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Trans-Pacific Trade Pact called new NAFTA

September 2, 2011 By John Bachtell

Warning of a new "NAFTA for the Pacific Rim," labor is demanding a new deal being negotiated for the Pacific region include protections for workers rights, health care and the environment.

Socialist U.S.? Science says it can happen

July 29, 2011 By Thomas Riggins

A tiny minority can, by sticking to its principles, get the vast majority to come around to its way of thinking.

Is the welfare state sustainable?

July 28, 2011 By Sam Webb

David Brooks, the New York Times columnist, recently opined, "The current welfare state is simply unsustainable and anybody who is serious, on left or right, has to have a new vision of the social contract."

Debt-ceiling struggle: time to look deeper

July 26, 2011 By John Case

Even if a deal is struck at the last minute, or if President Obama raises the debt ceiling on his own, this controversy reveals a system in serious need of repair.

Italy: Barbarians at the gates

July 13, 2011 By Conn Hallinan

There are signs that the Italian economy is running off the rails, but the signs are subtle. Lots of locked houses and long grass, for instance.