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Issue No. 244 (Dec 2010)
COVER:
UN climate change talks take ominous turn in Cancun
Cancun
texts adopted, overriding Bolivia's
objections
Despite the strong dissent of Bolivia, the 2010 United Nations climate change
conference in Cancun adopted two draft
documents at its concluding session.
By Meena Raman
Why
we said 'No' to the Cancun text – Bolivia
In
a courageous display of conviction and principles, the Bolivian delegation
opposed the adoption of the Cancun text.
Cancun
meeting used WTO-type methods to reach outcome
The Cancun conference
used questionable methods of work to secure 'consensus'.
By Martin Khor
Japan
rejects Kyoto Protocol and calls for new Copenhagen-based accord
Japan
may in effect have sounded the death knell of the Kyoto Protocol in
Cancun.
By Lim Li Lin
Copenhagen
Accord failed to deliver, say LDC leaders
Some of the least developed countries most affected
by climate change expressed grave disappointment at the failure of the
rich countries to honour the pledges they had made.
By Hilary Chiew
ECOLOGY
Killing
the mighty Mekong
The Mekong
River, the lifeblood
of millions living in the riparian states, has in recent years been
threatened by the construction of dams.
By Tom Fawthrop
ECONOMICS
G20
Summit: No accord on 'currency
values' or imbalances
The Group of 20 concluded its summit in November
with no real progress on the resolution of differences on key economic
issues.
By Chakravarthi Raghavan
US
deficits: Real issue, phoney debates
The US national debates on the rising
budget deficits ignore the central question: who pays for and who benefits
from government spending?
By Richard D Wolff
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WORLD
AFFAIRS
WikiLeaks
and the putrefaction of US power
The leaks of US diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks
reflect the sense of helplessness experienced by a fading superpower.
By Jeremy Seabrook
UN
rights chief concerned about 'cyber war' against WikiLeaks
The UN Special Rapporteur on the protection of
the right to freedom of opinion and expression feels that there are
no grounds for prosecuting WikiLeaks’ founder.
By Kanaga Raja
Hunger
and anger in Afghanistan
The following article conveys a picture of a populace
convulsed by widespread hunger and seething with rage against US civilian
aerial attacks.
By
Kathy Kelly
HUMAN RIGHTS
Argentina:
'Year of trials' culminates in life sentence for ex-military dictator
Argentina has made significant progress
in the trials of leading members of the military junta responsible for
the country's 'dirty war' (1976-83) which resulted in the death or disappearance
of an estimated 30,000 people.
By Marcela Valente
WOMEN
Reflections
on Colombia's
treatment of female prisoners
A glimpse from a woman on the inside
By Liliany Obando
A
Colombian sociologist, independent filmmaker and unionist has used her
continued incarceration in a Bogota prison (punctuated by lengthy court trials)
to expose the brutal prison conditions.
VIEWPOINT
The
prophetic vision of Zionism's Jewish critics
Why an increasing number of Jews consider the idea
of Zionism as wholly alien to their belief in a universal Judaism.
By Allan C Brownfeld
BOOK REVIEW
An
overview of the Great Recession
Review by T Rajamoorthy
Nowhere
to Hide: The Great Financial Crisis and Challenges for Asia
by Michael Lim Mah-Hui and Lim Chin
(Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore,
2010)
The
number of books on the US financial crisis
which erupted in 2007 and plunged the world into an economic recession
just keeps growing.
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