37 articles

• Algeria: From the economic pretext to systemic causes. Promises and dangers of a revolt of dignity

  15 March 2019, by Saïd Bouamama

  The popular demonstrations of 22 February 2019, which are taking place simultaneously in most of the major Algerian cities but also in many medium-sized cities, undeniably constitute the opening of a new historical sequence in Algerian political history. They mark the entry into the political arena of a new socialized generation over the past two decades.

• Some elements to understand the demonstrations of February 22nd

  5 March 2019, by Assafir Al-Arabi, Marwan Andalussi, Omar Benderra

  What should we see behind the massive mobilization that took place on Friday, February 22nd in Algeria? In this interview with Marwan Andalussi, economist Omar Benderra explains the context in which this unprecedented social movement is taking place.

• The lesson of Brazil: The scenarios, dark spots of the left, tomorrow’s challenges

  12 November 2018, by Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières, Pierre Beaudet

  The catastrophe — expected and foreseeable — has happened. This immense country, with its 200 million inhabitants, is now in darkness. At best, it will take a decade or two to emerge.

• Jai Jagat 2020

  31 May 2018, by Jai Jagat

  Thousands of marchers committed to nonviolent change all over the World will march from India, Belgium, France, Germany, Sweden, Mali, Senegal, Spain and other countries to Geneva (Switzerland).

  The people that are given prominence in the Jai Jagat campaign are from the bottom of the socio-economic hierarchy: Indigenous communities, Socially discriminated groups; Small farmers and landless communities; Refugees and those from conflict areas; and Ecologically displaced persons.

• What big transition?

  31 May 2018, by Pierre Beaudet, Plateforme altermondialiste

  This Thursday, May 17 opens in Montreal the "Great Transition", a rather exceptional event that awaits more than 1000 people.

  For this meeting, the idea of "transition" becomes a process, an obstinate and daily struggle and at the same time a set of "pre-figurative" experiments. Hence the strong desire to create movements and parties that are tools of emancipation, not levers to allow "managers and skilled" to take the place of others. Hence the need to bring to the forefront and give voice to the invisible and inaudible of history, women, natives, refugees, the damned of the earth of all kinds to begin with this huge "precariat" , especially young, especially female. Hence the need to rethink the economy out of the shackles of false growth and false progress, by restoring another relationship with Pachamama, which requires not to consider it as a "resource".