globalization
Kyrgyzstan: A “free market” disaster
April 9, 2010The convulsions in the central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan have a lot less to do with the yearning for democracy there than they do with the aftermath of the World Trade Organization's forced "liberalization" of its...
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Hugo Boss workers keep fight for jobs alive
April 8, 2010The workers at Hugo Boss deserve our support, urges Rep. Dennis Kucinich and others at a solidarity rally in Brooklyn, Ohio.
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Workers battling plant shutdown get boost from Danny Glover
March 25, 2010BROOKLYN, Ohio - The fight to stop Hugo Boss from closing its men's suit plant here got a big boost Tuesday from actor and social activist Danny Glover.
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Krugman’s attack on China
March 18, 2010We must find the mix of policies that accommodates rising incomes for both Chinese and American workers - a trade war with China is no answer.
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5,000 protesters to Whirlpool: We’re tired of being treated like trash
March 2, 2010EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Whirlpool is putting over 1,000 workers out on the street, but they and 5,000 other working Americans stood up and said they don't want to be knocked down anymore.
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