[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
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
Dans une tribune au Figaro et devant deux commissions parlementaires de l’Union européenne, Bruno Le Maire a plaidé, ce mardi 23 octobre, pour l’instauration d’une « taxe sur les géants du numérique ». Décryptage par Attac France, Anticor et Solidaires Finances Publiques. Le constat ne souffre aucun débat : les systèmes fiscaux existants sont dépassés par la numérisation de l’économie. L’impôt sur les sociétés est … Continue reading Taxe « Gafa » européenne : vraie avancée ou cadeau empoisonné ?
CLIMAT À l’occasion des rencontres organisées par Alternatiba à Bayonne les 6 et 7 octobre 2018, auxquelles 15 000 personnes ont participé, un appel a été lancé (signé par Attac France) : Il est encore temps, reprenons notre avenir en main ! L’été 2018 constitue la bande annonce de notre avenir. Un film catastrophe : inondations, incendies, sécheresse, effondrement de pans entiers de montagnes, records de chaleur … Continue reading Alternatiba: Il est encore temps, reprenons notre avenir en main !
Marta Musić Alors que le groupe d’affinité de femmes du G20, le Women’s 20 (W20), s’est réuni du 1er au 3 Octobre à Buenos Aires avec l’objectif de promouvoir l’autonomisation économique des femmes, le Forum Féministe contre le G20 a organisé en parallèle une série d’actions pour dénoncer la perspective néolibérale du W20 tout en proposant des alternatives issues des féminismes populaires. « Pas en notre … Continue reading Ni victimes, ni entrepreneuses : Les mobilisations féministes contre le W20 à Buenos Aires
Marta Musić While the women’s affinity group of the G20, the Women’s 20 (W20), met from 1-3 October in Buenos Aires with the aim of promoting women’s economic empowerment, the Feminist Forum against the G20 organized in parallel a series of actions to denounce the neoliberal perspective of the W20 while proposing alternatives based on radical, popular feminisms. “Not in our name”. This was the … Continue reading Neither victims nor entrepreneurs: The feminist mobilizations against the W20 in Buenos Aires
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
[Roberto Bermejo, Iñaki Arto, David Hoyos, Eneko Garmendia, 2010] Nota: A continuación compartimos un texto, de los primeros que se escribieron sobre “decrecimiento”. Texto que brinda una introducción a esta nueva propuesta, tan necesaria de considerar en el hoy en día. Resumen El concepto de desarrollo sostenible, formulado originalmente por el Informe Brundtland (IB), es una de las cuestiones económicas que más literatura y mayor … Continue reading Menos es más: del desarrollo sostenible al decrecimiento sostenible
A continuación, compartimos la PRESENTACIÓN del libro “EL BUEN VIVIR COMO PARADIGMA SOCIETAL ALTERNATIVO”. Iremos compartiendo los demás capítulos que nos parecieron muy interesantes para comenzar a entender, hablar y debatir sobre lo que implica el “Vivir Bien”. Agradecemos además el poder seguir compartiendo este destacable trabajo de investigadores varios. PRESENTACIÓN “EL BUEN VIVIR COMO PARADIGMA SOCIETAL ALTERNATIVO” Fernando García-Quero (Universidad de Granada y … Continue reading Libro: EL BUEN VIVIR COMO PARADIGMA SOCIETAL ALTERNATIVO
BY MICHAL ROZWORSKI. This story was first published at Jacobin. So much about the 2017 Labour election campaign has been heartening: the energy, the conviction, the full-throated embrace of remaking government in the service of the many. All of the main campaign pledges — from free tuition to thousands of new homes to a stronger National Health Service — will change where money and resources flow … Continue reading The Most Radical Aspect of Jeremy Corbyn’s Program? Democratizing the Economy
By Martin Khor By withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement, President Donald Trump abdicated not only leadership but membership of the community of nations cooperating to tackle climate change, the most serious crisis facing humanity. Trump’s announcement was shocking, even though it was not unexpected. It was shocking for showing the extreme lengths to which the President would go to deny scientific opinion … Continue reading US pull-out from Paris deal: What it means
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Ecuadorians clash with police 30km from Quito in 2010 in a protest over proposed water privatisation. Photograph: Pablo Cozzaglio/AFP/Getty Images [John Vidal, The Guardian, 01/03/2017] In Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador disputes over water shortages are part of a wider fight for equal access and shared responsibility. Bolivia was shaken to its roots in the spring of 2000, when… Continue reading As water scarcity deepens across Latin America, political instability grows
[ETC Group, 30/01/2017] ETC Group’s Long-Awaited 2016 Year-in-Review So you say you want a (fourth) revolution, well you know… Fashionably late and just in time for the Chinese New Year of the Rooster, ETC Group once again offers a tonque-in-cheek wake-up call and look-back at the last thirteen months (spoiler: despite our best hopes, waiting the extra month didn’t make the news any cheerier) Brexit … Continue reading 2016: The Year that Wasn’t Normal
[Labor Network for Sustainability] Donald Trump and his congressional Republican allies have taken control of the U.S. government. The result threatens to be devastating for both labor and the climate – not to mention immigrants, African Americans, Muslims, women, children, the elderly, the disabled, LGBTQ people, and many others. The Trump regime is potentially vulnerable because it only represents the interests of the top 1% … Continue reading How Labor and Climate United Can Trump Donald Trump
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
[Christiane Kliemann, 23/01/2015, The Guardian] The new year has just begun and we’re already inundated with horrible news: two new reports have collected further evidence that human economic activity puts life on Earth at risk, and another shocked us with the fact that the 85 richest people on the planet are as wealthy as the poorest 50% – and that the gap between them is … Continue reading Let’s face it: we have to choose between our economy and our future
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”
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
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
