October 7, 2000 The Battle of Seattle marks a turning point in the politics of globalization. It represents the emergence of a worldwide movement seeking to put limits on global capital. The Road from Seattle provides greatly expanded opportunities for that movement—if it can avoid the potholes in the road. Seattle showed that thousands… Read More »
OUR NEW FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE – AND THEIRS
October 7, 2000 By Tim Costello, Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher In a previous article, we argued that popular movements, progressives, and the left should develop their own program for a “new architecture” for the global economy and demand that policymakers bargain with them. While the global economy needs radical alteration in all… Read More »
IN FOCUS: THE GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RESOLUTION
April 7, 2000 By Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher Key Points Unregulated global capitalism has had disastrous effects worldwide and threatens the future of the U.S. economy as well. There are alternatives to unregulated global capitalism. The Global Sustainable Development Resolution spells out a pathway to change. For the past decade, through both… Read More »
WTO NO HELP TO CHINESE WORKERS
March 10, 2000 Advocates of President Clinton’s deal to admit China to the World Trade Organization claim it will benefit the poorest people of China. It is far more likely to drive down already pitiful wages, create hundreds of millions of displaced workers and lead to still worse repression. Proponents of the deal argue… Read More »