Japan’s Earthquake Jolts Shreveport
Globalization’s “efficiency’ is nothing but a cross-your-fingers fantasy.
China’s Wise Wheat Reserves
The idea of storing surplus grain in good times to guard against famine dates back at least as far as the Old Testament.
Joe Sixpackus
The middle-class became extinct after that merger between corporate America and Communist China.
Food Security and National Security
The rest of the world should learn from China’s approach to managing its wheat supplies.
Corporate Lobby Launches Weak Counter-Attack on Capital Controls
As more than 250 economists call on Obama to allow capital controls on trade agreements, the corporate lobby responds with distorted facts.
As Chinese Laborers Follow Jobs to Africa, African Traders Flock to China
Immigation is, in a sense, a compliment to a country, which, in turn, needs to learn how to repay it.
Spreading Weapons in the Name of Peace
The theory is that somehow this escalation of military testosterone in the explosive Middle East might produce harmony some day.
Free Trade: A Corporate Scam
There’s a lot of money to be made in destroying the environment and abusing workers.
Outsourcing Television
American television viewers are being asked to sympathize with a group of Indian workers who have jobs that Americans have recently lost.
Investment Rules in Trade Agreements
The Top 10 Changes to Build a Pro-Labor, Pro-Community and Pro-Environment Trans-Pacific Partnership
Let’s Get Sensible about Immigration
The Obama administration should scrap enforcement-only policies that separate families and encourage raids, deportations, border militarization, and racial profiling.
Misguided U.S. Economic Policies Drive Many Mexicans to Come Here
Most immigrants would prefer to stay at home with their families and live their own culture, eat their own food, and listen to their own music.
Let’s Sit Down and Talk with Iran
What’s needed now is a series of long, frank discussions between Iran’s leaders and other key global players.
It’s Time for Israel to End the Gaza Siege
Making the people of Gaza miserable is a failed policy that violates international law.
Want a Job? Good Luck
Get ready for more foreclosures and more kids moving back in with Mom and Dad.