
Talking about a global democratic revolution
Vince Caughley looks at the ideas and strategies for change put forward by anti-capitalist thinker George Monbiot. GEORGE MONBIOT, the prominent British journalist, caused a splash with his recent visit to Australia. His call for a “global democratic revolution” to address the enormous inequalities in our world really struck a chord. The people who packed out his meetings were keen to engage in the debate about how to bring about such a transformation. Monbiot’s speaking tour comes at quite an important time for local activists who are campaigning against the proposed Australia-US Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) and planning actions to […]