 | When Corporations Rule the World by David C Korten
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $2.55 When you finish this globalization classic you will be enlightened. I listed this first because I think it is a powerful primer on the topic.
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 | Battle in Seattle
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $2.95 I remember this event, but far too many have forgotten. This is a wonderfully balanced treatment of those days. All sides will agree that this is a valuable movie, especially for younger generations. It is good thought provoker.
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 | The Case Against Free Trade: GATT, NAFTA, and the Globalization of Corporate Power (An Earth Island Press Book)
Buy new: $15.25 / Used from: $1.33 Another perspective on the issue. Read this and the book above for a solid background on the issues. You'll need lots of justifications for an antiglobal position, this provides them.
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 | The Corporation
Buy new: $27.49 / Used from: $17.78 VERY popular in Canada. About U.S. corporate ethics or lack of them and why reforming corporate ethics will be ineffective. Excellent!
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 | The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power by Joel Bakan
Buy used from: $4.49 The companion book to the video above, telling the story and listing sources and details. An easy and important read.
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 | Gangs of America: The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Democracy by Ted Nace
Buy used from: $1.24 These pages focus powerfully on one issue, corporate personhood, how it happened, the consequencs, and what can be done about it. A necessary read.
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 | Life And Debt
Buy used from: $24.95 This DVD is a balanced look at the effects of globalization in Jamaica. A real eye opener. Pro and con are examined from both management and labor levels but the consequences are crystal clear.
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 | Darwin's Nightmare
Buy new: $25.99 / Used from: $16.00 Fascinating.
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 | Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism by Kevin Phillips
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $5.83 The 2008 addition to what I call the "Phillips Trilogy of Understanding the Economy". Phillips has the best grasp on inner workings of today's economy. This is the slimmest of the three books so if you need an "economic crash" course, read this.
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 | American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21stCentury by Kevin Phillips
Buy new: $7.44 / Used from: $2.22 Part 2 of the "Phillips Trilogy of Understanding the Economy". This was a 2006 warning for what actually happened in 2008-09. Phillips states it plainly and its our fault for not paying attention.
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 | Wealth and Democracy: A Political History of the American Rich by Kevin Phillips
Buy new: $12.91 / Used from: $1.74 Part 3 of the "Phillips Trilogy of Understanding the Economy", published in 2003. If other titles in this list skimmed the raw issue of wealth and power versus democracy, read this. The power and effects of big money in the U.S. is laid bare in this book.
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 | Wealth and Our Commonwealth: Why America Should Tax Accumulated Fortunes by William H. Gates
Buy new: $25.00 / Used from: $0.01 There are two ways excessive money (power) can be acquired, corporate personhood and inheritance. This book, written by Bill Gates Sr. (Microsoft's grandpa), explains why wealth should be taxed.
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 | The Case Against the Global Economy: And for a Turn Toward the Local
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $0.28 This was my introduction to globalization, the book that opened my eyes to the issues and challenges. Another Jerry Mander classic.
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 | Alternatives to Economic Globalization by John Cavanagh
Buy new: $13.22 / Used from: $0.01 You've probably heard "it's already a global economy" and "resistance is futile" or "globalization is inevitable". Not true. This book successfully focuses on practical alternatives.
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 | Born Rich
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $7.95 As wealth concentrates and is passed to the next generation within the family, you get this.
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 | The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $5.99 Berry is an incredible author. This collection of essays will logically and practically put your mind on a more sustainable track. The chapter titled "The Whole Horse" is incredible!
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 | King Corn (Green Packaging)
Buy used from: $49.99 This is a bold look at the corn industry in the U.S. Be prepared to see corn differently and to see how agribusiness is changing our landscape and lifestyle.
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 | A Crude Awakening - The Oil Crash
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $9.99 You better watch this DVD. It moves a little slow in the begining but the information is absolutely critical. Many of the major players are interviewed and the conclusions are the same: the oil window is closing - fast! You need to watch this DVD.
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 | In the Absence of the Sacred: The Failure of Technology and the Survival of the Indian Nations by Jerry Mander
Buy new: $12.71 / Used from: $0.56 Again, Mander has offered a real thought provoker. He's not saying religion is the answer, but he is saying that some things should be "sacred" cause if nothing is sacred, we are open to exploitation.
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 | Maxed Out
Buy new: $14.49 / Used from: $7.98 Debt is a moneymaker. Learn how YOU are managed by debt.
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 | Economists for Beginners by Bernard Canavan
Buy used from: $44.88 It really helps to be conversant in the historical and strategic alternatives that have already been proposed or tried. Lengthier versions exist. This is a brief nutshell version.
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 | Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy
Buy new: $20.99 / Used from: $16.93 This is an excellent example of capitalism tooting its own horn. Be sure to watch all three DVDs in the series. You'll see capitalists explaining how bad things were until they (in black limos) arrive to make things worse before it gets better. But IS it better?
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| Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy: The Agony of Reform
Buy used from: $38.59 This is an excellent example of capitalism tooting its own horn. Be sure to watch all three DVDs in the series. You'll see capitalists explaining how bad things were until they (in black limos) arrive to make things worse before it gets better. But IS it better?
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| Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy: The New Rules of the Game
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $10.90 This is an excellent example of capitalism tooting its own horn. Be sure to watch all three DVDs in the series. You'll see capitalists explaining how bad things were until they (in black limos) arrive to make things worse before it gets better. But IS it better?
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 | A Dictionary of Economics (Oxford Paperback Reference) by John Black
Buy new: $13.16 / Used from: $1.83 You'll need a concise explanation of economic terms, more detailed than what a common dictionary offers. This did a great job for me.
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