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Free trade, jobs and democracy—a look at Singapore
February 18, 2009Given the evaporation of 533,000 American jobs last November, the largest downturn in thirty-four years and the prospects for even greater losses, it is vital that we have a public discourse on the cost of free...
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Worldwide unemployment to increase dramatically due to global economic crisis
February 18, 2009GENEVA (ILO News) – The global economic crisis is expected to lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people joining the ranks of the unemployed, working poor and those in vulnerable employment, the International...
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French Caribbean colonies rise up against effects of global crisis
February 18, 2009Original source: Strikes that have nearly frozen everyday life on France's Caribbean islands burst into clashes on Monday as police laid into striking protesters angry at soaring prices and a wealthy white elite. In Martinique, about...
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Single-payer and the battle for health care
February 18, 2009As the curtains close on an era of reactionary rule by the most right-wing elements of the capitalist ruling class, we progressives must assess what must be done in order to promote an agenda friendly to...
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Grand Rapids, Mich. eager for jobs, relief
February 18, 2009GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – When Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.) voted twice against President Obama's economic stimulus package, he voted twice to kill approximately 7,500 jobs in his congressional district in and around Grand Rapids. The estimate...
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