Poet, Author Alice Walker Meets the Inner Journey with Global Activism in “The Cushion in the Road”
Legendary author, poet and activist Alice Walker joins us to discuss her newest book, “The Cushion in the Road: Meditation and Wandering as the Whole World Awakens to Being in Harm’s Way,” in…
Iran-Venezuela after Chávez, still an indissoluble bond?
There was national mourning and a ceremony in a Catholic church in Tehran to sanctify the ties with the Venezuela of Hugo Chávez, the president who, according to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “was the symbol…
China-Africa relations: looking beyond the critics
Africa is lacking a clear and unified policy in terms of how it relates to China. In developing further social, economic and political ties with China, African leaders must develop a coherent and…
¿Democracia o capitalismo?
El engaño de las soluciones ficticias llegó a su fin, en 2008, y se esclareció quién había ganado el conflicto distributivo: el capital. ¿La prueba? El repunte de las desigualdades sociales y el…
Why Austerity Kills: From Greece to U.S., Crippling Economic Policies Causing Global Health Crisis
In their new book, “The Body Economic: Why Austerity Kills,” economist David Stuckler and physician Sanjay Basu examine the health impacts of austerity across the globe. The authors estimate there have been more…
Manifiesto por el cambio
La alternativa implica decidir entre la lógica del capitalismo financiero y la lógica de la política democrática. En este momento, las dos lógicas son inconciliables. Los demócratas portugueses convergen en la idea de…
“A vida está acima da dívida”
1º de junho: POVOS UNIDOS CONTRA A TROIKA | Boaventura de Sousa Santos apoia a manifestação. As manifestações convocadas para o próximo dia 1º de junho em muitas cidades europeias são o contributo…
La Tierra es Madre, titular de derechos
Vivimos en gravísimo riesgo de destruir la especie humana y todo el proyecto planetario. Fundamos el antropoceno, una nueva era geológica con altísimo poder destructivo, un desajuste perverso del equilibrio del sistema-Tierra. ¿Cómo…
International Seminar: Crisis, Democracy and Development – Cartographies of the future
Held at World Social Forum, Tunis, 2013 A Brief Analysis by Dhruv Pande, 17 May, 2013. (The views reflected here are of the four sessions, out of six, in the Seminar Series) The…
Climate Tipping Point? Concentration of Carbon Dioxide Tops 400 ppm for First Time in Human History
Scientists are warning the planet has now reached a grim climate milestone not seen for two or three million years. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide…
