D-Day for the WTO
By Walden Bello In the ten months since the collapse of the World Trade Organization ministerial meeting in Cancun in September last year, there have been warnings aplenty, directed at the developing countries, that if...
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US AND EU PUT IN PLACE THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR MORE DUMPING: DETAILED COMMENTS ON THE GENERAL COUNCI
By Aileen Kwa*All the issues important to the US and the EU have been delivered in the WTO draft negotiating text released on 16 July by the chair of the General Council and due to be discussed at the General Council...
Read MoreWTO THREATENS RURAL POOR: THE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED AGRICULTURE FRAMEWORK ON INDONESIA
By Aileen Kwa*The "draft framework" issued by the WTO on 16 July in preparation for the General Council meeting beginning on 27 July is a threat to the poor in Indonesia, especially those already struggling...
Read MoreFlawed July Framework Must be Rejected
Focus on the Global South, July 27, 2004In preparation for the World Trade Organization General Council Meeting on July 27-28, the Chairman has released a draft text as a basis for negotiations. This July framework, as...
Read MoreChoose the Future, Not the Past:A Message to the G-20
The emergence of the Group of 20 (G-20)[1] as a vocal force at the WTO offers one more opportunity to redress the obvious inequities in the current international trade regime. Not surprisingly, since the inception of the...
Read MoreG 90, G 20 : Unissez-vous !
Translator and Proofreader : Jean-Charles Ladurelle and Bénédicte Coste,volunteer translators from Coorditrad Par Aileen Kwa 11 Juin, 2004 : ซ diviser pour mieux régner ป : telle est la partie qui se...
Read MoreWithdrawal from Iraq just the first step
By WALDEN BELLO http://bworld.com.ph/current/TopStories/topstory8.html This writer is often a shade cynical when discussions drift to the President, who has been one of the most calculating political animals...
Read MoreAnd Now, to End the Occupation:Gov’t Must be Held Accountable for Supporting Illegal War; Restitutio
We at the Iraq Solidarity Campaign welcome the government’s decision to pull out the troops from a country where they should never have been sent to in the first place. Our gratitude, however, is not reserved for President...
Read MoreBIG PHARMA: PART OF THE PROBLEM OR PART OF THE SOLUTION?
By Walden Bello (Speech delivered at the debate on patents, drug development, and HIV/AIDS at the XV International AIDS Conference, Bangkok, July 14, 2004.) Estimates on the accelerating rate of...
Read MoreBush and GMA’s War is not the Filipinos’ War: It is the Philippine Government that is holding Ange
By Iraq Solidarity CampaignThe hostage-taking of Angelo dela Cruz, an overseas Filipino worker in Iraq last Thursday (July 8, 2004), has put the national spotlight on the war in Iraq and the fate of the 4,000...
Read MoreWhat is wrong with the Philippines?
By Iris Cecilia C. Gonzlaes Much has been said about the Philippines and its myriad problems. Once in a while, there are successful attempts to explain why the country is where it is now. Walden Bello’s latest book,...
Read MoreLlamamiento a representantes de movimientos: Asamblea internacional de Beirut de los movimientos ant
English version:Call for Representatives: Beirut International Assembly of Anti-War and Anti-Globalization Movements 17-19 de septiembre de 2004 Beirut, LíbanoDespués del falso ³traspaso² de la...
Read MoreCall for Representatives: Beirut International Assembly of Anti-War and Anti-Globalization Movements
Texto en español 17-19 September 2004, Beirut, Lebanon Following the fake June 30 "handover" of sovereignty, the United States’ military, economic and political occupation of Iraq continues and, along with...
Read MoreThe flu that made agribusiness stronger
By Isabelle Delforge*This article first appeared in the Bangkok Post Just a few days after authorities reluctantly recognised the existence of the avian flu in Thailand, deputy prime minister Somkid Jatusripitak vowed that the...
Read MoreRETOUR DE L’OMC : LA BATAILLE DE CANCUN SE POURSUIT CE MOIS DE JUILLET
Translator : Thomas Ruiz, volunteer translator from Coorditrad. de Mary Lou Malig Après le coup majeur qui lui a été porté à Cancun, l’Organisation Mondiale du Commerce (OMC) s’est retirée dans un silence de mort et les experts...
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