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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results107 Connexions Library6 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 6 Sources Library 2 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAlien Invasion: How the Harris Tories Mismanaged Ontario Cohen, Ruth (ed.) Book 2001 An examination of the devasting results of seven years of social and economic destruction inflicted the by the right-wing fanatics who ruled Ontario under the premiership of Mike Harris. All Rights Reserved: Now We Know the Final TTP is Everything We Feared Malcolm, Jeremy Article 2015 The release by Wikileaks of what is believed to be the current and essentially final version of the intellectual property (IP) chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) confirms our worst fears a... Anarchism and the Anti-Globalization Movement Epstein, Barbara Article 2001 Barbara Epstein analyzes the influence of anarchism on the history of American social protest, and its role in the anti-globalization resistance movement of the present day. Beating Back the Corporate Attack: Socialism and the struggle for global justice  Clement, Chris; La Botz, Dan; Luce, Stephanie; Post, Charlie Book 2000 Our movement is calling for a new direction -- for democratic control of our political life, and for democratic control over the most important aspects of the economy. Why should handful of the super-... Behind Closed Doors: How The Rich Won Control of Canada's Tax System... And Ended Up Richer McQuaig, Linda Book 1987 A stinging indictment of Canada's tax system and the people who shape it. "Black Americans for a Better Future" Super PAC 100% Funded by Rich White Guys Schwartz, John Article 2016 New FEC filings show that all of the $417,250 in monetary donations to a Super PAC called "Black Americans for a Better Future" comes from conservative white businessmen-- including $400,000, or 96 pe... Blocking Public Participation: The Use of Strategic Litigation to Silence Political Expression Sheldrick, Byron Book 2014 Examines the different types of litigation and causes of action that frequently form the basis of SLAPPs (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation), and how these lawsuits transform political... Blue Gold: The battle against corporate theft of the world's water Barlow, Maude; Clarke, Tony Book 2002 International tensions around water are rising in many of the world's most volatile regions.This book exposes the enormity of the problem, the dangers of the proposed solution and the alternative, whi... Canada After Harper: His Ideology-fuelled Attack on Canadian Society and Values, and How We Can Resist and Create the Country We Want Finn, Ed (editor) Book 2015 Essays documenting the breadth and depth of the Harper government's attack on institutions, policies, and programs that embody values and principles shared by most Canadians: education, health care, w... Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 4 - August 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 The Check-the-Box Loophole: The Great Corporate Tax Shift Rasmus, Jack Article 2013 Corporate taxes in America have been in decline now for more than three decades. Contrary to the drumbeat of corporate media throughout this year, and their false claims that US corporations are payin... Childhood Under Siege: How Big Business Ruthlessly Targets Children Bakan, Joel Book 2011 An exploration of the corporate manipulation and exploitation of children and childhood and society's (lack of) response. The Common Good Chomsky, Noam; interviewed by David Barsamian Book 1998 Interviews with Noam Chomsky on the U.S. and the world. The Competition Myth - The Real Meaning of the Last Twenty-five Years Article 1997 The problems which working people have suffered in the last twenty-five years are not problems which the ruling elite are trying to solve but weapons they have devised to attack working people in a cl... Connexions Library: Economy, Poverty, Work Focus Website Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on the economy and economics. Continentalizing Canadian Telecommunications: The Politics of Regional Reform Rideout, Vanda Book 2003 The issues behind privatization policies and telecommunications policies are looked at through a glass of drifting continentalism The Copyright Police: First They Came for the Hip Hop Sites ... D, Davey Article 2010 Understand this: the seizure of websites without due process, corporate interests lobbying and then writing laws that allow them to be the police and t personally enforce, the battle over net neutrali... Corporate Coercion and the Drive to Eliminate Buying with Cash Nader, Ralph Article 2018 Consumer freedom and privacy are examined as coercive commercialism quickly moves toward a cashless economy, when all consumers are forced into corporate payment systems from credit/debit cards, mobil... The Corporate Consensus: A Guide to the Institutions of Global Power Draffan, George Article 2000 A detailed guide to the institutions and corporations which occupy the commanding heights of corporate power in the world today. Corporate Corruption And The Special Interest State: Regulatory Capture at the FCC Rosen, David Article 2013 With Tom Wheeler's nomination, expect pro big-telecom policies such as ending net neutrality, further industry consolidation, limiting meaningful competition and increasing user fees, among other poli... Corporate influence Inside business How corporations make the rules: New Internationalist July 2002 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2002 A look into how corporate democracy works and facts regarding corporate influence. Also looks into a short history of corporations. Corporate money preventing all-out campaign to stop global warming fillmore, Nick Article 2013 Highly-regarded former Toronto Mayor David Miller says he is "very excited" about becoming the new President and CEO of the World Wildlife Fund-Canada in September. But there are questions about wheth... Corporate Power and Canadian Capitalism Carroll, William K. Book 1986 Carroll looks at the accumulation of capital in Canada since the Second World War. Most of the book is devoted to tracing actual patterns of corporate ownership and intercorporate relationships. The Corporate State and Manufactured Dependence: Sure, It Can Get Worse...It's Happening Right Before Our Eyes Urie, Rob Article 2013 The 'resistance is futile' mindset that supports plutocrats and the global corporations they own assumes the existing order is the only possible order and the costs of resistance are too great because... The Corporate Stranglehold on Education: Is Higher Education in Need of a Moral Bailout? Giroux, Henry A. Article 2009 Rather than challenge the economic irresponsibility, ecological damage, and human suffering, and culture of cruelty unleashed by free market fundamentalism, higher education appears to be one of its s... The Corporate Web Rouleau, Francois Website Information about the corporations which make political contributions to, and benefit from, the Harris Conservative government in Ontario. The Corporations and the State: Essays in the Theory of Capitalism and Imperialism O'Connor, James Book 1974 Essays discussing modern U.S. capitalism and imperialism. Each chapter tries to delineate the relationship between 'economic' and 'political' processes, or at least recognize the unity between them. T... Corporations Meet Resistance Inside Boston's Schools Spritzler, John Article 1998 The corporate elite are a small minority and their values are the opposite of most peoples' values. Things that most people consider immoral, like deliberately increasing the number of students who fa... Culture Inc.: The Corporate Takeover of Public Expression Schiller, Herbert I. Book 1989 Schiller defends democratic expression and free access to information while demonstrating the ways in which public expression, public space, and public access to information are becoming increasingly ... Desire to Kill the Streetcar Article 2016 The author analyzes the conspiracy by large corporations to monopolize the American transit system and its fuel system. Fake News: the Unravelling of US Empire From Within McMurtry, John Article 2017 A war of opposing certitudes and denunciations is waged day to day between the long-ruling US corporate media and the White House. Both continuously proclaim ringing recriminations of the other's 'fa... False God: How the Globalization Myth has Impoverished Canada Laxer, James Book 1993 Laxer argues that the neoconservative economic agenda is folly, and that the United States is caught in a downward spiral of limited government power and widening social divisions. He demonstrates tha... Fascism and Big Busness Guerin, Daniel Book 1939 A history of the rise of fascism in Europe and the role of big business in supporting fascism. The Fight for Canada: Four Centuries of Resistance to American Expansionism Orchard, David Book 1993 In an effort to realize their grand dream of one nation from Panama to the Arctic, Americans have attempted to conquer Canada using war, trade sanctions, and political interventions of all kinds. "Tha... Fighting for Hope: Organizing to Realize Our Dreams Kuyek, Joan Newman Book 1990 Detailed information and advice on how to organize a group for social change. The Fix Is In: Washington's Planned Social Contract Destruction Lendman, Stephen Article 2011 New audit figures show that Bernanke's Fed gave Wall Street and European banksters at least $16.1 trillion (called emergency loans) from December 1, 2007 - July 21, 2010, besides unknown amounts earli... Free Trade and the New Right Agenda Warnock, John Book 1988 A useful snapshot of the 'free trade' debate at the time of the 1988 Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Canada. From an Open Internet, Back to the Dark Ages Cook, Jonathan Article 2017 Can anyone still doubt that access to a relatively free and open internet is rapidly coming to an end in the west? In China and other autocratic regimes, leaders have simply bent the internet to their... The FTAA and the WTO: the meta-program for global corporate rule McMurtry, John Article 2001 The deepest and most systemic threat to civil and planetary life the world has ever faced is underway. Behind the disasters of regional economies and planetary ecosystems melting down, the threat is d... GATS: How the World Trade Organization's new "services" negotiations threaten democracy Sinclair, Scott Book 2000 Examines closed-door negotiations to expand the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), which have the goal of commercialize every service sector in every WTO country, including essential servi... Ghana's farmers battle "Monsanto law' to retain seed freedom Walker, Chris; Tickell, Oliver Article 2014 Ghana's government is desperate to pass a Plant Breeders Bill that would remove farmers' ancient 'seed freedom' to grow, retain, breed and develop crop varieties - while giving corporate breeders a bl... GM crops: Hunger as the key to world domination Pelaez Vicky Article 2013 Weapons and energy resources are apparently insufficient for total control over the world's nations, power-hungry globalists like David Rockefeller have come up with the idea of using people's daily n... The Great Corporate Tax Shift: The $10 Trillion Heist Rasmus, Jack Article 2013 The great corporate myth-making machine has been hard at work of late, attempting to create the false impression that US corporations are increasingly uncompetitive with their foreign rivals due to th... How Bosses Use 'Open Shop' Campaigns to Crush Unions Richman, Shaun Article 2017 Chad Pearson's book "Reform or Repression: Organizing America's Anti-Union Movement" and Lane Windham's new book "Knocking on Labor's Door: Union Organizing in the 1970's and the Roots of a New Econom... The Illusion of Democracy : Liberal Journalism, Wikileaks And Climate Deceptions Cormwell, David Article 2012 In an era of permanent war, economic meltdown and climate ‘weirding’, we need all the champions of truth and justice that we can find. But where are they? What happened to trade unions, the green move... Inside Komen's NGOized Culture Boyd, Kate; Storm, Cristien Article 2014 The authors analyze the monopoly that the Komen Foundation has over breast cancer research and how the process of "NGOization" has cultivated a consumer culture in how participants engage with the mov... Inventing Tax Rage: Misinformation in the National Post Patriquin, Larry Book 2004 How the National Post created an agenda for the tax cuts that mostly benefits the wealthy. #KMFace photos mock Kinder Morgan claim that facial expressions are a form of "assault" Dharmarajah, Sindhu Article 2014 Anti-pipeline protestors took to social media to post their best #KMFace, following Kinder Morgan's court case against residents this week, where the company's lawyer stated that the protestors' angry... The Koch Empire and Americans for Prosperity: More Tentacles Surface at Rightwing Front Group Martens, Pam Article 2010 Tracking to funding of extremist right-wing groups. Land and seed laws under attack as Africa is groomed for corporate recolonization Article 2015 Across Africa, laws are being rewritten to open farming up to an agribusiness invasion - displacing millions of small cultivators and replacing them with a new model of profit-oriented agriculture usi... Leaked TTIP papers reveal 100% corporate sellout Tickell, Oliver Article 2016 Secret documents leaked to Greenpeace from the EU-US TTIP negotiations show that environmental protection, climate change mitigation, consumer protection, public health and sustainability are sacrific... Let's Stop Kidding Ourselves About the NDP Diemer, Ulli Article 1989 Canadian socialists are terribly reluctant to give up their illusions about the NDP. Let's Talk TPP Article By now, many of us have heard that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was negotiated in complete secrecy, with no opportunity for Canadians to engage with the process or to have their voices heard. T... Monsanto is buying up non-gmo seed companies IWB Article 2013 A positive trend in recent years is the growing number of gardening enthusiasts choosing to plant gardens using organic and/or heirloom seeds. Monsanto, the TPP and Global Food Dominance: Putting Profits Before Populations Brown, Ellen Article 2013 Global food control has nearly been achieved, by reducing seed diversity with GMO (genetically modified) seeds that are distributed by only a few transnational corporations. But this agenda has been i... Monsanto and Ukraine: GM Food, Ukraine and the Return of Hill + Knowlton Nelson, Joyce Article 2014 The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), under terms of their $17 billion loan to Ukraine, will force that country to permit genetically-modified (GM) crops and genetically-modified o... Museums, Art and the Rackets: Against The Current vol. 121 Rabinowitz, Paula Article 2006 In the late 1990s when it appeared that the laws of capitalism had been suspended temporarily and wealth could be accrued purely on speculation, the New York Times began an annual full-section report ... The Myth of the Good Corporate Citizen: Democracy Under the Rule of Big Business Dobbin, Murray Book 1998 Dobbin argues that transnational corporations (TNG's) have power over every nation's government; they are not the good citizens they claim to be. NAFTA's Chapter 11 Makes Canada Most-Sued Country Under Free Trade Tribunals Freeman, Sunny Article 2015 According to a new study, Canada is the most-sued country under the North American Free Trade Agreement and a majority of the disputes involve investors challenging the country's environmental laws. Nature, science & power: Questions need to be asked... Riordon, Michael Website 2014 Here many questions will be asked, some answers attempted. This blog connects to a new book: Bold Scientists: dispatches from the battle for honest science, published in 2014 by Between the Lines. Not Bad Policy, But Class Policy: Holes in the Keynesian Against G20 Austerity Plan Hossein-Zadeh, Ismael Article 2010 Liberal critics of the vicious austerity policies passionately argue against such policies as bad, misguided, or unwise as if the governments that make such policies do not know what they are doing. A... On Guard for Thee: An Independent Review of the Free Trade Agreement Bowker, Marjorie Montgomery Book 1988 One Market Under God: Extreme Capitalism, Market Populism, and the End of Economic Democracy Frank, Thomas Book 2000 Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 18, 2014: The Commons Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2014 From its beginnings, one of capitalism's prime imperatives has been an all-out and never-ceasing assault on the Commons in all its manifestations. Common land, common water, public ownership -- anythi... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 9, 2015: Resisting Neoliberalism Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Resisting neoliberalism: "free markets" and "free trade" are an ideological cover for what is actually a form of state capitalism in which working people subsidize and bail out corporations and the ri... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - November 7, 2015: Corporate rights treaties Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Our focus is on the corporate rights treaties that are misleadingly sold as trade agreements. In particular, the spotlight is on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, negotiated in secret, and now scheduled ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - January 21, 2018: What are we eating? Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2018 What are we eating? A simple question which opens up a labyrinth of devilishly complex issues about production and distribution, access to land, control of water, prices, health and safety, migrant la... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 21, 2018: Their Interent or Ours? Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2018 The Internet, which was at one time a free and open space for sharing information and ideas, has been privatized and twisted to serve the profit-making agenda of huge corporations, working hand-in-glo... The Passing of Bhaskar Save: What The 'Green Revolution' Did for India Todhunter, Colin; Save, Bhaskar Article 2015 Bhaskar Save died on 24 October 2015 at age 93. Emphasising self-reliance at the farm/village level, Save was regarded as the 'Gandhi of natural farming'. Perspectives On Power: Reflections on Human Nature and the Social Order Chomsky, Noam Book 1997 Chomsky sets down his thoughts on topics ranging from language and human nature, to the Middle East and East Timor. Poisoning the Democratic Well Dobbin, Murray Article 2015 Opponents of so-called free trade deals have always struggled with the question of why these international treaties don't generate more alarm and vocal opposition from Canadians. These treaties, after... The Polluters: The Making of Our Chemically Altered Environment Ross, Benjamin; Amter, Steven Book 2010 Provides an account of the American chemical industry and its effect on the environment. The Poor Must Die: Anglo-American Political Philosophy 101 Floyd, Chris Article 2010 For more than 30 years, the world-dominating Anglo-American alliance has been under the sway of factions which, for all their internal squabbling and hair-splitting, are strongly united in their stead... Porter's corporate interests can't be allowed to trump public health Garfinkle, Miriam; Woolhouse, Susan Article 2013 We are concerned that it will be the children who live, study and play less than 300 metres from the current airport in the high-rises, the Waterfront school, Little Norway Park, the daycare and commu... Preston Manning and the Reform Party Dobbin, Murray Book 1992 A profile of Preston Manning and his right-wing agenda. The Privatization Putsch Hardin, Herschel Book 1989 According to Hardin, privatization is the expression of the ideology of a right wing, corporate agenda: business wants to gets its hands on public funds and politicians are more than willing to hand o... The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many Chomsky, Noam Book 1993 a collection of short commentaries by Noam Chomsky on global issues, drawn from interviews in the early 1990s. Topics include global economics, racism, NAFTA, and hot topics of the day. The Quick and The Dead: Brian Mulroney, Big Business And The Seduction Of Canada McQuaig, Linda Book 1991 McQuaig argues that since 1984, there has been a systematic transfer of power in Canada from the democratically elected government to the private sector. Rick Berman Exposed in New Audio; Hear His Tactics Against Environmentalists and Workers' Rights Graves, Lisa Article 2014 Rick Berman, the king of corporate front groups and propaganda, has been caught on tape detailing his attacks on public interest groups in the labor and environmental movements. Berman specializes in ... Rick Berman Exposed in New Audio; Hear His Tactics Against Environmentalists and Workers' Rights Audio 2014 The king of corporate front groups and propaganda, has been caught on tape detailing his attacks on public interest groups in the labor and environmental movements, including on efforts to increase th... The Right-to-Farm Scam: Third Wave Corporatocracy Fitz, Don Article 2014 When Monsanto’s home state of Missouri passed the “Right to Farm” on August 5, 2014 the third noose of corporate control tightened around the neck of the US. Unlike the first two steps of corporate d... Ruling Canada: Corporate Cohesion and Democracy Brownlee, Jamie Book 2005 Ruling Canada critically examines Canada's "economic elite" -- a collection of the country's richest and most powerful individuals, many of whom preside over Canada's largest corporations. Brownlee ar... Salvadorans Warn Canadians about World Bank's Kangaroo Court Guerra, Rene Article 2015 In anticipation of an imminent ruling from the World Bank's little known investor-state arbitration tribunal that could force El Salvador to pay Canadian mining firm OceanaGold US$301 million, a Salva... Shooting the Hippo: Death by Deficit and Other Canadian Myths McQuaig, Linda Book 1995 An examination of how economic policies systematically favour the interests of the rich while pretending to be for the common good. Staff at 'Grinch' KPMG well looked after while advocating 'workers' comp' cuts Fillmore, Nick Article 2011 KPMG – which operates across Canada and internationally – performs “hatchet jobs” for governments – often governments that don’t have the nerve to take the lead themselves when they want cutbacks. Synthesis: A review of events reported in the Canadian press - June 1977: Volume V Number 6 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Synthesis is the journal of the Canadian News Synthesis Project. Previously known as the Canadian News Synthesis Project (1974 - 1976), Synthesis analyzes and presents current news coverage of the mos... Taking the Risk Out of Democracy: Corporate Propaganda versus Freedom and Liberty Carey, Alex Book 1995 The twentieth-century history of corporate propaganda practiced by U.S. businesses and the ways in which such corporate propaganda was exported to, and adopted by, other western democracies especially... Their Internet or Ours?: Introduction to the April 21, 2018 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli Article 2018 What happened to the Internet? The Internet, which was at one time a free and open space for sharing information and ideas, has been privatized and twisted to serve the profit-making agenda of huge co... Tips on How to Oppose Corporate Rule Kelsey, Dr. Jane Article 1996 Dr. Kelsey has devised what she calls "A Manual for Counter-Technopols" -- suggestions and ideas for actions that challenge corporate rule. Top 5 Reasons Eaters should be Worried about Obama's New Trade Deal Article 2015 The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a wide-ranging deal that would expand corporate rights across member states to the detriment of worker rights, the environment, and public health. Toward the Agro-Police State: You’ll Need an iPad if You Want to be a Farmer Ruiz-Marrero, Carmelo Article 2014 The main problem with precision agriculture -- and the hype that surrounds it -- is the faulty assumptions that it rests on. The problems of agriculture are not caused by a lack of technology, or even... TPP Trade Pact Would Give Wall Street a Trump Card to Block Regulations Dayen, David Article 2015 Banks and other financial institutions would be able to use provisions in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership to block new regulations that cut into their profits, according to the text of the trad... Transpacific Partnership and Monsanto Chicherio, Barbara Article 2013 The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) has the potential to become the biggest regional Free Trade Agreement in history, both in economic size and the ability to quietly add more countries in addition to... TTIP: the Corporate Empowerment Act Roberts, Paul Craig Article 2015 The Transatlantic and Transpacific Trade and Investment Partnerships have nothing to do with free trade. "Free trade" is used as a disguise to hide the power these agreements give to corporations to u... The University of Nike Unger, Ben Article 1997 Nike is just a piece of the bigger puzzle of private donors in public universities, but it is a perfect example of why private money is helping to erode the positive goals of public education. The War Against "Fake News" is a War on Us Cook, Jonathan Article 2018 Barely a day passes without a new development in the war on social media -- that is, the war on us. Today, it is a report that Twitter has emailed hundreds of thousands of its users, warning them that... What Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)? Article 2015 The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a secretive, multinational agreement that, among other things, threatens to extend restrictive intellectual property (IP) laws across the globe and rewrite inter... Who do we try to rescue today?: Canada under corporate rule Finn, Ed Book 2000 A collection of essays discussing aspects of the role of corporations in late-20th-century Canada. The World According to Monsanto Robin, Marie- Monique Film 2008 An investigation into the United States multinational corporation, Monsanto, uncovers controversial findings. 'Worse Than We Thought': TPP A Total Corporate Power Grab Nightmare Article 2015 On issues ranging from climate change to food safety, from open Internet to access to medicines, the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) is a disaster. You, Me & the SPP: Trading Democracy for Corporate Rule Manly, Paul (Director) Film/Video 2009 What do secrecy, police provocateurs, an assault on democracy and infringements on citizens' rights have in common? The Security and Prosperity Partnership. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives To facilitate research on social and economic issues facing Canada and to promote alternatives for business and government. Chomsky.info The Noam Chomsky Web site.
LindaMcQuaig.com The website of writer Linda McQuaig.
Monbiot.com George Monbiot's Web site.
Ram's Horn A watchdog report on food issues and the agribusiness industry. Spinwatch Public interest research. Sources LibraryGene wars: the last-ditch battle over who owns the rights to our DNA McKie, Robin 2013 A US biotech company is fighting to protect the patents it took out on a test for a cancer-causing gene. Scientists say a win for the firm would set back a growing ability to detect diseases. Google, Amazon, Netflix mount lobby crusade on Trudeau Liberals Amazon had 99 registered contacts with the government last year, Google had 37 2017 The numerous meetings between top Liberal Government officials and U.S. tech giants not only smack of favouritism, but also raise ethical questions and concerns over deregulation. Google and the future of search: Amit Singhal and the Knowledge Graph Adams, Tim 2013 An interview with the current head of Google Search, discussing some of the thought processes behind the current functionality of 'search' and some of its possibilites for the future. Google wants to run cities without being elected. Don't let it Sadowski, Jathan 2017 A new initiative will see Alphabet – the parent company of Google – take charge of redeveloping a waterfront district in Toronto. Here's why that's troubling. Science and its enemies Introduction to the April 23, 2016 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli 2016 Our society and its institutions, public and private, regularly tell us that science, and education in the sciences, are crucial to our future. These public declarations are strangely reminiscent of t... Trade agreements and the corporate war on democracy Introduction to the November 7, 2015 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli 2015 The Trans-Pacific Partnership, negotiated in secret, and now scheduled to be rubber-stamped by national governments on a take-it-or-leave-it basis, is best understood as a major milestone in the long-... From the Connexions ArchivesDouble Standards Website Focusing on double standards in the media and in international politics. "Double Standard 1. a rule or principle applied more strictly to some people more than others (or oneself)." International Forum on Globalization Website An alliance of activists, scholars, economists, researchers and writers formed to stimulate new thinking, joint activity, and public education in response to economic globalization. |
