At the time I am writing this, Donald Trump is getting a lot of flak for imposing tariffs on allied countries, skipping the G7 environmental meeting, and treating “dictators” like Kim Jong Un with more respect than Justin Trudeau and Theresa May. Trump, of course, deserves all the criticism directed at him. But is a man who pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement skipping a talk shop on ecology any worse than a known rapist attending a meeting on women’s empowerment? Is imposing tariffs on allies any worse than the entire G7- via the Trade In Services Agreement – imposing a marketisation of public services around the globe? Respecting Kim that much different than cozying up to Netanyahu and Mohammad Bin Salman, both engaged in active ethnic cleansing and genocide? The G7 hates Trump, not because his policies are much different from theirs. On the contrary. It should now be obvious to everyone that the promise of corporate-led globalization is not the breaking down of b...