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| World Social Forum
Mumbai: new ground for the WSFThe fourth World Social Forum was unquestionably a political success, as attested to by the commentaries and impressions of almost all its participants. -> read article... |
| Britain
England: a new alternativeRESPECT - the Unity Coalition, a new pluralist and socialist political coalition in England, was founded in London On Sunday January 25, 2004 at a convention of 1,500 activists. Respect will stand in the elections for the European Parliament and the London Assembly which will take place on June 10. -> read article... |
| Women
Women’s oppression in globalizationThe existence of women’s oppression pre-dates not only globalization, but also capitalism itself. Moreover, due to its specific characteristics, the consequences that globalization exerts on it are not a foregone or one-sided conclusion. Globalization implies an unequal and different extension of capitalist production relations, in the north and the south alike. Today, women are at the heart of this process. To grasp its complexity, we must review the specific nature of gender oppression, and the particular means by which it interplays with the capitalist mode of production. -> read article... |