The lecture held in the French Institute in Budapest on March 5, 2002 outlines how the movement for the democratic control of finance was started and what it has achieved.

The World Social Forum in Porto Alegre has became well-known but the internal divisions of teh movement need deeper political analysis (fron the New Left Review)

In April 2002, a coup d'etat was orchestrated againts the president of Venezuela but people of the country fought for his return (from Le Monde Diplomatique).