Welcome to our fourth issue!

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• Border Social Forum Held in Ciudad Juarez Reprinted from the Fall issue of "As the South Goes. . ."

• Looking to the People for Solutions By George Friday

• Green Party on Nov. 7: A Small But Important Step Forward

• Instant Runoff Voting and Proportional Voting: Big 2006 Breakthroughs By Lynne Serpe and Rob Richie

• The Midterm Elections: A Return to Politics as Usual By Mark Dudzic

• Make the U.S. Social Forum Your June Destination By George Friday

• Worldwide Climate Action Movement Growing By Ted Glick

• Mexico’s Short Summer of Liberal DemocracyBy Víctor M. Quintana S.