Guest editorials

10.05.2004 We urgently need to address the rise of the extreme Right across western Europe, argues writer Nick Ryan, whose recent book Homeland is an investigation of white nationalism.

29.04.2004 Paul Kingsnorth, author of One No, Many Yeses, finds that the once-radical ANC is now toeing the free-market line dictated by the West, and resistance is gathering pace.

16.04.2004 Dr Christie Peacock, Chief Executive of FARM-Africa, argues for a major shift in aid policy and institutional reform to benefit Africa’s millions of impoverished small farmers. The alternatives, she believes, are unviable.

02.04.2004 Rory Sullivan, editor of the book Business and Human Rights, argues that growing consensus and the availability of tools and information mean that companies must increasingly accept the responsibility to protect and promote human rights.

19.03.2004 Mike Aaronson of Save the Children UK reflects on the difference that a major increase in donors’ overseas aid budgets would make to the dignified, capable people of Ethiopia.

05.03.2004
In Colombia as elsewhere, civilians are not just victims of armed conflict - they are central to its transformation, writes Celia McKeon of Conciliation Resources.

20.02.2004 Michael Edwards, program director at the Ford Foundation and author of the new book Civil Society, on why asking the right questions about a much debated concept can help us achieve poverty reduction and deep democracy.

08.02.2004 We need a culture of understanding and cooperation, rather than blame, to tackle global problems, says John Bunzl, founder of the International Simultaneous Policy Organisation.

23.01.2004 Mike Brady of Baby Milk Action and the International Baby Food Action Network on why dedicated campaigning is often needed to stop industry undermining international codes of corporate conduct.

12.01.2004 Sustainable development requires internal leadership, a powerful voice for those most affected, and a strong people’s role in agenda setting and decision-making, says Warren Feek of The Communication Initiative.