World Economic Forum in New York. (Insider Report).(Brief Article)

For the first time in its history, the World Economic Forum (WEF) held its annual meeting outside of Davos, Switzerland. After the 9-11 terror attacks, the WEF decided to meet in New York City from January 31st-February 4th. The meeting was moved to New York City "as a sign of solidarity with the city."

The WEF serves as a major vehicle for promoting world government in top business, political, media, academic, and financial circles under the rubrics of "globalization" and "global governance." WEF events, like those of the IMF, World Bank, and World Trade Organization, have been sites of strident demonstrations in recent years by leftist coalitions, whose main beef with the globalists is that their narrow focus on economics and trade puts "profits before people." The leftist critics insist that UN institutions must be expanded, empowered, and funded to address labor, health, educational, environmental, and other issues as well. WEF leaders have been only too ...