" many on the right confuse the "is" of globalization with the "ought" of simply accepting all its effects. They preach a political quietism that is … - Bob Rae

The premise of neo-conservatives is that markets left to their own devices will produce the best possible result, and that political interference is not required. This defies the human reality that people are not commodities, and simply refuse to behave as if they were.

Self-interest is a necessary but hardly a sufficient basis for a decent society.

We spend the vast bulk of money in the health, welfare, and education systems in the later years of life. Yet it is in the earliest years that life chances are moulded and set.