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Where Has Anti-Trust Enforcement Gone?
Posted on 06 June 2007.
   The Wall Street Journal has a piece today about the Federal Trade Commission’s suit against Whole Foods to block its purchase of Wild Oats Markets. But, inside the story is this revealing little nugget: The challenge would be one of the few brought under the Bush administration, which has broadly interpreted antitrust law to […]
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Anti-Union Democrats–Redux
Posted on 06 June 2007.
   A while back, I asked the question: Why are Democrats working for Wal-Mart? Today, there’s another aspect of this having to do with Mark Penn, the key strategist and pollster for Sen. Hillary Clinton. Steve Greenhouse has a piece today that further explores an article that appeared in The Nation. Here’s a snippet: The […]
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“Dollar Bill” Indicted
Posted on 05 June 2007.
   For a long time, I’ve been watching the travails of Rep. William “Dollar Bill” Jefferson. “Dollar,” or as we like to refer to him in these parts, the man with the very rich freezer, was just indicted today: WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-Louisiana, was indicted Monday on federal charges of racketeering, […]
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Workers? Unions? Missing From The Debate
Posted on 04 June 2007.
   Was it just me or did someone else notice that there was barely a mention of labor in the debate last night between Democratic candidates? I haven’t had a chance to find a transcript somewhere–I can’t bear to watch the video again…–but my memory remembers only two mentions, both of which were in passing: […]
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Beating Up Nannies: The Unseen Abuse of Domestic Workers
Posted on 02 June 2007.
If you walk the streets of New York City, you can see the army of people who power the economy–if you decide to look or pay attention. Not the investment bankers and the masters of the universe. Nope, it’s the 200,000 domestic workers: nannies, housekeepers, companions for the elderly, babysitters, baby nurses and cooks. And […]
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The World Bank: From Bad To Worse
Posted on 31 May 2007.
It’s quite telling to watch the MSM analyze the choice of Robert Zoellick to replace the disgraced (again) Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank. The MSM have never gotten it when it comes to exploring the real scandal behind the World Bank. And Zoellick will only make things worse, not better. Â Â Â As I suggested […]
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Vietnam–The New Outsourcing Haven
Posted on 30 May 2007.
   We learn from The Wall Street Journal today that Vietnam is growing as a country of choice when it comes to outsourcing jobs. Why? No surprise:    Industrial land here is cheaper than in China. Wages are about a third lower than in China’s industrial coastal regions. And with a population of almost 90 […]
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No Sunshine At Sunrise
Posted on 28 May 2007.
   I have pointed out a number of times some really solid reporting that comes our way from Gretchen Morgenson, who writes a regular column for Sunday business section of The New York Times. She weighs in today with a look at yet more corporate misbehavior in the executive and boardroom suites. This time the […]
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Firing Back At The Beast
Posted on 26 May 2007.
You kind of figured this one would get ugly. From a report in today’s Wall Street Journal: Â Fired Wal-Mart Stores Inc. marketing executive Julie Roehm took aim at the retailer’s chief executive and other senior executives, claiming they skirted its ethics policy, accepting travel, concert tickets and preferential prices on yachts and jewelry. Â […]
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