China and Globalism China and Globalism
The politics of trade will always contrive to decide the most fateful questions in private while leaving public debate to chew over narrow, derivative issues.
May 18, 2000 / William Greider
The ‘Shame’ Game The ‘Shame’ Game
When we last visited New York Times foreign affairs pundit Thomas Friedman during last year's Seattle protests, he was attacking critics of the antidemocratic World Trade Organiz...
Apr 20, 2000 / Column / Eric Alterman
The American Ascendancy The American Ascendancy
The turn of the millennium provided yet another occasion to celebrate a triumphant American Century.
Apr 20, 2000 / Feature / Bruce Cumings
Time to Rein in Global Finance Time to Rein in Global Finance
The financial crisis that collapsed Asian economies in mid-1997 and then bounced around the world was a distant sideshow to most Americans until it reached Wall Street.
Apr 5, 2000 / Feature / William Greider
AFL-CIO Goes Global AFL-CIO Goes Global
Seattle changed many things, and one of them is American labor. Nothing lifts the spirit or one's vision like winning.
Mar 2, 2000 / William Greider
Whose Trade? Whose Trade?
PARTICIPANTS IN THE FORUM Walden Bello, author of Dark Victory: The United States and Global Poverty (Food First), is executive director of the Bangkok-b
Nov 18, 1999 / Feature / Various Contributors
Sen’s Sensibility Sen’s Sensibility
Some years ago, I had the good fortune to befriend an extended family who lived in a poor shantytown in the southern reaches of Santiago, Chile.
Nov 18, 1999 / Books & the Arts / James North
Global Is as Global Does? Global Is as Global Does?
If one wants to understand what all the fuss is about as the World Trade Organization holds its ministerial conference, Ethan Kapstein's Sharing the Wealth: Workers and the World...
Nov 18, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Mark Levinson
States’ Rights and the WTO States’ Rights and the WTO
The World Trade Organization imposes obligations on state and local governments that limit their ability to protect consumers, establish environmental standards and undertake eco...
Nov 18, 1999 / Feature / Dennis Kucinich
Is the Boston Tea Party Over? Is the Boston Tea Party Over?
Anyone who has led a discussion on the economy or trade or globalization in this country has faced the question, Should I buy American? Sounds simple enough.
Oct 7, 1999 / Books & the Arts / John Cavanagh