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Building U.S.-China friendship

October 22, 2009 By Gary Hicks

SAN FRANCISCO - "China-U.S. relations are now at a new historical point. The common interests between China and the United States are large, so is the scope of our cooperation."

Ordering executive pay cuts: It’s about time!

October 22, 2009 By Tony Pecinovsky

The Treasury Department's expected plan to cut executive pay by up to 90 percent – at the seven companies that received the most in bailout money – is not only good news.

The new normal

October 21, 2009 By Sam Webb

Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan Chase are back to the "old normal." Profits are soaring - $3.2 billion and $3.6 billion respectively in the third quarter

‘Young workers: A lost decade’

September 1, 2009

Something bad happened in the past 10 years to young workers in this country: Since 1999, more of them now have lower-paying jobs, if they can get a job at all; health care is a rare...

Workers demand Toyota keep NUMMI plant open

August 22, 2009 By Armando Ramirez

FREMONT, Calif. ― Hundreds of auto workers gathered outside their union hall, across from the New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) auto plant, Aug. 20 to hear a parade of state and local elected officials and...