The reality of global warming and its catastrophic consequences are today beyond debate. But American labor is caught in an internal stalemate among those who fear job loss from efforts to deal with global warming, those who have not considered global warming an important union issue, and those who see the climate crisis as a call for immediate action and an opportunity for sustainable economic development.
THE ROAD FROM SEATTLE
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 »
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