Author: Common

The Future of Mexico´s Oil: Social action to stop the energy grab! June 16, 2008 President Calderon (in office following a disputed electoral process) is trying to privatize energy that under the Mexican Constitution belongs...

The WTO’s Doha Round Will Not Solve the Global Food Crisis – Time for Real Solutions June 03, 2008 “The global food system is in crisis. Millions of people can no longer afford or access the food they need, increasing...

Lima Declaration on the Agriculture and Food Crisis June 02, 2008 In recent months the entire world has been living in a crisis of food prices. In Latin America, the most relevant expressions of this situation have taken shape...

People’s Summit Responds to “Three Amigos” Agenda April 22, 2008 The “Three Amigos” of North America showed once more that they will ignore the growing clamor to renegotiate NAFTA and will continue...

Hurricane Katrina reconstruction in 2008: A Bush ‘showcase’ or a US Gulf Coast tragedy? March 31, 2008 Hurricane Katrina crashed into the US Gulf Coast in August of 2005. It precipitated one of the greatest episodes of internal...