Why do Americans fear globalization and are they justified?

Globalization took away American jobs.” The Evidence. That was the litany of at least two of the major candidates in the most recent American election including the one who finished on top. And they found all the proof they needed in places like ... read more

They are justified in feeling dislocated. This was a major, maybe the major, shift in American economic history. And they were left without a net. read more

” Ironically given the rhetoric from the sitting administration in the US, globalization is the disruptive course. Theocrats and wannabees like our Christian dominionists, as well as, xenophobes, racists, nationalists, and misogynists are the most vulnerable to irrelevance in the long-term. read more

But globalization also presents a new and sometimes uncomfortable status quo for some Americans—one that is marked by global competition for jobs and growth. This doesn’t mean that America should fear globalization. In fact, our country has much to gain by embracing it. Globalization isn’t just about more competition from overseas. read more