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Praxis Needs Practice

By Mischa Gaus

The way The World Social Forum is described in its literature sounds great: “an open meeting place for reflective thinking, democratic debate of ideas, formulation of proposals, free exchange of experiences and interlinking for effective action.” No wonder U.S. activists have picked up on this three-year-old international phenomenon, created to combat the World Economic Forum and now a counter-forum so… return to article

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