Globalization

The Gentler Gamester is the Soonest Winner

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.04.2008 | World

Read More: Killing, Muslim, Unemployment, Pakistan, United Nations, Terrorist, Shakespeare, India, Kofi Annan, Al-Qaeda, Terrorism, Terror, Lashkar-E-Taiba, Mumbai, Poverty, Henry V, Foreign Policy, Globalization, World News
Jim Wallis

As American and Indian intelligence continue to point to the Pakistani militant organization as responsible for last weeks attacks in Mumbai, I hope they've read a new report from the National Intelligence Council.

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Was Marx Right? The Bailout and the Auto Industry

Howard Schweber | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Marx, Auto Industry, Gm, Bailout, Economy, Big Three, Globalization, Financial Crisis, Labor Market, Unions, Politics News
Howard Schweber

We need a bailout of the auto industry to give the new contracts and the new automotive products a chance. And then we need to address the larger question about the auto industry, and about American industry in general.

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Women In Vietnamese Society

Sean-Paul Kelley | Posted 11.25.2008 | Style

Read More: Politics, Globalization, Sean Paul Kelley, Change, Vietnam, Travel, Feminism, Style News
Sean-Paul Kelley

When I visited a government office, the women, all young, do the menial work and the men sit around, collect the money, boss them around and pretty much seem useless.

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A Second American Revolution

Craig Barnes | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abraham Lincoln, Obama Military, Globalization, Financial Crisis, Obama Economy, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Alan Greenspan, Politics News
Craig Barnes

We seldom see revolutionary change without seeing both great characters and terrible times.

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What Will the World Think of Us Now?

Nancy Snow | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Diplomacy, Public Opinion, President Obama, Soft Power, Globalization, Obama World Opinion, Politics News
Nancy Snow

Will Obama's victory signify a rise in international engagement with the world and a trust in government to competently handle foreign affairs?

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Dreaming the Future Can Create the Future

Kenny Ausubel | Posted 11.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Tom Linzey, Bioneers, Renewable Energy, Globalization, Clean Energy, Ecoliteracy, Collapse, Energy Policy, Indigenous People, Ecuador, Ecology, Climate Change, David Orr, Environment, James Hansen, Green-Collar Jobs, Globalocal, Global Warming, Google, Biomimicry, Green News
Kenny Ausubel

We stand at the threshold of a singular opportunity in the human experiment: To re-imagine how to live on Earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other and future generations.

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Demand for New Globalization Model Goes Mainstream as Fair-Trade Election Pick-Ups Move Congress' Views Closer to Public's

Lori Wallach | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cafta, Larry Kissell, Kay Hagan, Public Citizen, Trade, Free Trade, Globalization, Jeff Merkley, Wto, Nafta, Global Trade Watch, Barack Obama, Election, Politics News
Lori Wallach

From the presidential race to both chambers of Congress, successful candidates in 2008 election races ran on a platform of fundamental overhaul of U.S. trade and globalization policies.

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The Seventy Percent Solution

Marco Trbovich | Posted 10.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Economy, Apollo Alliance, Pimco, Bill Gross, Job Growth, American Workers, Free Trade, Globalization, Consumer Purchasing, Obama, Economic Growth, Democrats, 70 Percent, Unemployment, Wall Street, Federal Reserve, College Education, Republican, US Corporations, Coalition of Labor, Phil Angelides, Business News
Marco Trbovich

70 percent of the US economy has been dependent on consumer purchasing to sustain economic growth. The portion of workers in the US who do not have a college education is also 70 percent.

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What About Josephine the Plumber? A Call for a Moral Economy

Judi Jennings | Posted 10.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Environment, Financial Crisis, Poverty, Technology, Economy, Distribution of Wealth, Globalization, Moral Economy, Wall Street Collapse, Business News
Judi Jennings

A moral economy recognizes that all people in this country are interconnected, because we are all part of the same social and political system.

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What Real Financial Reform Should Look Like

Sean-Paul Kelley | Posted 10.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Bush, Mccain, Finance, Economy, Friedman, Financial Crisis, Globalization, Reform, Obama, Broken Economy, Sean Paul Kelley, Business News
Sean-Paul Kelley

The market will discover it's bottom, no matter what the Fed or Treasury does. But this could have been prevented. And don't let a single damned politician say it couldn't have.

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Our Government's New Welfare-to-Workfare

Michael Likosky | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Outsourcing, Global Depression, Bush Administration, Free Market Statism, Government Subsidizing, Financial Crisis, Globalization, Socialism, Bailout Bill, Fiber Optic Communication, Recession, Financial Depression, Obama Iraq, Politics News
Michael Likosky

Our ability to weather many of the country's gravest challenges, like World War II, depended upon government and industry working together to advance the public interest.

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Globally Savvy... Young Americans Are Not

Jennifer Kushell | Posted 10.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Competition, Workforce, Economy, Employment, Opportunities, Globalization, Jobs, Students, Jennifer Kushell, Ysn, Business News
Jennifer Kushell

The government and corporate world aren't the only ones in the US who need to clean up their acts and step up their games... so do millions of young people.

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What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us

Margee Ensign | Posted 10.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Environment, Education in America, Knowledge International, Russia, Arabic Speakers, Skills, Inability to Communite, International Issues, Globalization, Iraq, Current Generation, Csi, American Students, Global Issues, Culture, Education, Knowledge, Academic, Cnn, Sarah Palin, Foreign Language, Entertainment Tonight, Soft New, International Ignorance, Ale Castellanos, Living News
Margee Ensign

Unfortunately, Sarah Palin is not alone in her global ignorance. Our colleges and high schools are not doing what's necessary... the current generation isn't gaining understanding of other cultures.

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Greening Hollywood: "Globalization on Acid" Is Sleep Dealer's Theme

Paige Donner | Posted 10.06.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Environment, Darren Aronofsky, Moving Image Film Festival, Sleep Dealer, Sundance Institute, Sundance Film Festival, Bioneers Conference, Globalization, Alex Rivera, Technology, Third World, Sci-Fi, Drones, Nodes, Privatization of Water, Global South, South, The Future, Entertainment News
Paige Donner

"When you look at the future from the POV of the South, labor, migration, border security...all these issues, including privatization of water, waterworks, aqua terrorism loom large."

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The Ungreening of John McCain

Al Meyerhoff | Posted 09.30.2008 | Green

Read More: George Bush, John McCain, Alternative Resources, League of Conservative Voters, Bush Administration, Lcv, Oil, Green, Globalization, Bush-Cheney, Wto, China, Pollution, Sarah Palin, Green News
Al Meyerhoff

So far, McCain and Palin have provided nothing but polluted hot air.

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Yale Professor Argues For Global Monetary Authority

Economix | Catherine Rampell | Posted 09.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Monetary Globalization, International Economic Crisis, Global Monetary Authority, Finance, Economy, Globalization, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, International Economy, Business News

Jeffrey E. Garten, a professor at the Yale School of Management, had a piece in The Financial Times last week arguing for the need for a Global Moneta...

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A pleasing Obama victory. Can we talk about the world again before November 4?

Harold Pollack | Posted 09.27.2008 | Home

Read More: Globalization, Global Health, 2008 Election, Trade, Debate, Home News
Harold Pollack

I sat down prepared to explain why my guy won tonight's debate. On the economy, he showed a command of both national policy issues and the everyday ma...

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The Crisis and "the Crisis"

Rick Ayers | Posted 09.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Investment Banks, Aviva Chomsky, Crisis, McCain Economy, Global Economy, Marxism, Globalization, Business News
Rick Ayers

The question that keeps coming back to me is: why are no capitalist big-shots jumping out of windows?

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Time to Take a Second Look at Our "Free Trade" Agreements

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Free Trade Agreements, World Trade Organization, Wto, Nafta, Protest, Free Trade, Globalization, Battle in Seattle, Movie, Progressive Movement, Stuart Townsend, Politics News
Mark Weisbrot

We also have nearly 15 years of experience with NAFTA and it clearly did not deliver on most of its promises. It was sold as a job creator, but the United States has actually lost jobs.

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"Right Skin Color, Wrong Religion?"

Frankie Martin | Posted 09.10.2008 | Media

Read More: Islam, Bosnia, St. Louis, Culture, Mosque, Politics, Ethnicity, United States, US Foreign Policy, Religion, Globalization, Media News
Frankie Martin

We got off to a great start in our Islam in America trip in St. Louis, meeting the former governor, Democrat Bob Holden, the Democratic mayor Francis ...

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Journey into America

Frankie Martin | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Journey, Islam, United States, Politics, Globalization, Politics News
Frankie Martin

We wanted to speak to Muslims to hear their views on religion, culture, women, politics, and the United States. Our team traveled through the Middle East, South Asia, and Far East Asia.

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Beyond Chachkas: Indigenous Crafts Plus Northern Design Equals Success

Julia Moulden | Posted 09.06.2008 | Living

Read More: Toronto, International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Artisans, Mexico, Globalization, New Radicals, North South Project, Rotman School of Mangement, Guyana, Indigenous People, New York, Skoll Foundation, Patty Johnson, Crafts, Caribbean, Ceramics, Branding, The Giving Life, Living News
Julia Moulden

Hands up if you've ever bought a handicraft while traveling, only to have it end up collecting dust in some closet at home. Thought so. We've all ...

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Leadership is More Than Profit

Margaret Blair and Ralph Gomory | Posted 09.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Free Trade, u.s. Economy Problems, Globalization, Corporate Responsibility, Shareholder Value, Economics, Corporate America, Economy, CEO Pay, Recession, Business News
Margaret Blair and Ralph Gomory

In the rush to globalization, the United States has tossed aside a crucial principle that guided the economic prosperity of the twentieth century: co...

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Barack Obama and the Global Imaginary

Manfred B. Steger | Posted 08.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Dnc, Globalization, Obama DNC, The Global Imaginary, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Manfred B. Steger

For many Americans, the Illinois senator is the problematic personification of a dynamic generally known by the buzzword "globalization."

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The Next Bubble Is on The Way: Credit Card Debt

Danny Schechter | Posted 08.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Debt, Congress, Bubble, Credit Cards, Economics, Globalization, Economy, Credit Card Debt, Credit Card Industry, Business News
Danny Schechter

Fewer people are paying their credit card bills on time. And more are using high-interest credit card cash to pay at least part of their mortgages instead of the other way around.

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