August 5, 1999 A funny thing happened on the way to the New Millenium: the Old Millenium crashed. According to economist Paul Krugman, “Never in the course of economic events — not even in the early years of the Depression — has so large a part of the world economy experienced so devastating a… Read More »
THE GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RESOLUTION
April 1, 1999 By Brendan Smith & Jeremy Brecher For the past decade, through both Republican and Democratic administrations, the U.S. government has promoted a model of free-market global capitalism that it claimed would benefit the great majority of people both at home and abroad. This model has failed. Key Points Unregulated global… Read More »
RESISTING CONCESSIONS
May 14, 1998 This is the third in a series on rank-and-file labor struggles over the last 25 years While the number of strikes and strikers plummeted during the 1980s and 1990s, most of the major labor struggles that did take place were in resistance to management demands for concessions. Three of the most… Read More »
CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
June 28, 1993 The Connecticut legislature this June passed “An Act Establishing a Community Economic Development Program.” This Act was based on extended consultations among legislators, the executive branch, private investors, and community-based organizations and developers. The purpose of this article is to describe the Act, explain its intent, and provide background on the concerns… Read More »