Tag Archives: Globalization

Marilyn Katz :
Trump won because Democrats have lost touch with the working class

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Thorne Dreyer

We must go beyond the borders of our cities and beyond the easy coalitions we’ve relied on. By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | November 10, 2016 Like all progressives, I take no joy in the rise to power … finish reading Marilyn Katz :
Trump won because Democrats have lost touch with the working class

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Harry Targ :
Planning a 21st Century ‘New World Order’

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Thorne Dreyer

The Post calls for a return to the post-World War II global policy that benefited banks, multinational corporations, and the military-industrial complex. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | June 14, 2016 From a May 21, 2016 Washington Post … finish reading Harry Targ :
Planning a 21st Century ‘New World Order’

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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Cristina Herencia on Indigenous Peoples and Globalization

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Peruvian social psychologist Cristina Herencia on Rag Radio, Friday, June 29, 2012. Video by Jeff Zavala of ZGraphix who filmed the show live at the KOOP studios in Austin.Rag Radio:Peruvian social psychologist Cristina Herenciaon indigenous peoples and globalization By Rag … finish reading RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Cristina Herencia on Indigenous Peoples and Globalization

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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : David Bacon on U.S. Policies and the Great Mexican Migration

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Journalist, author, and long-time labor organizer David Bacon.Rag Radio:David Bacon discusses how U.S. policiesfueled the great Mexican migration By Rag Radio / The Rag Blog / March 21, 2012 Noted journalist, author, documentary photographer, and long-time labor organizer David Bacon … finish reading RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : David Bacon on U.S. Policies and the Great Mexican Migration

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Social Forum Movement : ‘Another World is Possible’

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Mural from 2009 Kentucky Social Forum, promoting U.S. Social Forum, June 22-26, 2010, in Detroit.Resistance to ‘globalization’:The Social Forum movement At the dawn of the new century, a new tradition, inspired by the hundreds of years of resistance, was launched… … finish reading Social Forum Movement : ‘Another World is Possible’

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Rebecca Solnit : Reflections on Fanaticism

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

John Brown depicted in detail from a mural by John Steuart Curray titled “Tragic Prelude,” in the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka.Today’s fanatic, tomorrow’s saint It’s popular to think that the world gets changed by nice people, but the lives … finish reading Rebecca Solnit : Reflections on Fanaticism

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Barack Obama : Stop the Runaway Train

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

President Obama: Stop the runaway train of globalization.Long range strategic innovation: Globalization, the financial crisis, environmental planning, and getting out of Afghanistan By Ray Reece / The Rag Blog / November 5, 2009 Call this a lesson in how to … finish reading Barack Obama : Stop the Runaway Train

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Somali Pirates: Other Than What We Are Told?

Posted on April 13, 2009 by RagBlog

Johann Hari: You are being lied to about piratesBy Johann Hari Some are clearly just gangsters. But others are trying to stop illegal dumping and trawling Who imagined that in 2009, the world’s governments would be declaring a new War … finish reading Somali Pirates: Other Than What We Are Told?

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Improving on Worker Exploitation : Smart Stitch

Posted on December 9, 2008 by RagBlog

Ouch !!! What else can we possibly say? New Portable Sewing Machine Lets Sweatshop Employees Work On The Go Source / The Onion Thanks to Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog

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The Severe Price of Globalization and Free Trade

Posted on November 30, 2008 by RagBlog

Do you wear Hanes underwear?By Buck Batard / November 29, 2008 Before you buy another pair of Hanes underwear, perhaps it would be helpful to learn what 11 year old Halima does in one of the factories that makes Hanes … finish reading The Severe Price of Globalization and Free Trade

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A New Model for Managing International Trade and Development , Part IV

Posted on November 15, 2008 by RagBlog

Click here for all the posts in the series. In Development……only one road leads to Rome, Part 4By Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / November 15, 2008 A Proposal for a New Trade and Development Paradigm The WTO GATT … finish reading A New Model for Managing International Trade and Development , Part IV

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A New Model for Managing International Trade and Development , Part III

Posted on November 14, 2008 by RagBlog

Click here for all the posts in the series. In Development……only one road leads to Rome, Part 3By Sid Eschenbach / The Rag Blog / November 14, 2008 To Rome… or to Ruin? As a result of the application of … finish reading A New Model for Managing International Trade and Development , Part III

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