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Philippe Legrain Philippe Legrain: Articles by freelance economics writer, former special adviser to WTO director-general Mike Moore and Economist journalist, currently writing a book about globalisation. (Commentaries) http://www.philippelegrain.com/ Globaloney Globaloney: Jim Hightower commentary contending that globalization represents "a global corporate coup against We the People to seize power so that they might reign as sovereigns." (Commentaries) http://www.populist.com/99.12.hightower.globaloney.html GNP Org GNP Org: Current news and commentary from an anti-globalization perspective. Focus on corporate globalization. (Commentaries) http://www.gnp.org Lost Profits: The Relationship between Corporate Profit and International Trade Lost Profits: The Relationship between Corporate Profit and International Trade: Anti-Free Trade site which explores the relationship between free trade and lost profit. (Commentaries) http://www.delocorp.net/trade/ No Trade, No Gain No Trade, No Gain: Trying to stifle free trade would also stifle innovation and progress, contends article by John V. Nye in Reason magazine. (Commentaries) http://reason.com/9605/Co.NYEtrade.html Globalization: A Computerworld Special Report Globalization: A Computerworld Special Report: Discussion and links about Globalization, focusing on Information Technology issues, as businesses move onto the world stage. (Commentaries) http://www.computerworld.com/news/2001/story/0,11280,56162,00.html Unsustainable.org Unsustainable.org: Columns on how trade deficits are damaging the American economy. (Commentaries) http://www.unsustainable.org/ Globalization and the Sum of All Fears Globalization and the Sum of All Fears: International trade changes the way weapons are made and sold around the world. And globalization is linked to new efforts to put weapons in space. [About.com] (Commentaries) http://globalization.about.com/library/weekly/aa071002a.htm AboutGlobalization.com AboutGlobalization.com: Essay which focuses on economic impact on third world workers along with visitor feedback. Somewhat pro-Globalization. (Commentaries) http://www.aboutglobalization.com Everyday Orthodoxy: Questioning Democracy in the Age of Globalization Everyday Orthodoxy: Questioning Democracy in the Age of Globalization: Commentary on how we go about questioning globalization and the organization of society. (Commentaries) http://mark.hume.ca/EO/EverydayOrthodoxyPreface.html Liberalization Dogma Shipwrecked Liberalization Dogma Shipwrecked: By Serge Halmi.Article from Le Monde Diplomatique (1998) contending the worldwide financial crisis was result of basic flaw of free-market beliefs. (Commentaries) http://mondediplo.com/1998/10/02halimi Dani Rodrik Dani Rodrik: Rodrik is Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard and provides online many papers on international trade and Globalization issues of a technical and non-technical nature. (Commentaries) http://ksghome.harvard.edu/~.drodrik.academic.ksg/papers.html Is "globalization" exaggerated? Fad vs. reality Is "globalization" exaggerated? Fad vs. reality: Shows how international trade is not much more important now than it was a century ago, and documents the "new global economy" media fad. (Commentaries) http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/~rauch/misc/globalization/ Grandfather Foreign Trade and Reserve Report Grandfather Foreign Trade and Reserve Report: Michael Hodges shows his concern for children who will inherit an economy that cannot balance its international accounts compared to prior generations? (Commentaries) http://mwhodges.home.att.net/reserves.htm Foreign Policy In Focus: Democratizing the Trade Debate Foreign Policy In Focus: Democratizing the Trade Debate: Article by Lance Compa emphasizes importance of actively pressing for citizen involvement in trade debates and negotiations to balance influence of corporate elites. (Commentaries) http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/briefs/vol3/v3n23trad.html