READ ME. Required or suggested readings contained on the CD- Course Pack are not available on this page.

Check here periodically for recommended sites and pages related to our course. Some readings/sites will be specifically tied to class assignments, while others will be related to the topics/issues covered in class. (I will try to keep this page updated throughout the quarter.)

IMPORTANT NOTE: The companion sites listed below are all "progressive" or "liberal" sources. While admittedly unbalanced, I have links to a broader range of sites (e.g., mainstream, conservative, non-partisan) on other pages, including my Guide to Resources page. In addition, students should be aware that most of the sites listed below are not generally sources of "academic" or scholarly analysis (although this does not mean they cannot be used as part of your research). For a list of academic journals, you should view my Guide to Research page.

Companion sites (listed in Rethinking Globalization, "Journals for Global Justice") • Most of the sites below have online readings tied to many of the issues we discuss in class (the descriptions come directly from Rethinking Globalization, pp. 380-81).

Dollars and Sense (www.dollarsand sense.org) • Dollars and Sense is a clearly written bi-monthly magazine that explains the workings of the U.S. and global economies to non-economists, albeit from a non-mainstream perspective. The website includes current artilces and an archive of past issues.

The Ecologist (www.theecologist.org) • Published montly, this is an outstanding journal that challenges basic assumptions about "development," "progress" and "growth." The Ecologist features important articles on the environmental consequences of globalization.

Labor Notes (www.labornotes.org) • A monthly magazine of news an analysis dealing with on-going labor unions and rank-and-file activities. It describes itself as "a place to learn about the struggles, strategies, and solutions within the labor movement today."

Middle East Report (www.merip.org) • MERIP is a venerable organization that has been offering astute analyses of events in the Middle East since 1971. Its value was proved once again in the wake of September 11, 2001, when its journal and website were essential sources for making sense out of the global crisis.

Multinational Monitor (www.essential.org/monitor) • Multinational Monitor tracks corporate activity, especially in the Third World, focusing on the export of hazardous substances, worker health and safety, labor union issues and the environment. The website announces that it is the internet's "most comprehensive database on the activities of multinational corporations."

NACLA Report on the Americas (www.nacla.org) • NACLA publishes a bimonthly magazine Report on the Americas, which is the most widely read English language publication on Latin America.

The Nation (www.thenation.com) • An important progressive weekly that covers a host of domestic and international issues. Excellent columnists include Alexander Cockburn, Katha Pollit, and Patricia Williams. The website is comprehensive.

The New Internationalist (www.newint.org) • A fine monthly magazine that deals with international issues from the perspective of the poor and oppressed.

Z Magazine (www.znet.org) • Published monthly, Z Magazine is an activist journal that features provocative in-depth articles on global and domestic issues. (Be advised: this site has a lot of pop-up ads.)

More companion sites (listed in Rethinking Globalization, "Organizations and Websites for Global Justice," pp. 382-88).

Campaign for Labor Rights (www.summersault.com/~agi/clr) • CLR offers an invaluable e-mail listserv of alerts on sweatshop and solidarity issues. Their websit includes past updates, links, resources, leaflets, and the like. The site also features a document library on the Nike Campaign, Disney in Haiti, Guess jeans, child labor issues, Mexico, Central America, farm worker issues, etc.

Catholic Worker Movement (www.catholicworker.org) • The CWM is "grounded in a firm belief in the God-given dignity of every human person." Sinces its founding in 1933 they have protested war, violence, and injustice in all forms.

Clean Clothes Campaign (www.cleanclothes.org) • A coalition of European groujps aiming to improve working conditions in the global garment industry.

Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras (website not currently available) • A tri-national coalition of religious, environmental, labor, Latino, and women's organizations working to pressure U.S.-based transnational corporations to adopt socially responsible practices. Click here to read an interview with Martha A. Ojeda, Executive Director for the San Antonio-based organization.

CorpWatch (www.corpwatch.org) • Indispensible resources and news about globalization and justice struggles around the world. An onlie issue library includes topics such as biotechnology, Globalization 101, grassroots globalization, sweatshops, the WTO and the IMF/World Bank. Very extensive links.

50 Years is Enough (www.50years.org) • A coalition of over 200 grassroots, faith-based, policy, women's, social- and economic-justice, youth, solidarity, labor and development organizations dedicated to the profound transformation of the World Bank and the IMF.

Focus on the Global South (www.focusweb.org) • Focus on the Global South's website features wonderful, hard-to-find, in-depth articles from the perspective of activists and scholars in the global South--the so-called Third World.

Food First (www.foodfirst.org) • Food First describes itself as a "people's think tank and education-for-action center." Overt the 25-plus years that this pioneering organization has been around, it has published some of the most useful books on food and hunger issues available.

Institute for Global Communication (www.igc.apc.org) • The mission of IGC is to advance the work of progressive organizations and individuals for peace, justice, economic opportunity, human rights, democracy, and environmental sustainability through strategic use of online technologies. IGC is an outstanding resource, with a fabulous search engine that is linked to social justice networks of all kinds.

Institute for Policy Studies (www.ips-dc.org) • An important think tank on global issues from a social justice perspective.

International Forum on Globalization (www.ifg.org) • Begun as an alliance of over 60 scholars, activists, and writers, the IFG has sponsored important conferences to evaluate the social and environmental impact of globalization. Their website features worthwhile resoruces on the WTO, the World Bank, and the IMF, among others.

International Labor Organization (www.ilo.org) • The ILO is a UN agency that promotes internationally recognized human and labor rights.

One World International (www.oneworld.net) • One World is "a community of organizations working from a range of perspectives and backgrounds to promote sustainable development and human rights." This is truly an amazing website, filled with photo galleries, news, special country reports, campaigns, and the like.

Sweatshop Watch (www.sweatshopwatch.org) • Sweatshop Watch is a coalition of labor, community, civil rights, immigrant rights, women's, relgious, and student organizations committed to eliminating sweatshop conditions in the global garment industry.

Third World Network (www.twnside.org.sg) • An independent nonprofit international network of organizations and invididuals involved in issues relating to development, the Third World, and North-South issues.

TransAfrica Forum (www.transafricaforum.org) • TransAfrica Forum provides commentary and scholarship on policy issues related to Africa and the Caribbean.