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In the Belly of the Beast:
This in-depth look at the historical roots and emergence of the global justice movement in the United States examines the so-called Golden Age of capitalism, the crisis of the 1970s, the Neoliberal years, NAFTA and the Zapatista uprising, which all contributed to the eruption of protest at the 1999 WTO meeting in Seattle. By Claudio Puty and Sara Burke.

Perspectives on the Global Justice Movement presents views by Barbara Epstein, Giovanni Mazzetti and Emir Sader on the future, challenges, and contraditions facing the global justice movement.


The Gospel of Free Trade
Economist and Indian civil-rights activist Ramaa Vasudevan debunks the comparative advantage economic model at the heart of neoliberalism.

Sweatshop Reform:
Damage Control or Corporate Revolution?

International labor-rights activist Emma De los Indios:
What is the possibility for real reform in the context of a global "free market" for textiles and garments?
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The Upside Down World of Neoliberal Economics
In the topsy-turvy world of neoliberal economics, reality must conform to theory, so real-world issues and facts are taboo. Political economist and social theorist Jamie Morgan exposes the private language of neoliberalism. Related: Interview—Jamie Morgan

What's Good for GM:
On the state of the US economy

Gloves Off co-editor Sara Burke examines the 2005 “junking” of GM and Ford and what this reveals about the health of the US economy.
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Pursuing the Meaning of Abu Ghraib: Joe Smith considers the question of tactics and perspective that US torture of Iraqi prisoners presents to the global justice movement.


Reflections on the World Social Forum 2005
Paul Cooney reports on the major themes from the 2005 WSF: access and governance. As thousands are shut out of Chavez's talk, a 12-point manifesto is delivered by prominent intellectuals outside the forum space.
Is another world possible without taking power? [read column]


Stats on Poverty? Or the Poverty of Stats?
Sara Burke reports on the spring 2003 "poverty workshop" put on by former World Bank Chief Economist Joseph Stiglitz and attended by 40 or so of the world's most prominent and quarrelsome development economists.