Contents Page (TWR No. 120/121, Aug-Sept 2000)

Ecology:

* From sustainable to corporate agriculture - Devinder Sharma

Cover: Pharmaceuticals, Patents & Profits: South deprived of life-saving drugs

* TRIPS and pharmaceuticals: A case of corporate profits over public health - Cecilia Oh
* Geneva 2000: The battle of patents vs affordable medicines - Cecilia Oh
* Globalisation and equitable access to essential drugs - Ellen 't Hoen
* Open letter to the WTO member countries on TRIPS and access to health care technology
* Patent rights vs patient rights
* Africa shuns US move allowing access to cheaper AIDS drugs - Gumisai Mutume
* Killing Africa with kindness - Russell Mokhiber & Robert Weissman
* How WTO/TRIPS threatens the Indian pharmaceutical industry - Richard Gerster
* Keep taking our tablets (no one else's) - Gregory Palast

Economics:

* UN meeting ends with mixed reactions - Martin Khor
* 'I was in Geneva!' - Roberto Bissio
* Poverty is a growth industry too - Chakravarthi Raghavan
* Privatisation and 'reforms' spread corruption - Someshwar Singh

World Affairs:

* Why the Camp David talks failed - Phyllis Bennis
* Outpost of whose empire? - Jeremy Seabrook
* Mounting evidence of US 'war crimes' in Korean War - Susan Wood
* Death for oil - Amira Howeidy

Human Rights:

* UN human rights experts call for WTO, IMF/World Bank reforms - Chakravarthi Raghavan
* NGOs demand firm regulation of transnationals - Gustavo Capdevila

Women:

* The Indigenous Women's International Forum and reflections on Beijing Plus Five - Victoria Tauli-Corpuz

Activism:

* Coalition says Global Compact threatens UN mission and integrity

Poetry:

* Behind Bars - Fadwa Tuqan