In "The Great Transformation" (1944), Karl Polanyi deconstructs the myth of a free market economy that develops naturally and spontaneously and the idea of the state as a counter-pole to capital. The transformation of labor and land into commodities was a painful process.

US nuclear-powered carrier entry to Manila violates ASEAN Treaty.

The following manifestation was made by Rep. Walden Bello of the Party-list Akbayan! on the floor of the House of Representatives of the Philippines on August 13, 2009. It was prepared by Herbert Docena of Focus on the Global South.

Swine flu vaccine makers" to profit $50 billion a year

The “transparent government” that President Obama guaranteed during his electoral campaign has become yet another broken promise. On August 14th, the Huffington Post revealed a memo containing details of “the deal” that Obama cut with health care mega-corporations in secret White House meetings. And although the White House denies the authenticity of the memo, the details are consistent with earlier reports from other national media outlets.

"All of the sudden, Gustavo Cardoza said that a policeman was pointing his weapon at him and immediately reported that other police were coming after him. Our reporter tried to run, and told them that he was a reporter for Radio Progreso. It was then that we heard his cries, and the blows that our reporter was receiving."

Keynes saw political control of markets and a distribution and social policy in favor of lower income groups as essential prerequisites for a stable long-term macro-economic development.. Three-hour workdays or a 15-hour week would be enough to satisfy the old Adam in most of us.

A Chicago activist reports from Tegucigalpa, Honduras on the week of resistance to the coup in Hondudras from August 11-16th. Despite repression and the difficulties of ongoing mobilizations, the National Front Against the Coup vows to continue the protests.

In Islamic marriages, the wali (guardian) has an important role to play. This article discusses the responsibility of the wali according to the Hanafi jurisprudence.