Susan George

Susan George is associate director of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam and vice-president of ATTAC France. An American by birth, she is now a French citizen and lives in Paris. Her books include How the Other Half Dies: the real reasons for world hunger(1976), A Fate worse than Debt (1987), The Lugano Report (2000), and Another World is Possible…If (2004).

The road to Europe: defend the biosphere and stop punishing the innocent

Imagine that the world is governed by concentric circles or spheres of power, with the most powerful one on the outside. Today the innermost circle is a neglected biosphere. We have to turn the paradigm inside out. The biosphere must come first.

By Susan George

/ 6 Nov 2011

Another world is possible, if

openDemocracy: Why are you coming to the European Social Forum (ESF) in London? Susan George: Social forums always energise. Theyre great because they bring people together within the organising

By Susan George

/ 12 Oct 2004

What is the point of Porto Alegre? Activists from two generations in dialogue

openDemocracy: The agenda of the World Social Forum (WSF) in Porto Alegre this year is huge. What do you see as the priorities for the WSF, and why? Susan George:

By Ezequiel Adamovsky and Susan George

/ 21 Jan 2003

Susan George

The road to Europe: defend the biosphere and stop punishing the innocent

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What is the point of Porto Alegre? Activists from two generations in dialogue

Another world is possible, if