Ignacio Ramonet
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Ramonet published an editorial in December 1997 in LMD on the Tobin tax that led to the launching of ATTAC. This is an activist organization promoting taxation of foreign exchange transactions.
Ramonet is one of the founders of the NGO Media Watch Global, and its president. He frequently contributes to ''El País'', among other media, and participates in an advisory council to the Venezuelan network Telesur. Provided by Wikipedia