Analyses the problems and possibilities for Third World revolutions within the historical context of U.S. imperialism. Contributors include Ed Herman, Thomas Bodenheimer, Robert Gould, Samir Amin, Susanne Jonas, Dave Close, and Doug Booker.

Investigating the effects of the New Economy on Canada's workers and their families, this study examines the promises made by the advances of technology and globalization versus the challenges that face workers today. The changes that have been made in the working world have not been the predicted boon for laborers, the book explains, leading instead to under- and unemployment and a rehash of an old, exploitative system.