Worrying signs

As the economic recession spreads and deepens, anger is taking ugly forms. An immigrant of Indian origin was the victim of a ghastly attack in Nettuno, 30 km from Rome, last night. Ethnic food joints are being outlawed in some Italian cities. Meanwhile, wildcat strikes in the UK are being called to protest against foreign labor, even from other EU countries like Italy,Portugal and Latvia. In a globalized, heavily interconnected world, these are self defeating actions.