Archive for October, 2008

United States and other major powers still doggedly refuse to negotiate their lifestyles.

By James H. Mittleman | 26 October 2008

Writing about the current financial debacle, Thomas L. Friedman holds that in a globalizing world, “we are all partners now.” He hopes that “globalization will saveth.” More than 20 years ago, a global commission headed by Willy Brandt, the former chancellor of West Germany, called for a partnership in international development. What have been the results?