Re: Re: Re: 'Anti-globalization activists have their facts wrong.' Really?

[Doug Henwood]

Jim Devine wrote:

>Doug, isn't commonplace for us lefties to say that "globalization is 
>more than trade," i.e., that issues of capital (both financial and 
>real, portfolio and direct) and labor-power mobility play a big role?

It's never very clear to me what people mean by "globalization." It's 
an empty word that often serves as a euphemism for capitalism.

>Further, what is it that is "ripping" the domestic wage-setting 
>institution to shreds?

American imperialism.

Doug