September 20, 2000 Advocates for sustainability, under assault from climate deniers and drill-baby-drillers, are struggling to protect the earth from global warming, desertification, extinction of plants and animals, and other looming threats. Why should they also be concerned about the escalating attack on America’s labor unions?According to a recent New York Times report, many governors and… Read More »
IN FOCUS: THE GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RESOLUTION
April 7, 2000 By Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher Key Points Unregulated global capitalism has had disastrous effects worldwide and threatens the future of the U.S. economy as well. There are alternatives to unregulated global capitalism. The Global Sustainable Development Resolution spells out a pathway to change. For the past decade, through both… Read More »
WTO NO HELP TO CHINESE WORKERS
March 10, 2000 Advocates of President Clinton’s deal to admit China to the World Trade Organization claim it will benefit the poorest people of China. It is far more likely to drive down already pitiful wages, create hundreds of millions of displaced workers and lead to still worse repression. Proponents of the deal argue… Read More »
WHAT’S NEXT IN DEBATE ON GLOBALIZATION?
March 7, 2000 While both parties and all major political candidates are supporting globalization, events in Seattle and Davos, Switzerland, this year should provide a warning that all is not well in the global economy. Those in business who have profited from globalization ignore at their peril those who have not. From the perspectives… Read More »
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