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The interlinked crises of food, finance and climate change illustrate the weaknesses of our current economic system. It is possible to integrate selflessness into a market long dominated by the selfish pursuit of profits, says Muhammad Yunus.
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The rise of populist leaders in Latin America has resulted in a profound change in political structures, state power and executive authority. But can the region offer a model of sustainable development? By Anastasia Moloney.
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The Middle East peace process may be the most spectacular deception in modern diplomatic history - masking the desire of the Israeli government to continue settlement on Palestinian territory, destroy Hamas by force, and place Palestinian statehood in 'formaldehyde', argues Henry Siegman.
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Some Obama-watchers claim he's waffling on his promise to renegotiate NAFTA, but this is a historic opportunity to change course in crisis, and should no longer be a question of 'will he or
won't he', writes Laura Carlsen.
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For the openly imperial Barack Obama draped in the rebel's clothing of Dr. Luther King, the 'peace dividend' is no priority. Yet the need for a peace dividend is more urgent than ever, and requires nothing less than the reconstruction of society itself, says Paul Street.
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The 'silent tsunami' has been overwhelmed in public awareness by the much noisier tsunami in the
world of international finance, yet the global food crisis is far from over, and is even
likely to intensify in the near future, says Jayati Ghosh.
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The real path to peace in the Middle East, requiring the establishment of
a fully sovereign Palestinian state on the West Bank and Gaza, is dependent on Israel's recognition of its responsibility to ensure economic justice in the Palestinian territories, says Adam W. Parsons.
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The
current absence of intense competition over oil resources does not mean that oil
prices will cease to have an impact on global politics. Far from it. In
fact, low
prices are just as likely to roil the international landscape, only in
new ways, writes Michael T. Klare.
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50 Years on, the Cuban Revolution is still an ongoing reality and maintains populist support. Cuban principles of locally-rooted social democracy, universal welfare, and it's international humanitarianism have set it apart from China, The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, writes Diana Raby.
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The challenge for Obama is to fund the much needed new deal without creating more debt. The solution lies in the government's ability to control the creation of money, which would provide a range of options for stabilising the future economy, argues Ellen Brown.
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