globalization

Today’s Trade Agreements Benefit Corporate Profits, Not People

Jim Goodman / The Progressive Feb 23, 2024 These treaties harm both farmers and consumers by squeezing food systems for maximum profit. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A worker sprays disinfectant at the Maschio Angioino medieval castle, in Naples, Italy, this week.

Coronavirus Exposes the Cracks in Globalization

Marshall Auerback / Independent Media Institute Mar 10, 2020 Empowering multinational corporations at the expense of local governments has left much of the west grossly ill-equipped for a pandemic. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

‘Free Markets’ Will Be the End of the Middle Class

Marshall Auerback / Independent Media Institute Nov 5, 2019 Only by shedding the neoliberal shibboleths of the past 40 years can we create a sustainable industrial policy and an economy for all. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Trump at U.N. Attacks Globalism While Putting Pressure on Iran

JONATHAN LEMIRE and DEB RIECHMANN / The Associated Press Sep 24, 2019 The president, amid cloud of calls for impeachment, defends nationalism even as he asks others to join in fight against Tehran aggression. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

History Holds the Antidote to Trump’s Fascist Politics

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Jul 16, 2019 Americans’ refusal to learn about the past is leading them to revel in what they should be ashamed of and alarmed over. Dig deeper ( 33 Min. Read )

Le Pen’s Far-Right Wins Over Macron’s Centrists

The Associated Press May 26, 2019 The far-right nationalist leader says the expected result "confirms the new nationalist-globalist division" in France and beyond. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

Facing Populist Assault, Global Elites Regroup in Davos

PAUL WISEMAN and JAMEY KEATEN / The Associated Press Jan 20, 2019 The World Economic Forum's vision of ever-closer commercial and political ties is threatened as the international financial outlook darkens. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.N. Chief: G-20 Leaders Need Bolder Action at Critical Time

EDITH M. LEDERER / The Associated Press Nov 28, 2018 Citing a "crisis of confidence," he says countries must work together at the upcoming summit to tackle inequality and climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Could Trump Take Down the American Empire?

Gareth Porter / Truthdig Oct 2, 2018 The president’s stances on many matters are precarious to say the least, but his unorthodox approaches on foreign policy merit attention. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

How Fair Is That Fair Trade Label?

Valerie Vande Panne / Independent Media Institute Aug 6, 2018 Some of the “fair trade” logos slapped on products are helpful and some are meaningless. What's a shopper to do? Start by reading this primer. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Useful Idiocy of Donald Trump

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Aug 5, 2018 The oligarchic and military elites have a handmaiden in the Oval Office, and he won’t be ousted as long as he serves their interests. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

It’s Time to Use the ‘F’ Word to Describe Trump

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 2, 2018 The issue of the president’s fascism has reached center stage in the U.S., sparked by the administration’s shameful treatment of refugees and its Gestapo-like "zero tolerance" policy on border crossings. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )