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Report shows worldwide war on labor
October 5, 2007In Guatemala, masked men shot and killed Marco Tulio Ramirez on Sept. 23 outside his home. Ramirez was secretary of culture and sports for the Guatemalan Banana Workers Union. Soldiers had ransacked the union’s headquarters in...
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Ecuadorian vote keeps left course on track
October 5, 2007One of the main priorities of Ecuador’s constituent assembly, set to convene Oct. 30, will be to counteract the “barbarism that prevails in the economy” and to dismantle the economic model that exists today so as...
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A unique and progressive U.S. travelogue
October 5, 2007BOOK REVIEW Cheap Motels and a Hot Plate: An Economist’s Travelogue By Michael D. Yates Monthly Review Press, 2007 Softcover, 207 pp., $15.95 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Jack Kerouac’s now...
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The U.S. and repressive rule
October 5, 2007Readers’ Corner According to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, the “UN has it wrong: Africa’s problem is repressive rule.” Zimbabwe, Tanzania, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Togo, and Niger are cited...
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Year of the Woman? Not in election coverage!
October 5, 2007How many elections can be hailed as “The Year of the Woman” before anything actually changes? Hint: no answer to this question exists yet. This year, it would seem that things should be different. A woman...
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