Global Justice Movement

The New Apartheid The New Apartheid

Ashwin Desai's "We Are the Poors" is one of the best books yet on globalization and resistance.

Nov 26, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Naomi Klein

Protesting Capitalism on Wall St. Protesting Capitalism on Wall St.

On October 4 Ralph Nader's "Take it to The Street" campaign staged a rally on Wall Street against corporate corruption.

Oct 7, 2002 / Feature / Lisa Weinert and Emilie Goodhart

Curtain Call for the Puppet Show Curtain Call for the Puppet Show

On August 1, 2000, Philadelphia police rounded up seventy-five activists inside a West Philadelphia warehouse. It was the second day of the Republican National Convention, and th...

Sep 17, 2002 / Feature / Gwen Shaffer

The Legacy of the Battle for Seattle The Legacy of the Battle for Seattle

Mike Dolan, one of the principal organizers of the "Battle of Seattle" three years ago, returned in late August--with Jim Hightower's Rolling Thunder DownHome Democracy Tour--to ...

Sep 12, 2002 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Fight-Back in Bolivia Fight-Back in Bolivia

In 1998 the World Bank notified the Bolivian government that it would refuse to guarantee a $25 million loan to refinance water services in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba unless ...

Aug 15, 2002 / Feature / Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke

Singing to Power Singing to Power

British folk-rocker Billy Bragg has to be the only popular musician who could score some airtime with a song about the global justice movement. The first single from Bragg's En...

May 30, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Hillary Frey

From Protest To Politics From Protest To Politics

A report from Porto Alegre on the "antiglobalization" movement.

Feb 21, 2002 / Feature / Marc Cooper

Listening In on the WEF Listening In on the WEF

As January turned into February, the most important people in the world gathered themselves together in midtown Manhattan for the annual World Economic Forum. Normally held in Da...

Feb 14, 2002 / Doug Henwood

A Recovered Movement A Recovered Movement

On Saturday, February 2, approximately 12,000 demonstrators gathered in New York City to protest the meeting of the World Economic Forum.

Feb 4, 2002 / Feature / Liza Featherstone

The Power of Nonviolence The Power of Nonviolence

The movement can seize the moral high ground and win support for change.

Jan 31, 2002 / Feature / David Cortright

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