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The protesters in Genoa were correct about one very big thing: they were in the right place. The great political issues of our times are those surrounding globalization. And the meeting of the seven richest countries in the world (sorry, Russia) symbolizes this process. Young people today attach themselves to global issues for a reason. Can you imagine tens of thousands of people demonstrating against George W. Bush's faith-based initiative? Or Tony Blair's plan to reform British Rail?
The world is being reshaped by a synergy between technological revolution and global capitalism. These twin forces have produced a series of concerns--over environmentalism, bioethics, pharmaceutical research, cultural preservation, the future of the welfare system and state sovereignty itself--which are being debated around the world. How we respond to them over the...
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