Financial Meltdown Deepens
September 19, 2008 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsIn the wake of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Michael Roberts examines the present financial slump.
In the wake of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Michael Roberts examines the present financial slump.
James Suggett on how the United States is using the pretext of counter-narcotics to further its political struggle against Hugo Chávez's Venezuela.
Mario A. Murillo on the contrast between the US client regime in Colombia and the progressive politics of some of Colombia's Latin American neighbours.
A grotesque case of legal bullying using a 13th-Century law shows that in some respects we still haven't shaken off feudalism.
As Colombia's President Uribe continues to target the country's indigenous communities, Mario A. Murillo examines why many Colombians are opposed to Uribe's reactionary government.
Dan Morley on the drive to introduce free market principles into the education system.
George Monbiot on how Peter Mandelson is bullying the world's poorest nations into following a development route that can't work.
Tamara Pearson on the Venezuelan government's plan for large-scale, socialised food production.
The RMT's Rick Grogan on the disastrous financial management of London's part-privatised transport system.
A new international campaign is aiming to halt the commercialisation of public education.