Martin Hart-Landsberg
LATEST ARTICLES BY Martin Hart-Landsberg
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Opinion
Make the public sector public again
November 29, 2018The outsourcing of federal activities to private firms is likely an important reason for people’s dissatisfaction with government: They are far more expensive and their goal is profit not service.
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U.S.
Working families finally earn more than they did in 2000
August 24, 2018If wages start eating into corporate profits, the Federal Reserve will respond with interest rate hikes to slow down economic activity and weaken labor’s bargaining power.
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Opinion
A recession is coming – Get your bootstraps ready
August 13, 2018The current so-called good times haven't really been very good for working people.
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U.S.
Militarism marches on: Congress defense budget bigger than Trump requested
August 9, 2018Republicans and Democrats like to claim they are on opposite sides of important issues. Tragically, however, there is no division when it comes to militarism.
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Opinion
Workplace organizing pays off, just ask public school teachers
April 30, 2018The wave of teachers' strikes shows that workers can effect change even under extremely hostile conditions, through sustained workplace organization and audacity.
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Opinion
Trade war: What’s really behind the U.S.-China tariff dispute?
April 18, 2018If Trump succeeds, U.S. multinational corporations will become more profitable. But there will be little gain for U.S. workers.
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Opinion
The sorry state of the U.S. economy
July 13, 2017If we want improved living conditions, we are going to have to fight for them.
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U.S.
The need for a new U.S. policy toward North Korea
June 30, 2017Why does the U.S. refuse direct negotiations and risk war? Sadly, the tension is useful to the U.S. military industrial complex, which needs enemies to support bloated military budgets.
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