As we pass yet another anniversary of the historic demonstrations in Seattle, we must remind ourselves that corporate globalization has only worked for the one percent.
As Wall Street banksters continued to count the money accumulating in their Swiss bank accounts, Occupy Wall Street activists have took on the role of the Red Cross and FEMA in New York where Sandy left the infrastructure devastated and the government and power companies ignored the suffering of hundreds of thousands of people on Long Island and elsewhere throughout the state.
No one can tell yet how the cards will play out, but it's pretty clear that global economic austerity measures will continue to be on the agenda of most international financiers and political leaders. The wealthy and elite interests across the planet are still willing to squeeze as much as they can out of the poor and middle class, despite the growing number of protests and strikes.
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