As the 20th century was drawing to a close, anti-globalist arguments began to receive more attention in the public discourse on globalization, a process aided by a heightened awareness of how extreme corporate profit strategies were leading to widening global disparities in wealth and well-being. between 1999 and 2001, the contest between globalism and its ideological challengers erupted in street confrontations in many cities aronund the world, climaxing in an unprecedented terrorist attack on the United States that claimed over 3,000 lives. Who are these anti-globalist forces?