HOME / Global Vision : Why Do the G-7 Bother? They can't control the global economy, so they might as well stay home. Posted Wednesday, June 25, 1997, at 3:30 AM ET Tweet Slate Slide Shows Dennis Manarchy's Massive Portraits A Cockfight in Manila Rick Santorum's Vests of Many Colors Tweet MYSLATE Save this story. Follow all Global Vision articles. Follow the News and Politics section. Follow stories by . MySlate is a new tool that you track your favorite parts Slate. You can follow authors and sections, track comment threads you're interested in, and more.