Into the post-Michael Jackson phase of human history...

While the mainstream media help us all recover and move into the post-Michael Jackson phase of human history, let us remind ourselves that there were a few things dwarfed by the drama of his death.

Among them were a couple of summits on issues of fundamental importance to the future of humankind.

A select few leaders of big countries mistakenly believe that they speak on behalf of the whole world. Worse, these summits proved they are not up to it when dealing the global crisis. At least not beyond the domain of rhetorics, and rather often not even there (listen to Gordon Brown in one of the videos below).

We are of course thinking of the woefully inadequate responses to the global military and economic crises that came out of President Obama's and President Medvedev's meeting in Moscow and the G8 Rome gathering.

Furthermore, the leading media decided that the much more significant and inclusive G-192 meeting in the UN in June wasn't something you needed to learn about, presumably because some Western countries did their best to undermine it.

We have collected some of the significant news and comments on these events. TFF Associates and other experienced writers we feature offer alternative in-depth views. And they stick to the old-fashioned view that some things are more important than others...


On G8, G20 and G192

Hazel Henderson
Game over!
Forget the G-7 , the G-8 and the G-20. The G-192 represents for the first time, all the world’s national economies from North to South and East to West.

Jonathan Power
Do the G8 know how to help poor farmers?

Jonathan Power
The G8 promises to help the global poor

The REAL News
G-20 or G-192: Which is more 'global'?
UN General Assembly vying for leadership over the global economic crisis, despite objections from the West. But did you hear about the G-192 in the mainstream news??

John Hilary
End the G8 charade - we need G192



On the Moscow Summit

Gunnar Westberg
They did not find the Reset Button

Jonathan Power
The Obama-Medvedev Summit of July 7th

David Krieger
Disappointing progress on nuclear disarmament in Moscow

Jonathan Power
Can Obama and Medvedev press the reset button at their July 6th sum...

Alice Slater on Counterpunch
How US missile defense plans sabotaged nuclear disarmament talks wi...

Medvedev's proposals for a new European security system
How much attention did these excellent ideas of October last year g...

CBS - shocking words by Obama adviser
White House to hold firm on European missile shield
"We dont need the Russians," says Michael McFaul, special assistant to the President and member of National Security Council.

World Public Opinion.org
Russian public is wary of Obama.
Only 23 % of the Russians have confidence in Obama and 15 % believe the U.S. plays a positive role.

Anita Dancs on FPIF
The cost of the global US military presence
No empire can carry that indefinitely..

Sherwoord Ross,
Nonviolent Change Journal
Military-industrial complex calls shots in America today

Winslow T. Wheeler, Counterpunch
How Obama will outspend Reagan on defence. The Pentagon Spigot is w...