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Porter addsThe website [http: //www.progress.org/2003/corpw34.htm ''"While some people think Progress Report"''] observes in October 2003 that
:Mining corporations, many of globalization as primarily a synonym for global businesswhich are not even American, it is much more receive huge welfare handouts from U.S. taxpayers in the form of access to public land at far less than thatthe market value. The same forces that allow businesses Billions of dollars' worth of precious metals and other natural resources have been taken from public land, without any compensation to operate as if national borders did not exist also allow social activistsU.S. taxpayers.
:Now in a new development, labor organizersinstead of reforming this scandalous situation, journaliststhe Bush administration is making it even worse by telling mining corporations they can pollute public lands without liability -- the full cost and liability hits the taxpayers instead.
:"Negotiated behind closed doors between the Bush administration and America's most toxic industry, academicsthis outrageous reversal directs the government to quit enforcing existing federal law, and many others to work on a global stage."said Steve D'Esposito of [http://globalizationwww.aboutmineralpolicy.comorg/library/weekly/aa080601aMineral Policy Center].htm]
In part because the see article on [[Internet]] and [[satellite]] and [[mobile telecom]] technology is absolutely required to hold together a [[global management regime]] Imperial terror in both the commercial and military sectors, globalization tends to promote technology. The views of [[Marshall McLuhanSouth America]] and [[Harold Innis]] were adopted widely by globalization promoters in the 1970s to 1990s, who sought to spread [[pro-technology propaganda]] that would encourage dependence on these extremely centralized communications networks, which can be controlled at a few [[choke point]]s, depite the decentralized nature of the user interface, e.g. the [[Internet]] [[Domain Naming System]] now controlled by the [[ICANN]]-granted monopolies. In his book "[[Code]]", [[Lawrence Lessig]] pointed out that [[software architect]]s, by controlling the detailed access and decision structure of communications, are in a particular power position with respect to globalized technologies. Lessig and [[Karl Auerbach]] have been particular critics of the technically unnecessary centralization of control of the net.
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Another perspective equates globalization with the phenomenon of '''intercontinental contracting'''. Keith Porter writes: "People around the globe are more connected to each other than ever before. Information and money flow more quickly than ever. Goods and services produced in one part of the world are increasingly available in all parts of the world. International travel is more frequent. International communication is commonplace."[http://globalization.about.com/library/weekly/aa080601a.htm]
Porter adds: "While some people think of globalization as primarily a synonym for global business, it is much more than that. The same forces that allow businesses to operate as if national borders did not exist also allow social activists, labor organizers, journalists, academics, and many others to work on a global stage."[http://globalization.about.com/library/weekly/aa080601a.htm]
'''Globalization of North America'''
The activity of globalization can be applied to, or against, any country, including the U.S. [http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=1368]; March 28, 2003, ''Public Citizen'':
:"The leaked documents showed that a stunning scope of domestic policies that citizens expect to be set by their federal, state and local officials are poised to be eliminated in global negotiations pushed by giant, multinational service sector corporations such as Andersen, [[Halliburton]] and RWE/Thames Water. The policies include the privatization and deregulation of public energy and water utilities, postal services, higher education and alcohol distribution systems; the right of foreign firms to obtain U.S. government small business loans; and deregulation of private-sector industries such as insurance, banking, mutual funds and securities."
'''Globalization promotes technologyof Latin America'''
'''Globalization of the Middle East'''
