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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. Results102 Connexions Library16 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 10 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 3 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryThe Accumulation of Capital  Luxemburg, Rosa Book 1913 Rosa Luxemburg's analysis of the inherent contradictions of capitalist accumulation. Alter-globalization: Connexipedia Article Article A social movement that supports global cooperation and interaction, but which opposes the negative effects of economic globalization. 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. Another world is possible if... George, Susan Book 2004 Susan George suggests that we can create a new and better world -- if we act together to bring about changes. She discusses the ifs and hows. An Anti-Capitalist Manifesto Callinicos, Alex Book 2003 An extended argument about what the anti-capitalist movement should stand for. Anti-globalization movement: Connexipedia Article Article Critical of the globalization of capitalism. The movement is also commonly referred to as the global justice movement, alter-globalization movement, anti-corporate globalization movement, or movement ... Asia: Realities of "Recovery": Against The Current vol. 83 Greenfield, Gerard Article 1999 Why are we still talking about the Asian crisis? In recent months we have heard government policy-makers, economists, business journalists, financial analysts, IMF technocrats, big business and even s... Bad Marxism: Capitalism and Cultural Studies Hutnyk, John Book 2004 Cultural Studies commonly claims to be a radical discipline. This book thinks that's a bad assessment. After an introduction critiquing the so-called 'Marxism' of the academy, Hutnyk provides detailed... 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-... Beyond Sovereignty: Issues for a Global Agenda (2nd Edition) Love, Maryann Cusimano Book 2003 Discussion of the increasingly transnational structure of power in today's world and proposals forabandoning nation-state sovereignty for more integrated, cooperative rule between different types of g... Canada: Activists Face the Future: Against The Current vol. 91 Moorsom, Toby Article 2001 Electoral politics present challenging problems for labor movements all over the world. In the absence of strong working class parties, labor activists are often compelled to support parties that impl... The Case Against the Global Economy: And for a turn towards the local Mander, Jerry; Goldsmith, Edward Book 1996 Centre for Research on Globalization Website An independent research and media group of writers, scholars and activists. Publishes news articles, commentary, background research and analysis on a broad range of issues, focussing on social, econo... Chinese Workers' Resistance: Against The Current vol. 111 Diamond, Norm Article 2004 Norm Diamond interviews Tim Pringle, who lives in Hong Kong, where he participates as an observer and also as a member of the editorial board of the Chinese-language magazine Globalization Monitor. Civil Society in Question Swift, Jamie Book 1999 Civil Society ranks as flavour of the month among community volunteers, academics and policy makers. Many view it as a key concept in the struggle against poverty and for social justice and democracy.... The Common Good Chomsky, Noam; interviewed by David Barsamian Book 1998 Interviews with Noam Chomsky on the U.S. and the world. Communication for and Against Democracy Raboy, Marc and Bruck, Peter A. (ed.) Book 1989 This anthology explores the circumstances in which communication serves at times as an instrument of repression and domination, and at others as a support for human emancipation. The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Volume I: Economic Writings 1 Luxemburg, Rosa (Edited by Peter Hudis Book 2013 This first volume in Rosa Luxemburg's Complete Works, entitled Economic Writings 1, contains some of Luxemburg's most important statements on the globalization of capital, wage labour, imperialism, an... The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Volume II: Economic Writings 2 Luxemburg, Rosa (Edited by Peter Hudis and Paul Le Blanc) Book 2015 This volume contains a new English translation of Luxemburg’s most important book, The Accumulation of Capital (1913) as well as her response to its critics. Taken together, they constitute one of the... Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Consuming Cultures Globalization and Local Lives Seabrook, Jeremy Book 2006 A wide-ranging and sensitive exploration of local versus global, underlining the economic roots of cultural identity. Devastating Crisis Unfolds: Against The Current vol. 132 Brenner, Bob Article 2008 Bob Brenner, for the ATC editors. The current crisis could well turn out to be the most devastating since the Great Depression. It manifests profound, unresolved problems in the real economy that have... Dilemmas of Domination: The Unmaking of the American Empire Bello, Walden Book 2005 Argues that in a not-too-distant future the American empire's hidden weaknesses will pose fatal challenges to American supremacy. Emergence: An Irresistible Global Uprising Notes from Nowhere Collective Article 2003 An Essay from the Book We Are Everywhere. Empire of Capital Wood, Ellen Meiksins Book 2003 Capitalism makes possible a new form of domination by purely economic means, argues Ellen Meiksins Wood. So, surely, even the most seasoned White House hawk would prefer to exercise global hegemony in... The End of Politics: Corporate Power and the Decline of the Public Sphere Boggs, Carl Book 2000 From the events of privatization, economic globalization, spread of violence and gun culture, and the end of the cold war, Boggs explores the depoliticization process in the United States. The Enemy of Nature: The End of Capitalism or the End of the World? Kovel, Joel Book 2002 We live in and from nature, but the way we have evolved of doing this is about to destroy you. Capitalism and its by-products -- imperialism, war, neoliberal globalization, racism, poverty, and the de... European Unification Divides Europeans: How Forcing People Together Tears Them Apart Johnstone, Diana Article 2016 Unification of Europe has brought about radical new divisions within Europe. The most significant split is between the people and their political leaders. The Face of Imperialism Parenti, Michael Book 2011 Parenti redefines empire and imperialism to connect the current crisis in America to its own bad behavior worldwide. Faces of global resistance: New Internationalist September 2001 - #338 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2001 Discussion of corporate globalization and how some are organizing themselves to resists. For Israel, A Reckoning Pilger, John Article 2010 The farce of the climate change summit in Copenhagen affirmed a world war waged by the rich against most of humanity. It also illuminated a resistance growing perhaps as never before: an international... From Oligarchy to the New Challenge of Global Politics Kempf; Herve Article 2012 Most analysts and citizens of Western society suppose that we live in a democracy.
But is it really democracy – a system where the people rule and its representatives carry out the popular will? Or, ... 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... FTAA, The Hydra's New Head: Against The Current vol. 90 Hart-Landsberg, Martin Article 2001 Capitalism in many ways is like the mythical hydra of Greek legend, a gigantic serpent with multiple heads, the center one being immortal; every time an attacker chopped off one of its outer heads, tw... Get a Life!: How to make a good buck dance around the dinosaurs and save the world while you're at it Roberts, Wayne; Brandum, Susan Book 1995 Simultaneoulsy a textbook on new careers and lifestyles for aspiring entrepreneurs and a strategy for social, economic and environmental renewal. The Global Gang Thang: A World of Change: Armed Young Men and Gansta Culture (Globalization and Community) Hagedorn, John Book 2008 Global Media Megalomedia The voice of globalization: New Internationalist April 2001 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2001 The effects of globa media in different parts of the world. Discusses how the media promotes globalization as well as how it is an integral part of the process. How news can get distorted by the struc... Global Reach: The Power of the Multinational Corporations Barnet, Richard J.; Muller, Ronald E. Book 1976 An examination of corporate power. Global Showdown: How the New Activists are Fighting Global Corporate Rule Barlow, Maude; Clarke, Tony Book 2001 Documents the new forces of resistance and invitates readers to join the struggle for alternatives. Globalization and Feminism: Against The Current vol. 135 Hubler, Angela E. Article 2008 In the concluding chapter of this innovative and insightful anthology, Torry Dickinson and Robert Schaeffer argue that “A key development for both theory and politics has been that the intersection of... Globalization from Below: The power of solidarity Brecher, Jeremy; Costello, Tim; Smith, Brendan Book 2002 When tens of thousands of protestors brought the World Trade Organization in Seattle to a halt in November 1999, it marked the "coming out party" for a new global movement. Globalization from Below: T... Globalization vs. Empire: Can Trump Contain the Growing Split? Rosen, David Article 2017 A brief history of US policy supporting globalization and the growing divide it has created between US hegemony and global capitalism, and criticism of the Trump administrations capability to deal wit... Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance Chomsky, Noam Book 2003 Chomsky documents how, for more than half a century, the United States has been pursuing a grand imperial strategy with the aim of dominating the globe. The Historical Moment That Produced Us Goldner, Loren Article 2010 As we emerge, hopefully, from this dismal period of rollback, we recall Rosa Luxemburg's remark, shortly before her murder in 1919: "The revolution says: I was, I am, I shall be!" We assert the ongoin... The History of Costa Rica Molina, Ivan; Palmer, Steven Book 1998 An overview of Costa Rican history with an emphasis on how Costa Ricans have been able to make their own history, "though they do not make it just as they choose." The History of Democracy: A Marxist Interpretation Roper, Brian S. Book 2013 Roper traces the history of democracy from ancient Athens to the emergence of liberal representative and socialist participatory democracy. He argues that democracy cannot be understood separately fro... The Holy Spirit of Resistance: Catholic Social Vision Schmidt, Ted Article 1998 Catholics all over the world are now becoming aware of their counter-cultural social vision. They are increasingly recognizing the call of God to active citizenship in building the Reign of God rather... Imagine Democracy Rebick, Judy Book 2000 Rebick calls for the transformation of fundamental institutions in Canada: the economy, the media and the electoral system. Imperialism and Global Political Economy Callinicos, Alex Book 2009 Callinicos critically assesses the classical theories of imperialism developed in the era of the First World War by Marxists such as Lenin, Luxemburg, and Bukharin and by the Liberal economist J.A. Ho... Labor on the Ropes: Against The Current vol. 135 Leyshon, Traven Article 2008 In U.S. Labor in Trouble and Transition, Kim Moody focuses on why the organized labor movement went into decline and points to potential signs of revival. The author’s explanation begins with the wors... Lessons of an Ambiguous Struggle: Against The Current vol. 88 Mel Rothenberg Article 2000 The conflict around Congress' granting China Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) signals the opening of important new terrain of political struggle. With the background of the two major mass demon... Local Places In the Age of the Global City Keil, Roger, Wekerle, Gerda R., Bell, David V.J. (eds.) Book 1996 The contributors to Local Places look at the complex social, economic and political contexts of cities in the 1990s and suggest that cities and urbanity, while part of the problem, also need to be con... A Marxist History of the World part 101: The Long Recession Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 By the early 1970s, the levers of state economic management had stopped working and the world economy entered a long period of stagnation. A Marxist History of the World part 77 World Revolution Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 In the five years after the First World War, revolutionary contagion spread around the world. It showed the extraordinary possibilities that arise when the masses become active in making their own his... Melbourne: WEF Meets Real World: Against The Current vol. 89 Skanthakumar, B. Article 2000 Over 15 000 people from all corners of Australia and farther afield blockaded the Asia-Pacific summit of the World Economic Forum (W.E.F.) in Melbourne between September 11 and 13 in the latest expres... Migration: Changing the World Arnold, Guy Book 2011 The author discusses the increasing trend of migration in the modern world, its causes and effects, and peoples and governments responses. Naming the Moment: Political Analysis for Action: A Manual for Community Groups Barndt, Deborah, Freire, Carolos Book 1989 A given moment - this moment - is unlike any other moment in time. Howe can we understand what it offers so that we can make the best use of it? How have people used moments in the past to push toward... The New Chinese Nationalism: Against The Current vol. 136 Yu, Au Loong Article 2008 Corporate globalization has been remarkably successful in driving down wages and the welfare of working people across the world. Resistance to this is necessary and inevitable, hence the birth of the ... News & Letters: Draft for Marxist-Humanist Perspectives, 2006 - 2007 Article 2006 We aim to help fill the void on the question of "what happens after" by creatively rethinking and restating his concept of "revolution in permanence" for today. The No-Nonsense Guide to Class, Caste & Hierarchies Seabrook, Jeremy Book 2002 Concentrates mainly on the history of social hierarchy in Western civilization, and particularly the struggles of the working class. The No-Nonsense Guide to Fair Trade Ransom, David Book 2001 Ransom suggests that fair, environmentally-conscious trade is not only a viable alternative to unfair free trade, but that it is the way of the future. NoNonsense Globalization Ellwood, Wayne Book 2015 Explains and examines globalization from all angles - and explores strategies for redesigning the global economy in the common interest. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - July 3, 2015: Greece and thd debt crisis Diemer, Ulli (editor); Rickwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Our spotlight this issue is on the debt crisis facing Greece. To understand the crisis, one has to look beyond the mainstream media to alternative sources of information. We've done that, with article... Press for Conversion #45: July 2001 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2001 This issue looks at the origins of corporate globalization and contains many informative articles that explore the important links between war, militarism, big business and the increasing power that c... The Price of A Bargain: The Quest for Cheap and the Death of Globalization Laird, Gordon Book 2009 Describes a world where the economy's collateral damage includes oil spills and the poisoning of developing nations' working poor; the low wages and illegal labour practices of corporations leading to... Profit over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order Chomsky, Noam Book 1999 Chomsky confronts neoliberalsim: the pro-corporate system of economic and political policies presently waging a form of class war worldwide. The Protectionist Trap: Against The Current vol. 88 Lund, Caroline Article 2000 In July, the United Nations and some fifty large corporations came to an agreement that the companies would all respect workers' rights and protect the environment in their investments around the worl... 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. Reform and Revolution Gorz, Andre Article 1967 An essay taken from Andre Gorz's Le Socialisme Difficile in which he discusses how socialist strategy can aim to crate the objective and subjective conditions which will make mass revolutionary action... The Silent Takeover: Global Capitalism and the Death of Democracy Hertz, Noreena Book 2001 A combination of globalisation and the growing power of major corporations is rendering democratic governments impotent for influencing key decisions that affect the lives of ordinary people.
Socialist Register 1992: Volume 28: New World Order? Miliband, Ralph; Panitch, Leo (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Socialist Register 1994: Volume 30: Between Globalism and Nationalism Miliband, Ralph; Panitch, Leo (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1994 Socialist Register 1995: Volume 31: Why Not Capitalism? Panitch, Leo (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1995 Socialist Register 1997: Volume 33: Ruthless Criticism of All that Exists Panitch, Leo (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1997 South Africa Windows on Washington: Against The Current vol. 87 Bond, Patrick Article 2000 The World Bank! Haai! Is the Devil! Haai haai! This was the chant -- accompanied by that South African activist war-dance, the toyi-toyi -- that my comrades Trevor Ngwane and Molly Dhlamini introduce... The Sub-Prime Market Crisis: Against The Current vol. 131 Prins, Nomi Article 2007 It wasn't until I flew to the United Kingdom on Saturday, September 15th, that the globalized nature of the sub-prime contagion really hit home, as it were, for me. On my flight over, I grabbed a copy... Sugar The sugar trap: New Internationalist December 2003 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2003 A look into sugar as a consumer product and its corporate globalization. Discusses trade and business of sugar, its history with slavery as well as its effects on the body. Tearing Down the Seven Pillars of Neoliberalism: Manifesto 2007 Attac France Article 2007 With the beginning of the 1980s, we entered a new era of capitalism, the era of neoliberalism. This project systematically destroys all political, social and ecological restrictions for the activity o... Toolkit for a New Canada Gonick, Cy (Coordinating Editor) Article 2008 A pamphlet providing a snapshot of what the contributors, brought together by Canadian Dimension magazine, believe are the big issues facing Canada in the first decade of the 21st century. The article... Transforming Power: From the Personal to the Political Rebick, Judy Book 2009 Rebick champions new ways of achieving political goals by emphasizing co-operation and consensus over confrontation and partisanship. Unequal Freedoms: The Global Market as an Ethical System McMurtry, John Book 1998 McMurtry's central argument in this work is the global market can be an ethical thing if a civil commons is put into place. The civil commons is a economic system in which individuals, not a handful o... US Military Globalization: Interlocking Spheres of Influence Pollack, Norman Article 2014 Americans are implicated in deceit and denial, purchasing their comforts and self-righteousness at the expense of the collective human privation their military and paramilitary forces, their CIA opera... Viewpoint: Transnationals After Seattle: Against The Current vol. 88 Goldner, Loren Article 2000 Mass politics in the streets disappeared in the United States between 1970 and 1973. In retrospect, it is clear that the years 1964 to 1970 were not a “pre-revolutionary situation,” but anyone who liv... We are everywhere: The irresistable rise of global anticapitalism Notes from Nowhere Collective Book 2003 Global voices presenting alternative visions of democracy.
What If America's Leaders Actually Want Catastrophic Climate Change?: Thinking the Unthinkable Lindorff, Dave Article 2012 Our leaders, political and corporate, may be puerile, egocentric greed-heads, but they are not stupid. They surely for the most part recognize that the Earth is heating up and heading at full speed to... What Would it Mean to Win? Turbulence collective Book 2010 Where is the movement today? Where is it going? Are we winning? The authors of the essays in this volume pose these and other momentous questions. When Corporations Rule the World Korten, David Book 1995 Kortens' book is an examination of the growth of corporate power from its beginnings in the 17th and 18th to its entrenchment in American society in the 19th. 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. Wobblies & Zapatistas: Conversations on Anarchism, Marxism and Radical Theory Lynd, Staughton; Grubacic, Andrej Book 2008 Wobblies and Zapatistas offers readers an encounter between two generations and two traditions. Staughton Lynd and Andrej Grubacic meet in dialogue in an effort to bring together the anarchist and Mar... Workers in a lean world: unions in the international economy Moody, Kim Article 2016 In a comprehensive study of current labour relations worldwide, Kim Moody surveys both sides of the picket lines. A bracing riposte to the conventional wisdom concerning the irresistible power of glob... The Workers' Party and Political Crisis in Brazil: Lula at a Crossroads?: Against The Current vol. 123 Baiocchi, Gianpaolo Article 2006 In June 2005, the first allegations of a rogue politician in a rightwing party in coalition with Brazil's governing Workers' Party (PT) seemed spurious enough. The politician himself, Roberto Jefferso... The WTO's Nude World Order: Against The Current vol. 85 Resnick, Bill Article 2000 It got intoxicating that Tuesday (Nov. 30, `99) in Seattle, without chemical assist. That capitalist machine that has looked so mighty and irresistible, for that day was stopped and defeated. Seattle... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesAK Press AK Press is a worker-run collective that publishes and distributes radical books, visual and audio media, and other mind-altering material. We're small: a dozen people who work long hours for short mo... Campaign for Nuclear Phaseout CNP is a non-profit initiative directed by a steering committee of activists across Canada. CNP encourages the phaseout of nuclear power in favour of safer, cleaner and more economic energy alternativ... Center for Global Development An independent, not-for-profit think tank that works to reduce global poverty and inequality by encouraging policy change in the U.S. and other rich countries through rigorous research and active enga... Centre for Research on Globalization An independent research and media group of writers, scholars and activists. Publishes news articles, commentary, background research and analysis on a broad range of issues, focussing on social, econo... Check Your Head: The Youth Global Education Initiative Check Your Head is an education program geared at educating high school students on globalization and social and global justice. The program brings together youth and university students to initate en... Chomsky.info The Noam Chomsky Web site.
CorpWatch CorpWatch provides news, analysis, research tools and action resources to respond to corporate activity around the globe and also talks with people who are directly affected by corporate abuses as wel... CounterCurrents.org An alternative news site based in India. We bring out what the mainstream media fails to tell you, or hides from you. These are the things that really matter. The things which may determine the fate o... Europe Solidaire Sans Frontieres ESSF est une association de solidarit‚ internationale. Traitant d'un large ‚ventail de questions, notre site pr‚sente une information militante sur de nombreuses luttes et campagnes ; ainsi que des ar... International Forum on Globalization An alliance of activists, scholars, economists, researchers and writers formed to stimulate new thinking, joint activity, and public education in response to economic globalization.
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives KAIROS brings together churches and religious organziations to respond to issues of common concern, advocate for social change and join faith with action for social transformation. Marxismo Libertario Lecturas para la Emancipacion del Proletariado.
LindaMcQuaig.com The website of writer Linda McQuaig.
Media Education Foundation Analyzing worldwide trends in media ownership, commercial content, and the media element of commercial globalization's encroachment on and redefinition of public space.
OneWorld.net (U.S.) We bring together the latest news and views from over 1,600 organizations promoting human rights awareness and fighting poverty worldwide. The OneWorld network spans five continents and produces conte... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsFrom the Connexions ArchivesCountercurrents Website An alternative news site based in India. "We bring out what the mainstream media fails to tell you, or hides from you. These are the things that really matter. The things which may determine the fate ... Double 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. |
