New Internationalist. The people, the ideas, the action in the fight for global justice.

It's a tangled web the hidden hand of the market weaves when it practices to deceive.

There is no alternative to the alternatives

Some random thoughts on how the crisis migrated from 'Third' to 'Second' and now 'First' worlds - and has run out of runway...

Should we throw our weight behind President Correa's request that rich countries pay Ecuador not to exploit its oil? Not unreservedly, argues Georgie Donati from the Yasuní Green Gold campaign.

The World Social Forum is a good place to be if you want to get a handle on the biggest issues that grassroots activists are working on, that communities and movements are resisting, and that we all need to take notice of. This year, the four that really stood out for me are (in no particular order, and making no attempt to be exhaustive, please add your own!):