Guatemalans Seek Redress in Spanish Court
Allan Nairn : Guatemala
As Americans consider who to choose as their next President, Guatemalan Mayans seek justice for Reagan-era atrocities.
Global Justice Movement
2007
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Iraq's Civil Resistance
The secular left brings together unionists, women's organizations and students.
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Are We Disturbing?
Robert S. Eshelman : Activism & Organizing
As leaders of the G-8 Summit played power politics at an opulent resort, protesters displayed a people's power, in demonstrations and at an alternative summit.
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Out of Africa
The World Social Forum marched into Nairobi full of conflict, action and ideas.
2006
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The Myth of Microloans
Alexander Cockburn : Ethical Economics
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has helped a lot of poor women, but the basic problem in developing countries is landlessness. A $130 microloan won't solve that problem.
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A Hunger for Justice
Twenty-five years ago, IRA prisoner Bobby Sands died after a sixty-six day hunger strike. Today political prisoners from Guantánamo to Iran, Turkey and Eastern Europe continue to use hunger to draw attention to their plights.
2005
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Ho-Ho-Holiday Donations, Early Edition
Katha Pollitt : Reproductive Rights
Tsunami. Hurricane. Earthquake. War. Poverty. Injustice. It's been a tough year, but here's a list of extraordinary groups who deserve a place on your holiday gift list.
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Students Confront Sweatshops
Richard Appelbaum & Peter Dreier : Student Movements
With a new wave of activism against sweatshops sweeping college campuses, student interest in the morality of their clothing choices can set a standard for the rest of us.
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Porto Alegre Postcard
This year's World Social Forum gave culture its due--and reaped the rewards.
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Another World Turns
Imagining the possibilities at the World Social Forum.
2004
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Dispatches from the Boston Social Forum
Jennifer C. Berkshire : Progressives, Liberals, & The American Left
If another world is possible, what will that world look like?
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Bolivians Reject Free Markets
The first referendum in Bolivia's history represents a hopeful sign.
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Bolivia's Indian Revolt
The US policies of economic globalization and militarization are failing.
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Lying in Wait
David Graeber : Police & Law Enforcement
On the eve of mass protests, police tell tales that turn out not to be true.
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Everybody's Talking About the Weather
The last few years have seen renewed interest in the Weathermen.
2003
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Trade Ministers Get Out of Dodge
The final FTAA declaration essentially lays out a road map for a free-trade non-agreement.
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Mobilizing Miami
The FTAA protests will provide a real testing ground for the new community-based approach to making the global-local link.
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Bolivia's Protests of Hope
The latest installment in the battle over privatization in Latin America.
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Collapse in Cancún
Doug Henwood : World Trade Organization (WTO)
The movement against corporate globalization has made impressive strides. Now it needs to think carefully about what it stands for.
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Postcard From Cancún
The insurgent delegations were in many respects the product of years of anti-WTO organizing.
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Free Trade Is War
The brutal economic model advanced by the World Trade Organization is itself a form of war.
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'America Off Our Soil!'
Asian and Arab protesters continue to call for boycotts of American goods.
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No Peace Without a Fight
In places where daily life is like war, the people who are confronting this brutality are the peace activists.
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Confronting Empire
Arundhati Roy : America As Empire
America's secrets are now history, and its history is public knowledge.
2002
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Protesting Capitalism on Wall St.
Lisa Weinert & Emilie Goodhart
A rally against corporate corruption takes a satirical turn.
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Curtain Call for the Puppet Show
In this post-9/11 world, law enforcement agencies are expanding their scope, not narrowing it.
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The Legacy of the Battle for Seattle
With dot.coms bombing and Boeing going, Seattle has lost its artificial luster.
2000
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Protest in Prague
Politicians, bankers and multinational chiefs are beginning to understand that corporate globalization faces truly global antipathy.
1999
Can young voters stand up to suppression and swing Election 2008? Plus: Robert Fisk on the Middle East, and McCain's Russia scandal. (13mb mp3)
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