Playbill

November, 2001

Seattle. Quebec, Genoa. You don't need a weatherman to know which way the WTO blows. When 200,000 people are willing to travel to a protest, be choked by a blast of pepper spray and get seen on TV holding a stupid puppet, it's time to sit up and take notice. Many protesters do it solely on principle, which makes their hatred for the gnomes of the global economy oddly impressive. The article What Do These People Want? by Gina Welch looks at the struggle against the power of multinational companie...