Economics
It’s time to scrap NAFTA
May 19, 2017Donald Trump seems to think Mexicans made out like bandits from NAFTA. In reality, workers in all three NAFTA countries have suffered.
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Secret talks in Canada aim to revive Trans-Pacific Partnership
May 18, 2017Will the Trans-Pacific Partnership return from the grave? Talks aimed at reviving it have resumed in Canada.
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Google’s CEO tops unions’ list of greediest execs
May 15, 2017The average CEO last year earned $13.1 million in pay and perks, compared to a median wage of $37,600 for U.S. workers, the Paywatch site notes.
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Congress needs pressure from working people to end Cuba blockade
March 29, 2017A distracted public remains unmoved by forthright, sustained protest against U.S. policies toward Cuba precisely because such protest simply doesn’t exist.
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Right-wing Brazilian government moves to weaken anti-slavery laws
March 27, 2017Slavery still exists in Brazil and may get worse under the Temer government. Standing to benefit are the global capitalists who deal in natural resources.
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