Walden Bello
Activist • Academic • Journalist • Writer
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Managing the Oil Crisis
We ought not to be completely helpless, however. What is so shocking about the current state of affairs is that our...
Challenges and Dilemmas of the Public Intellectual
Thinking over Barry’s assignment last night, I would say that there are three key lessons I have learned:...
Debate on the Future of the WSF
Following the first "Global Day of Action", which took place on January 26th, and after 7 years of existence, the...
How to Manufacture a Global Food Crisis: Lessons from the Philippines, Mexico, and Africa
When tens of thousands of people staged demonstrations in Mexico last year to protest a 60 percent increase in the price of...
Will Capitalism Survive Climate Change?
There is now a solid consensus in the scientific community that if the change in global mean temperature in the 21st...
Selected Economic, Political, and Social Trends in Asia in a Global Context
- Rise of China and, to a less extent, India as central event in Asia over the last 20 years. - China’s relation to...