Are We Disturbing? Are We Disturbing?
As leaders of the G-8 Summit played power politics at an opulent resort, protesters displayed a people's power, in demonstrations and at an alternative summit.
Jun 8, 2007 / Feature / Robert S. Eshelman
Out of Africa Out of Africa
The World Social Forum marched into Nairobi full of conflict, action and ideas.
Feb 15, 2007 / Feature / Alisa Solomon
The Myth of Microloans The Myth of Microloans
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has helped a lot of poor women, but the basic problem in developing countries is landlessness. A $130 microloan won't solve that problem.
Oct 19, 2006 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
A Hunger for Justice A Hunger for Justice
Twenty-five years ago, IRA prisoner Bobby Sands died after a sixty-six day hunger strike. Today political prisoners from Guantánamo to Iran, Turkey and Eastern Europe contin...
May 6, 2006 / Feature / Denis O’Hearn
Ho-Ho-Holiday Donations, Early Edition Ho-Ho-Holiday Donations, Early Edition
Tsunami. Hurricane. Earthquake. War. Poverty. Injustice. It's been a tough year, but here's a list of extraordinary groups who deserve a place on your holiday gift list.
Nov 23, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Students Confront Sweatshops Students Confront Sweatshops
With a new wave of activism against sweatshops sweeping college campuses, student interest in the morality of their clothing choices can set a standard for the rest of us.
Nov 10, 2005 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Richard Appelbaum
Porto Alegre Postcard Porto Alegre Postcard
This year's World Social Forum gave culture its due--and reaped the rewards.
Mar 3, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon
Another World Turns Another World Turns
Imagining the possibilities at the World Social Forum.
Jan 30, 2005 / Feature / Alisa Solomon
The Optimism of Uncertainty The Optimism of Uncertainty
The metaphor is deliberate; life is a gamble. Not to play is to foreclose any chance of winning.
Sep 2, 2004 / Feature / Howard Zinn
Dispatches from the Boston Social Forum Dispatches from the Boston Social Forum
If another world is possible, what will that world look like?
Jul 24, 2004 / Feature / Jennifer C. Berkshire