1810 stirrings of independence, 1910 the Belle Époque, 2010 the A.B.C.D. of poverty

Plastic waiting chairs await me in the spacious immigration offices built for streams of millions of European poor from Italy, Spain and other nations at war. The huddled masses arrived flea-bitten and seasick in their millions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These fine buildings are reminiscent of the best [...]

Negotiation or Dictate

Editorial:
The Guardian newspaper in the UK received an email with a file found on the computer of a “European” hotel, which you can read below.

Yes we know the British don’t really live in Europe, rather Europe lives off the British coastline, but wait I digress. Back to the negotiations in Copenhagen and now in Bonn…

Are [...]

Editor's submission to Evo's conference

The Structural Causes of Climate Change

What follows is a discussion of structural problems in the relationship between national economies and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The emphasis is on the role of transnational capital itself, independent of national political economics.

It is argued that in order to prevent further environmental degradation, pollution and climate change, the [...]

Sidelining the ‘Awkward Squad’

Editor’s note:

As someone who shall be going to a conference this month in Bolivia I would like to alert you all about the “Awkward Squad”, countries that think the UN is important and who prefer not to rubber stamp back-door discussions and ‘agreements’ and wait to die so that the no-so-awkward squad can squirm their [...]

Beyond Copenhagen: Common Ownership, Reparations, Degrowth and Renewable Energy Technology Transfer By Kolya Abramsky

The task of collectively taking over the key means of production and decommodifying the major processes through which goods are produced and humans reproduce their existence are immense. The tasks of technology transfer as part of a wider process of reparations combined with degrowth are perhaps even bigger tasks. We are certainly not yet ready, especially in northern countries, where the major emissions cuts have to be made. [...]