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Manufacturing On Planet Economus
Economist Christina Romer had an op-ed in the NY Times this weekend, Do Manufacturers Need Special Treatment? The question that keep coming back to me is why did she feel the need to write an op-ed to...
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China Is Very “Business-Friendly”
China is very, very “business-friendly.” Corporate conservatives lecture us that we should be more “business-friendly,” in order to “compete” with China. They say we need to cut wages and benefits,...
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Labor’s Fight Is OUR Fight
Unions have been fighting the 1% vs 99% fight for more than 100 years. Now the rest of us are learning that this fight is also OUR fight. The story of organized labor has been a story of working people...
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Free Trade Or Democracy, Can’t Have Both
Recent stories about the conditions of Apple’s contractors in China have opened many people’s eyes about where our jobs, factories, industries and economy have been going, and why. The stories exposed...
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There Is Consensus On How To Fix Economy
“There was clearly something wrong with the U.S. economy long before the crash.” Consensus Consensus. Again and again, people who examine what went wrong with our economy leading up to the great...
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Apple/Foxconn Promises — We’ll See
The “independent” audit of working conditions at Apple’s Chinese manufacturing supply chain is out, and it is not good. Workers are being exploited in ways that violate human rights standards and laws,...
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Trade Deficit – One Root Of Many Problems
You buy things till your wallet is empty. So you raid the savings account to buy more stuff. Then you get a loan, and buy more stuff. Another loan, another, you keep buying stuff… Finally you’re...
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Job Fear From Trade Deficit Is What Happened To Jobs And The Middle Class
The middle class is disappearing. Our economy is “hollowing out” because the money goes to the top and the people fall to the bottom. This is because we allow American companies to close factories here...
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The Real Question: WHY Don’t People Make Enough To Pay Income Taxes?
Mitt Romney was caught on video complaining that 47% of us don’t make enough to pay taxes, believe they are victims, are dependent on government, etc. The right question is why do so many of us make so...
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Is This Why Romney Won’t Talk To Sensata Workers Whose Jobs Are Being Shipped...
On the campaign trail Romney says we shouldn’t ship jobs to China and should “crack down” on China trade problems. But he refuses to help or even meet with the Sensata workers whose jobs are being...
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Manufacturing On Planet Economus
Economist Christina Romer had an op-ed in the NY Times this weekend, Do Manufacturers Need Special Treatment? The question that keep coming back to me is why did she feel the need to write an op-ed to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China Is Very “Business-Friendly”
China is very, very “business-friendly.” Corporate conservatives lecture us that we should be more “business-friendly,” in order to “compete” with China. They say we need to cut wages and benefits,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Labor’s Fight Is OUR Fight
Unions have been fighting the 1% vs 99% fight for more than 100 years. Now the rest of us are learning that this fight is also OUR fight. The story of organized labor has been a story of working people...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Free Trade Or Democracy, Can’t Have Both
Recent stories about the conditions of Apple’s contractors in China have opened many people’s eyes about where our jobs, factories, industries and economy have been going, and why. The stories exposed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
There Is Consensus On How To Fix Economy
“There was clearly something wrong with the U.S. economy long before the crash.” Consensus Consensus. Again and again, people who examine what went wrong with our economy leading up to the great...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Apple/Foxconn Promises — We’ll See
The “independent” audit of working conditions at Apple’s Chinese manufacturing supply chain is out, and it is not good. Workers are being exploited in ways that violate human rights standards and laws,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trade Deficit – One Root Of Many Problems
You buy things till your wallet is empty. So you raid the savings account to buy more stuff. Then you get a loan, and buy more stuff. Another loan, another, you keep buying stuff… Finally you’re...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Job Fear From Trade Deficit Is What Happened To Jobs And The Middle Class
The middle class is disappearing. Our economy is “hollowing out” because the money goes to the top and the people fall to the bottom. This is because we allow American companies to close factories here...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Real Question: WHY Don’t People Make Enough To Pay Income Taxes?
Mitt Romney was caught on video complaining that 47% of us don’t make enough to pay taxes, believe they are victims, are dependent on government, etc. The right question is why do so many of us make so...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is This Why Romney Won’t Talk To Sensata Workers Whose Jobs Are Being Shipped...
On the campaign trail Romney says we shouldn’t ship jobs to China and should “crack down” on China trade problems. But he refuses to help or even meet with the Sensata workers whose jobs are being...
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