August 18, 2001 The battle in Genoa was not only the key event in the summer of 2001, but also marked a watershed for the anti-corporate movement. From the outset, the Big Eight summit in Genoa was doomed to become nothing more than a pretext for widespread protests. It was also clear in advance… Read More »
DRAFT OF AN ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
December 18, 2000 By Tim Costello, Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher Commenting on the Battle of Seattle, Newsweek wrote, “One of the most important lessons of Seattle is that there are now two visions of globalization on offer, one led by commerce, one by social activism.” Globalization from below’s vision has been articulated… Read More »
CONNECTICUT LOSES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
November 26, 2000 In a sense, Connecticut has been a part of the global economy since the first Native American bartered the first beaver pelt to the first visiting European fur trader. The Connecticut colony was settled as part of Britain’s colonial empire; it fought a revolution in large part over issues of international… Read More »
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 »
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