Archivo del Autor: Francine Mestrum

An ICIJ Investigation: Based upon the most expansive leak of tax haven files in history, the investigation reveals the secret deals and hidden assets of more than 330 politicians and high-level public officials in more than 90 countries and territories, … Sigue leyendo →

Deeply diverging recoveries threaten to undermine trust and solidarity and make the world more vulnerable to future crises, including climate change. In response the UN and ILO have established a ‘Global Accelerator’ to help ensure global financing to create 400 … Sigue leyendo →

20 ans après Durban, les Africains et les Afro-descendants sont ils toujours colonisés ou émancipés? http://fondation-frantzfanon.com/20-ans-apres-durban-africains-et-afro-descendants-colonises-ou-emancipes/ An article from the Frantz Fanon Foundation

A much-anticipated report from UN Secretary-General António Guterres backs the call for a renewed social contract, setting out an ambitious plan for multilateral action to address the multiple crises facing the world. Read the report

Five years ago, the G20 launched the ‘Compact with Africa’. It turned out to be just another iteration of neoliberal imperialism by Martin Tsounkeu Read the article

A very interesting discussion, organized by The Great Transition, of utmost importance for the World Social Forum: https://greattransition.org/gti-forum/can-human-solidarity-globalize

por Boaventura de Sousa Santos Los ciudadanos y las ciudadanas no están hartos de la política, sino de esta política; la inmensa mayoría de la ciudadanía no se moviliza políticamente ni sale a la calle a manifestarse, pero está llena … Sigue leyendo →

por Oscar Gonzalez Ahora, en los tiempos que corren, no solo la tierra, el fuego, el agua; también el aire, la atmósfera y los cuerpos astrales pueden ser objeto de apropiación privada. Star Wars anticipa ya las nuevas guerras intergalácticas por la … Sigue leyendo →

by Francine Mestrum The Washington Consensus has been declared dead many times. But austerity policies and reform programmes keep being introduced in too many countries. Today, a new ‘social contract’ is being proposed, but what does it mean? Article in … Sigue leyendo →

One of the sharp dividing lines that have been running through all leftist and progressive movements for decades is related to the State. It is necessarily good for all those who consider change only possible by seizing power within a … Sigue leyendo →