Crisis and the Czech Republic: Political Observations from the Left

Twenty years ago, in late November 1989, the division of Europe came to an end. At the time, people were generally full of hope. The last 20 years’ development has determined the current situation as well as the understanding of,...

Crisis in Poland

After years of economic upheaval in Poland, the financial crisis has hit the country dramatically. Alongside a rise in unemployment and decrease of industrial output, the crisis is leading to a grotesque split into supporters of...

Agrarian Neocolonialism: Feeding People Will be One of the Great Battles of the 21st Century

Many countries, importers of foodstuffs, have been affected lately by the food crisis and the rise in prices. While rich nations have been able more or less to cope, they have been particularly concerned by the protectionist...

The Dangers and Opportunities of the Global Crises

The alter-globalist movement is faced with the crisis of globalisation, which can be characterised as a crisis of capitalist globalisation in its neoliberal phase. This crisis is not a surprise for the movement; it was foreseen...

The World Social Forum Calls for Urgent Action Against the Crisis

This year the World Social Forum moved to Belém, at the edge of the Amazon Rain Forest. More than 100,000 people participated and attended more than 2,000 panels and discussion seminars. Almost a thousand journalists from all...

Shared Concerns and Issues Emerging From the First Science and Democracy World Forum

The following text is the initial result of the first Science and Democracy World Forum which took place at the WSF in Belém 2009. It initiates an open and inclusive global process that seeks to build an international network of...

A Call for a New Social Network for Labour and Globalisation

The birth of the Labour and Globalisation European network (L&G), launched during the World Social Forum in Nairobi in January 2007, was based on the need to connect the diverse and all too fragmented experiences of work,...