ecology and Culture. She has received a Right Livelihood … Continue reading Roundtable on Vivir Bien/ Helena Norberg-Hodge

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Roundtable on Vivir Bien/ Aaron Karp

[GREAT TRASNSITION INITIATIVE/ FEBRERO DEL 2018 ] An exchange on Vivir Bien: Old Cosmovisions and New Paradigms   Aaron Karp is an activist focused on generating a discussion within the climate justice movement about the need for degrowth and deep, authentic democracy. He is writing a book about how solving our ecological problems necessitates a fundamentally different society. In 2012, he co-founded the fossil fuel … Continue reading Roundtable on Vivir Bien/ Aaron Karp

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Analysis, English, Vivir Bien

Roundtable on Vivir Bien/ Neera Singh

[GREAT TRASNSITION INITIATIVE/ FEBRERO DEL 2018] An exchange on Vivir Bien: Old Cosmovisions and New Paradigms Neera Singh is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography and Program in Planning, University of Toronto, Canada. Her research interests include democratization of forest governance, conservation and development, and the affective dimensions of people’s relations with forests. She founded Vasundhara, a non-profit organization based in Bhubaneswar, India, and … Continue reading Roundtable on Vivir Bien/ Neera Singh

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Roundtable on Vivir Bien/ Holly Hanson

[GREAT TRASNSITION INITIATIVE/ FEBRERO DEL 2018] An exchange on Vivir Bien: Old Cosmovisions and New Paradigms Holly Hanson is a professor of history at Mount Holyoke College. Her research, focused primarily on Uganda, explores how dynamic patterns of exchange have been created, and then undermined, and what history suggests about how they might be rebuilt. She is the author of such books as A Path of … Continue reading Roundtable on Vivir Bien/ Holly Hanson

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Roundtable on Vivir Bien/ David Barkin

[GREAT TRASNSITION INITIATIVE/ FEBRERO DEL 2018] An exchange on Vivir Bien: Old Cosmovisions and New Paradigms  David Barkin is a professor at the Metropolitan University in Mexico City and an Emeritus member of the National Research Council and the Academy of Sciences in Mexico. His research focuses on ecological economics, alternative paradigms for society, and the problems of indigenous societies, with whom he collaborates in creating … Continue reading Roundtable on Vivir Bien/ David Barkin

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Alejandro Bendaña, Analysis, Edgardo Lander, Events, Pablo Solón, Publications, Social Movements

Lançamento do livro “O Eclipse do Progressismo”

A América Latina atravessa hoje um período de impasses e grandes turbulências, em parte pela dinâmica interna de seus países, mas em parte como consequência de sua forma particular de inserção no mercado mundial e na cadeia de dominação global capitalista. A região conheceu, nos anos dourados da globalização neoliberal, entre 1999 e 2008, um ciclo de governos progressistas, que chegaram à frente dos seus … Continue reading Lançamento do livro “O Eclipse do Progressismo”

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Analysis, English, Vivir Bien

Roundtable on Vivir Bien/ Adrian Beling

[GREAT TRASNSITION INITIATIVE/ FEBRERO DEL 2018 ] An exchange on Vivir Bien: Old Cosmovisions and New Paradigms Adrian Beling is an Associate Researcher in the Global Studies Programme at the Latin American Social Sciences Institute (FLACSO) in Argentina and a founding member of the Editorial Board of the academic blog and peer-reviewed journal Alternautas. His research interests include global environmental change and societal transformations, epistemologies … Continue reading Roundtable on Vivir Bien/ Adrian Beling

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