Economics
Latin American alliance confronts economic crisis
August 23, 2011UNASUR has emerged from a bevy of regional alliances to assume a major role in work toward Latin American integration. With the Paraguayan Senate's approval August 13 of Paraguay's entry into UNSUR, the alliance now includes...
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The Republican Party and the big lies
July 7, 2011Modern Republicans reject every effective job plan and then blame Democrats for unemployment.
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Budget cuts are really people cuts
June 22, 2011When governments balance budgets by cutting services, they are saving money, but also causing the deaths of thousands they judge socially useless.
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The battle for economic recovery
June 15, 2011Two recent government reports cut through all the rhetoric and posturing, expose the heart of the ongoing economic crisis.
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Colombia trade pact ignores big problems
June 3, 2011The U.S.-Colombia free trade pact would reinforce a system that leaves farmers and consumers at the mercy of volatile prices and markets.
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