Basic Research | World Governance | Finance | Corporations | Labor NGOs
Trade and Commodity Tracking | Human Rights, Fair Trade and Anti-Corporatization Groups
Environmental NGOs | Famous Names | Debt Crisis | Media 

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Basic Research

MSUM Library
Future Link to MSUM Library Guide for Global Research
Maps of Global Patterns and Interconnections 
Yale Global
Yahoo Finance
Third World Network
DNow

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Finance (including Occupy Wall St and post 2008 Financial Crisis)

Commentary on 'Occupy Wall Street' Movement

PRO:- Alternet, Indyt, Occupy Wall St, Occupied WSJ, Doctors 4 99%, Krugman, Naomi Klein

ANTI:-New York Post, The New York Times, The Seattle Times, The Wall Street Journal, Right Word Clips

Useful blogs and websites on global market repercussions
Nouriel Roubini of the Stern business
John Authers of the FT giving the day by day Wall St view on the crisis as it unfolds 
Naomi Klein's
Naked Capitalism: A Blog of economic blogs (without nudity but bearing lots of good links!)
Grants Interest Rate Observer 
Across the Curve another bond market blog by John Jansen 
Financial Alarmageddon:
Paul Krugman of the NYT on the bailout and the election 
House Financial Services Committee 
Federal Reserve Board Policy 
Federal Reserve System Monitor
Susan George's website

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World Governance

International Monetary Fund (IMF) 
The World Bank
World Trade Organization (WTO) 
OECD 
International Forum on Globalization --Blog

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Corporations

Corporate Watch
Directory of Corporations 
Nike 
Oxfam's Nike Watch 
Executive Pay Watch 
Hoovers.com (provides online information on many businesses)

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Labor NGOs

Labour Start 
Jobs With Justice 
International Labor Organization 
Workers Rights Organization 
UNITE (US Union Site) 
United Electrical Workers Intl. Solidarity

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Trade and Commodity Tracking

The BBC's track a global container project 
Maquila Solidarity Network 
Green America 
Clean Clothes Campaign

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Human Rights, Fair Trade and Anti-Corporatization Groups

Human Rights Watch 
Global Exchange
United Students Against Sweatshops 
Fair Labor Organization 
Fair Trade Federation 
Fair Trade Coffee 
United For a Fair Economy 
Third World Network

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Environmental NGOs

United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development 
Friends of the Earth 
Greenpeace

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Debt Crisis Sites

Jubliee Plus (a great site with figures on debt country and useful analysis) 
New Economics

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Famous Names Sites

Joseph Stiglitz's website 
Paul Krugman's website 
Jagdish Bhagwati's  web site 
Susan George's website 
Amartya Sen's web site

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Media and University Sites

Yale Global 
Common Dreams
Dollars and Sense magazine 
New Internationalist magazine 
Tom Paine Internet Magazine 
Independent Media Center 
Institute for International Economics 
Center for the Study of Globalization and Regionalization

 

Global Economics Blogs

Mish's Blog
Global Economics and Structures
Roubini Global Economics
Tags Global Economics

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