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Emilie Tamadaho Atchaca (Benin), Solange Koné (Ivory Coast), Jean Victor Lemvo (Congo Brazzaville), Damien Millet (France), Luc Mukendi and Victor Nzuzi (Congo Kinshasa), Sophie Perchellet (France), Aminata Barry Touré (Mali), Eric Toussaint (Belgium), Ibrahim Yacouba (Niger), all members of CADTM www.cadtm.org 1

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By Eric Toussaint & Damien Millet (CADTM)

The international crisis that broke in summer 2008 demolished all the neo-liberal dogmas and exposed the deception behind them. Unable to deny their failure, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund claim they no longer uphold the set of neo-liberal policies known as the Washington Consensus. Yet, discredited though they may be, these two institutions are using the international crisis to return t… Continue

Check the new Spring 2009 issue of Documentary Magazine for a full interview with Director Philippe Diaz on poverty. The interview includes behind the scenes info on his new documentary "The End Of Poverty?" and his opinion on how we can make a change.

What follows is the text of the Report submitted by TJN International Secretariat's director, John Christensen, to the Tax Justice Council Meeting held in Belém, Brazil, on 28th January 2009:

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT


Overview of progress since January 2007

Over the past two years tax justice has shifted from the sidelines of the development debate to the centre stage. This was clearly demonstrated at the Monterrey review conference in November 2008, when… Continue

CINEMA LIBRE FOUNDER PHILIPPE DIAZ SELECTED BY MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE AS ONE OF TEN “MOVIEMAKERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE’ FOR DOCUMENTARY FILM ON POVERTY

Honorees Also Include Drew Barrymore, Matt Damon, Gale Ann Hurd, Emanuel Michael, Natalie Portman, Jada Pinkett-Sm… Continue