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Globalization and its discontents Salon's coverage of world trade talks, the rising protests and their political legacy. What Social Security crisis? Democrats and Republicans calling for an overhaul of our national retirement system are overlooking the obvious: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Den of thieves Greedy CEOs like Bank of America's Hugh McColl are squeezing the shareholders for gigantic salaries, no matter how the company is doing. Same message, new messenger Why does George W. Bush think he can sell a tax cut plan that Trent Lott couldn't? The great straddler Free trader President Clinton veers left in Seattle. But will his finesse be enough to keep Al Gore's Democratic Party intact? What's really at stake in Seattle Economists speak out on the issues behind the World Trade Organization summit and the street protests. I'm the enemy! At a meeting of San Franciscans trying to stop gentrification, I realize that I'm the Internet yuppie scum that's ruining my neighborhood! How the Internet ruined San Francisco The dot-com invasion -- call them twerps with 'tude -- is destroying everything that made San Francisco weird and wonderful. Where's the beef? Bulls, bears and the volatile price of gasoline aside, evidence to support the Fed's fears about inflation is hard to find. Crash of '99? If our booming economy suddenly collapses, the growing disparity between rich and poor may prove to be a decisive factor in how hard we fall.
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