Globalization’s Blowback

Globalization’s Blowback

Originally published on the Economics of Happiness Blog at http://www.localfutures.org/globalizations-blowback/.by Alex JensenA recent study of air pollution in the western United States made a startling finding: despite a 50 percent drop over the past 25 years...
Why are my highly educated friends so ignorant about trade?

Why are my highly educated friends so ignorant about trade?

By Isabel Marlens Originally published on the Local Futures blog. Since Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, I’ve found myself talking for the first time with a lot of my 20-something friends about trade agreements. My friends didn’t vote for...
Why the Framing of Globalization Matters

Why the Framing of Globalization Matters

Weekly Research Report for October 15, 2014 Why the Framing of Globalization Matters from Joe Brewer Purpose of This Report Last week we looked at the history of the social movements against elites who use globalization processes to rig political and economic systems...