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The latest election fits right in with just about every other one in 2006: in Germany, England, Italy, France, Bolivia, Nicaragua and the United States, voters delivered the same basic message. They want “change.” To get it, they are taking power from the rich conservatives and giving it to more populist, anti-trade candidates. In Ecuador, Noboa, a banana mogul, “lost despite tapping his personal fortune of more than $1 billion.” His poor showing in banana growing “says a lot about the presidential race.” His opponent  scored points by talking about “reasserting state control over parts of the economy, putting the brakes on globalization and making Ecuador a more equitable country, Correa tapped into the frustrations of workers.” His election along with so many other liberal candidates sets the stage for an important political element of the coming financial debacle, the confrontation between the recently revived forces of globalization and an emerging anti-business, global political establishment.