Bruce Bostick
LATEST ARTICLES BY Bruce Bostick
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CAFTA = pollution, hunger, job loss
July 22, 2005With a vote on the Central American Free Trade Agreement expected in the House of Representative before the end of July, 10 activists in the Los Angeles Coalition Against CAFTA held a four-day hunger strike July...
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The economic crisis comes home
January 9, 2003The economic downturn has caused fiscal crises in almost every state and city.
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Economic consequences of the elections
November 22, 2002During the election campaign, the Bush administration and its allies may have set a new record for lying about their economic agenda. Tax cuts for the rich are cited as “economic stimulus.” Privatizing social security (and...
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From Charles Dickens to George W. Bush
November 8, 2002The novels of Charles Dickens portray life during the development of modern capitalism in England. In Nicholas Nickleby (1838), one of the characters describes a venture in which members of parliament join with capitalists to launch...
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Economic issues in the elections
October 24, 2002With control of the House and Senate at stake in the Nov. 5 elections, the Republicans have launched a national campaign of lies and disinformation.
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Latinos and the recession
October 3, 2002George Bush is trying to attract Hispanic voters by speaking Spanish and nominating a reactionary Latino lawyer as a federal judge. But the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda has examined congressional voting records. They have found that...
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Its hurricane season for workers
September 27, 2002In our states and cities, we are caught between a drenching rain and a freezing wind. We are getting soaked by the layoffs, lower wages and vanished pensions brought on by the recession and the burst...
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The disappearing jobs of summer
September 13, 2002This summer in New Haven, Conn., my neighborhood block watch held a meeting in response to a series of car break-ins. The police lieutenant told us he talked with 16 kids who were likely to cause...
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