STWR - Share The World's Resources

Beware the havoc that power without oversight and democratic control can wreak. The world's poor are not begging for charity from the rich – they're asking for justice and fairness, says Robert Newman.

The path to peace in the Middle East demands a nuclear-free region and a just settlement of the Israeli/Palestine conflict, but such hope will only happen if an as yet non-existent Global Occupy Movement turns its attention to geopolitics, writes Richard Falk.

International protest should remain active until a reorganization of the financial markets has finally been achieved and thus the core questions regarding a better and fairer global order can be tackled. Sustainable development is still an option, according to a paper by the Global Marshall Plan Initiative.

Failure of policymakers, especially those in Europe and the United States, to address the jobs crisis and prevent sovereign debt distress and financial sector fragility from escalating, poses the most acute risk for the global economy in the outlook for 2012-2013, says World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012. 

It is easy to question the morality of wealthy nations once aware of the consequences of a debt based monetary system; however, the beneficiaries of Third World debt are not the people in richer nations, nor the nations themselves. Such a system benefits no-one, explains Mira Tekelova.

The future of the Arab spring and the Indignados and Occupy Wall Street movements is very difficult to foresee, but one thing is certain: the fight to break the infernal cycle of debt is a vital one. If it is not energetically pursued, there is little chance of overcoming the next neo-liberal offensive, writes Éric Toussaint.

The Occupy Movement, far from having no programme, has revolutionized our sense of self. The 'Citizen of the World' adopts a panoramic view of society and takes the interests of others all over the world to be as important as her or his self interest, writes Kerry-anne Mendoza.

By adopting integrated policies for the environment, agriculture, and taxation, a new American Dream can be built that meets demographic demand while launching a revolution in resource productivity that will position the United States to lead the larger, global transition to sustainability. By Patrick Doherty.

The idea and practice of global citizenship is spreading, but a coherent global citizens movement that engages masses of people remains latent, ready to be born. Giving life to this critical actor, now missing from the world stage, stands as the next phase in the evolution of civil society activism. An initiative by Kosmos.

While the 2007-08 food price crisis has been a catalyst for important policy reforms, governments have yet to address its underlying causes and enact deeper structural reforms, leaving the world at risk of another devastating spike in global food prices. A report by Sophia Murphy and Timothy A. Wise.