The Zapatistas in Mexico are part of a global wave of people standing up against a system that values profit over people and nature and striving for a global citizenry of dignity, democracy, freedom and justice.

Pacific Island nations at the Pacific Island Forums have welcomed and endorsed the Pacific Plan , a blueprint for neo-colonialism in the south Pacific.

By Cameron Walker

World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) claim to have the noble aims of helping third world nations to finance the building of infrastructure and to bridge balance of payments difficulties. However, many claim both institutions help ruin the economies of Third World nations through forced structural adjustment programmes.

By Nicole Mathewson

What do Chris Martin (Coldplay), Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Antonio Banderas and Alanis Morrisette have in common with a sack of corn?

Ilai Amir, Waitakere.

In a world where there isn’t enough time to do everything that we want, we end up relying on mainstream media to show us the world beyond our front doors.

I’ll talk a little bit about one of the issues associated with mainstream media - Sensationalism.

By Cameron Walker, Auckland
‘Globalisation’, ‘free trade’, ‘neo-liberalism’ (call it what you will - the economic policies supported by global institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank) have been protested about and opposed by tens of millions of people around the globe. Why are so many people so angry?

By Andrew Colgan, Auckland
Globalisation is the buzz word on everybody’s lips in the 21st century. But what does it mean? Who are Globalisations winners and losers and why?

By Geoff Cooper, Auckland
Ever get the feeling that the more you find out about your world, the less you wish you knew? Is it simply that the human race is incompetent at managing the planet and people? Or perhaps that our attempts at global euphoria have just gone badly astray?

By Cameron Walker, Auckland
On the 1st of January 1994, The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the USA, Canada and Mexico came into effect. At the time, proponents of the agreement, such as then US President Bill Clinton, claimed that it would ‘lift all boats’. However, 11 years later, these promises seem empty. NAFTA has lifted some boats but many people throughout the three nations have been made worse off.

By Cameron Walker, Auckland
So your brand new, highly expensive, major brand jacket actually cost less than two bucks to make in a Thai sweatshop. How cool is that?! Not very. Leading sportswear companies continue to make huge profits from unethical sweatshop labour.