Analysis
Mexicos tortilla crisis: harvest of NAFTA
February 9, 2007NewsAnalysis More than 120,000 people protested in Mexico City, Jan. 31, against massive hikes in the price of white maize (called “corn” in the U.S.) and other basic foodstuffs — up nearly 100 percent since Christmas...
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House moving to restore workers rights
February 9, 2007News Analysis The AFL-CIO and the Change to Win unions have launched a full-court press to restore workers’ rights to join a union and bargain a contract. Step No. 1 was introduction of the Employee Free...
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War with Iran? Not if Congress acts
February 9, 2007Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Feb. 1, Zbigniew Brzezinski blasted the “U.S. war of choice in Iraq” calling it a “historic, strategic and moral calamity.”
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GOP demands tax payoff for minimum wage
February 2, 2007Commentary Anyone who believed there was going to be a bipartisan effort in Congress to reflect the voters’ views got doused with a bucket of cold water last week when GOP senators tried to block a...
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Lebanon crisis a mix of complex issues
February 2, 2007Protests and a Jan. 23 one-day general strike have rocked Lebanon. Some violent incidents resulted in three deaths and 100 injuries. The violence is one factor triggering Lebanese fears of a new civil war, but there...
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