Against Empire

After reading this slim volume I was euphoric because finally here was a voice that affirms what I've been seeing all my life. That development brings havoc to once self sufficient nations. That trickle down economics doesn't. That government was originally set up to protect property and what democracy there is is fought for by citizens every step of the way. How GATT, NAFTA and the WTO all work to penetrate markets by violating sovereign powers - the powers of the local people to regulate trade, protect labor and the environment. In particular he points out the relentless need of capitalism to squelch even the smallest example of an alternative to a free market system especially if it serves the people first. He identified himself as part of the suppressed left, a university professor.