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Message to my fellow workers: China-bashing is a bad idea
July 23, 2010My union, the IAM, calls for a national industrial policy and massive investment in infrastructure - something China has actually done, not just talked about.
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Same sex marriage gaining support in India
July 23, 2010According to a recent poll, legalizing same sex marriage is gaining support in India one year after the Delhi High Court decriminalized homosexuality.
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Forecast: joblessness to stay high for up to 11 years
July 23, 2010New joblessness findings prompted Sen. Al Franken and Rep. Keith Ellison to demand that Congress pass legislation to save up to 900,000 state and local government jobs.
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World Notes: Canada, Romania, Mozambique, India, Austria
July 23, 2010The right to clean water, toxic gold mining, biofuel's human toll, measuring India's poverty, good and bad on HIV/AIDS.
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NBA lockout?
July 23, 2010It looks like the NBA is on the verge of another lockout, making it the second time ever in professional basketball history.
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