Salon has just launched a new weblog on globalization, entitled "How the World Works." Written by Salon's Andrew Leonard (disclaimer: I've known Andrew for 7 or 8 years now), the blog will attempt to explore the manifestations and impact of globalization without hewing to the Tom Friedman "it's all wonderful" or the Battle in Seattle "it's all a disaster" lines. Given what we have seen over the years from Salon, as well as from Andrew Leonard (a major proponent of free/open source software), I expect that most WorldChanging readers will find his column to be worth reading, even if they don't agree with all of his conclusions.

As with most things Salon these days, this falls into the "premium content" category: you'll either have to subscribe at a modest fee, or sit through an advertisement, in order to read the site.