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Correspondents in over 50 countries report on popular struggles, and the debates that are shaping the left of tomorrow. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://internationalviewpoint.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH25/siteon0-da713.png?1745245334 https://internationalviewpoint.org/ 25 144 https://internationalviewpoint.org/Part-5-Greece-Leaders-Ambivalence-regarding-debt-and-the-financial-system-even https://internationalviewpoint.org/Part-5-Greece-Leaders-Ambivalence-regarding-debt-and-the-financial-system-even 2016-10-07T14:29:52Z text/html en Benjamin Lemoine, Éric Toussaint Greece Debt <p>This interview presents the genealogy of the anti-debt struggle, the campaigns for debt cancellation, the empirical foundation, the political battles and the concepts of the “illegitimate,” “illegal” or “odious” nature of public debt. In other words, how it is necessary for the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt (CADTM) – formerly known as the Committee for the Abolition of Third World Debt – to ally with opposition forces and social movements, where the concepts and the people involved can challenge and overpower debt and its “system” once the government hears their voice. Yet, for CADTM the outright priority is to fortify the activities described below rather than lobbying.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-Economic-and-debt-crisis-" rel="directory">Economic and debt crisis</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Greece-+" rel="tag">Greece</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Debt-+" rel="tag">Debt</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/Part-4-From-Dashed-Hopes-to-Success-in-Ecuador-the-examples-of-South-Africa https://internationalviewpoint.org/Part-4-From-Dashed-Hopes-to-Success-in-Ecuador-the-examples-of-South-Africa 2016-08-27T17:42:59Z text/html en Benjamin Lemoine, Éric Toussaint Brazil Ecuador Paraguay South Africa Debt <p>This interview presents the genealogy of the anti-debt struggle, the campaigns for debt cancellation, the empirical foundation, the political battles and the concepts of the “illegitimate,” “illegal” or “odious” nature of public debt. In other words, how it is necessary for the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt (CADTM) – formerly known as the Committee for the Abolition of Third World Debt – to ally with opposition forces and social movements, where the concepts and the people involved can challenge and overpower debt and its “system” once the government hears their voice. Yet, for CADTM the outright priority is to fortify the activities described below rather than lobbying.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-Economic-and-debt-crisis-" rel="directory">Economic and debt crisis</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Brazil-+" rel="tag">Brazil</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Ecuador-+" rel="tag">Ecuador</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Paraguay-+" rel="tag">Paraguay</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-South-Africa-+" rel="tag">South Africa</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Debt-+" rel="tag">Debt</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/Part-3-Argentina-Further-Action-against-Illegitimate-Debt https://internationalviewpoint.org/Part-3-Argentina-Further-Action-against-Illegitimate-Debt 2016-08-23T17:54:12Z text/html en Benjamin Lemoine, Éric Toussaint Argentina Features Debt <p>This interview presents the genealogy of the anti-debt struggle, the campaigns for debt cancellation, the empirical foundation, the political battles and the concepts of the “illegitimate,” “illegal” or “odious” nature of public debt. In other words, how it is necessary for the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt (CADTM) – formerly known as the Committee for the Abolition of Third World Debt – to ally with opposition forces and social movements, where the concepts and the people involved can challenge and overpower debt and its “system” once the government hears their voice. Yet, for CADTM the outright priority is to fortify the activities described below rather than lobbying.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-Economic-and-debt-crisis-" rel="directory">Economic and debt crisis</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Argentina-+" rel="tag">Argentina</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Features-301-+" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Debt-+" rel="tag">Debt</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/Part-2-The-First-Testing-Grounds-for-the-CADTM-s-Methods-to-Counter https://internationalviewpoint.org/Part-2-The-First-Testing-Grounds-for-the-CADTM-s-Methods-to-Counter 2016-08-17T11:20:19Z text/html en Benjamin Lemoine, Éric Toussaint Democratic Republic of Congo Debt Rwanda <p>This interview presents the genealogy of the anti-debt struggle, the campaigns for debt cancellation, the empirical foundation, the political battles and the concepts of the “illegitimate,” “illegal” or “odious” nature of public debt. In other words, how it is necessary for the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt (CADTM) – formerly known as the Committee for the Abolition of Third World Debt – to ally with opposition forces and social movements, where the concepts and the people involved can challenge and overpower debt and its “system” once the government hears their voice. Yet, for CADTM the outright priority is to fortify the activities described below rather than lobbying. This second part of the interview deals with the experience acquired by the CADTM in Rwanda and in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the 1990s and early 2000s.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-Economic-and-debt-crisis-" rel="directory">Economic and debt crisis</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo-+" rel="tag">Democratic Republic of Congo</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Debt-+" rel="tag">Debt</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Rwanda-+" rel="tag">Rwanda</a> https://internationalviewpoint.org/Part-1-The-history-of-the-CADTM-and-its-struggle-against-illegitimate-debt https://internationalviewpoint.org/Part-1-The-history-of-the-CADTM-and-its-struggle-against-illegitimate-debt 2016-08-15T16:06:07Z text/html en Benjamin Lemoine, Éric Toussaint Economy Debt <p>This interview presents the genealogy of the anti-debt struggle, the campaigns for debt cancellation, the empirical foundation, the political battles and the concepts of the “illegitimate”, “illegal” or “odious” nature of public debt. In other words, how it is necessary for the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt (CADTM) – formerly known as the Committee for the Abolition of Third World Debt – to ally with opposition forces and social movements, where the concepts and the people involved can challenge and overpower debt and its "system” once the government hears their voice. Yet, for CADTM the outright priority is to fortify the activities described below rather than lobbying.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-Economic-and-debt-crisis-" rel="directory">Economic and debt crisis</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Economy-+" rel="tag">Economy</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Debt-+" rel="tag">Debt</a>