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English, Geopolitical, Various

The Geopolitical Earthquakes Reshaping Eurasia’s Economy

[Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch.com] Hong Kong—A specter is haunting Washington, an unnerving vision of a Sino-Russian alliance wedded to an expansive symbiosis of trade and commerce across much of the Eurasian land mass—at the expense of the United States. And no wonder Washington is anxious. That alliance is already a done deal in a variety of ways: through the BRICS group of emerging powers (Brazil, Russia, … Continue reading The Geopolitical Earthquakes Reshaping Eurasia’s Economy

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Economic, Español, François Houtart, Nature, Social Movements, Socio cultural

Postcapitalismo, diálogo con François Houtart

[Bolivia – Abril, 2014. Entrevista realizada por Javier Larraín, miembro del Centro de Investigaciones (CIS)] Javier Larraín: A partir del nuevo siglo nuestra América ha sido escenario de transformaciones socioeconómicas, pero sobre todo de importantes transformaciones en el campo político con la emergencia de gobiernos como el de Hugo Chávez, Evo Morales y Rafael Correa. Usted ha sostenido que este es el único continente que … Continue reading Postcapitalismo, diálogo con François Houtart

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English, Others, Various

Catching the Power of the Wind

[Thomas Berry, October 24, 1975] A Statement of the Occasion of the Thirtieth Anniversary of the United Nations at the Spiritual Summit Conference V On this thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations we wish to indicate to you our esteem for the work you have accomplished. For thirty years this body has carried within itself many of the larger hopes and destinies … Continue reading Catching the Power of the Wind

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Ariel Salleh, Ecosocialism, English, Feminism

Ecology Reframes History

[Ariel Salleh, 1997] Ecological crisis displaces modernist political analyses – liberalism, socialism, feminism. It provokes us to re-frame our history, to inscribe a new understanding of ourselves in relation to Nature, so called, and to ask how can we get to live this new sensibility in practical ways.1 That political moment is long due. The bourgeois and proletarian revolutions evaporated before realising their full potential; feminists … Continue reading Ecology Reframes History

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Ecosocialism, English, Michael Lowy

Ecosocialism and Spirituality

[Frei Betto and Michael Löwy, 2009] We would like to start our conference here at the World Social Forum of Belem with a homage to two personalities of high human quality,  which gave their lives for the defense of the Amazonian forest,  and the Peoples of the Forest:  Chico Mendes and Dorothy Stang. They are the best known,  the visible tip of the iceberg, of … Continue reading Ecosocialism and Spirituality

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Economy..., Français, Mother Earth Rights, Pablo Solón

«Il ne faut pas se battre pour la croissance mais pour la redistribution»

 [Pablo Solon, 2012] Entretien avec Pablo Solon par Jade Lindgaard, publie le vendredi 7 Septembre, 2012 Le cycle de discussions préparatoires, avant la conférence de l’ONU sur le climat de novembre, à Doha, s’est tenu cette semaine à Bangkok. Enjeu : comment financer le Fonds vert pour le climat destiné à aider les pays pauvres à faire face au réchauffement climatique ? Et que faire … Continue reading «Il ne faut pas se battre pour la croissance mais pour la redistribution»

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Commons, Français, Various

Villes en biens communs : interviews croisées

[Claire Brossaud] 1) Le festival Villes en biens communs sera particulièrement bien représenté à Lyon : quelles seront les principales thématiques abordées ? La particularité de Lyon est de couvrir un large spectre de thématiques qui va bien au delà du numérique : l’environnement, l’espace public, l’art, le savoir et la formation, l’économie collaborative, la participation citoyenne, etc. Certains événements font même cohabiter ensemble plusieurs … Continue reading Villes en biens communs : interviews croisées

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Analysis, Economic, Français, Nature, Socio cultural, Various

Le rôle de la surconsommation de l’eau dans le chaos climatique

[Maude Barlow] Une composante cruciale manque à la fois dans l’analyse actuelle du chaos climatique et dans les solutions qui sont proposées pour y répondre. La plupart des universitaires spécialisés sur le climat et des activistes voient le chaos climatique comme résultant presque uniquement des émissions de gaz à effet de serre issus de la combustion des carburants fossiles ainsi que de la pollution par le … Continue reading Le rôle de la surconsommation de l’eau dans le chaos climatique

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Deglobalization, English, Walden Bello

What Is to Be Done? The Six Pillars of Deglobalization

[Walden Bello, lecture, 30 April 2014] Let me place my coming remarks in context, and the global context has among its key features the following: Long-term stagnation in the United States. Depression in Europe. Increasing gap in wealth in nearly all countries and globally: the richest 1% of the global population owns 40% of total assets, and the richest 10% accounts for 85%. Financialization has … Continue reading What Is to Be Done? The Six Pillars of Deglobalization

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Analysis, Elizabeth Peredo, Español, Global, Nature

Climate change: a challenge that goes beyond politics

[Elizabeth Peredo Beltrán, marzo de 2014]  It has rained incessantly in the Bolivian Amazon and in the Valleys. The waters that have flooded our territory since January, are thought to be the result of the worst rains in 40 years. More than 60,000 families have been affected – meaning that at least 350,000 people have had to leave their homes. They have lost almost everything … Continue reading Climate change: a challenge that goes beyond politics

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Elizabeth Peredo, Español, Nature

Bolivia y el cambio climático: un desafío más allá de la política

[Elizabeth Peredo Beltrán, marzo de 2014] Ha llovido sin cesar en la Amazonía y los Valles bolivianos. Las aguas anegaron nuestro territorio desde enero, lluvias consideradas las peores en 40 años. Más de 60.000 familias, es decir, al menos 350.000 personas han tenido que dejar sus casas y lo han perdido casi todo: sus pertenencias, sus animales, sus cultivos, la cotidianidad de sus vidas. UNICEF … Continue reading Bolivia y el cambio climático: un desafío más allá de la política

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Economic, Español, Geopolitical, Nature, Various

El comercio de los servicios ecosistémicos

Cuando el pago por servicios ambientales  se convierte en un permiso para destruir. [Jutta Kill, World Rainforest Movement] Introducción. “Hay que poner fin a la invisibilidad económica de la naturaleza”(3), escribe en su blog Pavan Sukhdev, autor del estudio TEEB. Varios economistas, corporaciones y ONG conservacionistas se hacen eco de esa declaración. Afirman que el valor de la naturaleza no es visible y que, por … Continue reading El comercio de los servicios ecosistémicos

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Eduardo Gudinas, English, Vivir Bien

Buen Vivir: Today’s tomorrow

[Eduardo Gudynas] Buen Vivir or Vivir Bien, are the Spanish words used in Latin America to describe alternatives to development focused on the good life in a broad sense. The term is actively used by social movements, and it has become a popular term in some government programs and has even reached its way into two new Constitutions in Ecuador and Bolivia. It is a plural concept … Continue reading Buen Vivir: Today’s tomorrow

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Economy..., Español, François Houtart, Socio cultural, Vivir Bien

Cómo construir un nuevo modelo de desarrollo para la cooperación sur-sur

[Francois Houtart] Con el desarrollo de los BRICS, las relaciones Sur-Sur ayudan a crear un mundo multipolar, pero no cambian el modelo de desarrollo colectivo. De hecho este grupo de países se desarrollan al interior según el esquema capitalista y establecen con sus periferias, relaciones similares a los vínculos Norte- Sur existentes. El Ecuador, uno de los pocos países del Sur que adopto medidas pos-neo-liberales, no … Continue reading Cómo construir un nuevo modelo de desarrollo para la cooperación sur-sur

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Aseem Shrivastava, English, Others

The planet – and we – are in peril

[Aseem Shrivastava] In his victory speech President Obama spoke of a planet in peril. In doing so he fell prey to the cognitive lapse that pits us against the environment, rather than part of it, and miscommunicates the nature of the ecological threat as just another problem to be fixed with more technology. “We should fear the consequences of changing the composition of the atmosphere.” James … Continue reading The planet – and we – are in peril

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Alternatives, Deglobalization, Degrowth, Economy..., Ecosocialism, English, Feminism, Mother Earth Rights, Various, Vivir Bien

Economy for Life in our Earth community

[Versión en español] Brief Background: This living document is a result of an extensive process led by the Social Movements for an Alternative Asia (SMAA), Gerak Lawan, La Via Campesina and the supporters of the #EndWTO Campaign. A draft document was written and circulated online before the #EndWTO Week of Action parallel to the 9th Ministerial of the World Trade Organization in Bali, Indonesia last … Continue reading Economy for Life in our Earth community

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Degrowth, English, Tim Jackson

Prosperity without growth?

[Tim Jackson]  Economic growth is supposed to deliver prosperity. Higher incomes should mean better choices, richer lives, an improved quality of life for us all. That at least is the conventional wisdom. But things haven’t always turned out that way. Summary Economic growth is supposed to deliver prosperity. Higher incomes should mean better choices, richer lives, an improved quality of life for us all. That … Continue reading Prosperity without growth?

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Aseem Shrivastava, English, Others

Sharing the pie

[Aseem Shrivastava] Policymakers say that the size of the pie in developing countries has to be enlarged before it can be distributed more equitably. But the way a country’s economy grows will determine whether there is anything left to distribute at the end of the growth process. “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” Albert Einstein Three closely related … Continue reading Sharing the pie

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Español, Leonardo Boff, Mother Earth Rights

La paz perenne con la naturaleza y la Madre Tierra

[Leonardo Boff] Uno de los legados más fecundos de Francisco de Asís, actualizado por Francisco de Roma, es la oración por la paz, tan urgente en los días actuales. El primer saludo que San Francisco dirigía a los que encontraba era desearles “Paz y Bien” que corresponde al Shalom bíblico. La paz que ansiaba no se restringía a las relaciones interpersonales y sociales. Buscaba una … Continue reading La paz perenne con la naturaleza y la Madre Tierra

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English, Leonardo Boff, Mother Earth Rights

Everlasting peace with nature and with Mother Earth

[Leonardo Boff, 20 April 2014 ] One of the more fertile legacies of Francis of Assisi, actualized by Francis of Rome, is the Prayer for Peace, which is so urgent at the present. Saint Francis initially greeted those he saw by wishing them, “Peace and Good,” which corresponds to the Biblical Shalom. The peace he longed for was not limited to interpersonal and social relations. … Continue reading Everlasting peace with nature and with Mother Earth

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