Working Life

    Recently, I wrote about the atrocious conditions at facilities in Jordan that churn out product for Victoria’s Secret. On Friday, I got an alert from my friends at the National Labor Committee about a strike that has broken out among workers who work in factories turning out goods for Wal-Mart, Gloria Vanderbilt and GAP […]

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   The thing that struck me most this morning (that would be Monday morning here for those of you reading this Sunday night) as I was riding in a cab to a meeting in Bali at the UN climate change meeting was this front-page headline in The Jakarta Post: "Climate Change A New Focus For […]

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   The thing that struck me most this morning (that would be Monday morning here for those of you reading this Sunday night) as I was riding in a cab to a meeting in Bali at the UN climate change meeting was this front-page headline in The Jakarta Post: "Climate Change A New Focus For […]

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  When you slip on your Victoria Secret garb, remember this: it comes to you partly due to the wonders of so-called "free trade." And, in particular, that little Victoria Secret garment (I guess "little" is redundant in this context) may even hail from Jordan–which was supposed to be the poster child for how one […]

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Forget what the pundits and some of the elements of the Democratic corporate establishment think: John Edwards is reflecting the sentiment of Iowans when he points out the dangerous effects of globalization.   Today’s Wall Street Journal tells us this: At a John Deere plant here, bright green tractors bound for Brazil, Russia and China […]

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    Reuters reported just a few hours ago that the House will now take up the so-called "free trade" deal with Peru on Thursday: Leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have decided to delay a vote on a free-trade agreement with Peru until Thursday, House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said. Hoyer made the announcement […]

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    Sorry for the late post (I know, you can’t start the day without reading here…) but I’ve been on the Writers Guild of America’s picket line all morning (out at Silvercup Studios in Queens…a little rain, a little wind). Things are still strong on the line and I’ll update this more as the strike […]

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There is a cruel economic hoax being played on millions of American workers, a hoax that unfortunately is being promoted by too many Democrats. The hoax is this: that workers who lose their jobs to so-called "free trade" can simply be retrained to do something else that will be a good substitute for what they […]

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The Wall Street Journal has an interview today with George Bush that gives great insight into the disinformation, lies and, charitably, cognitive dissonance that underpins the Administration’s economic policy. "We have lost sight of what it means to be a nation willing to be aggressive in the world, and spread freedom or deal with disease," […]

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This is huge: Republican voters are now overwhelmingly opposed to so-called "free trade." Not surprising but really a potential goldmine for Democrats—if they have the foresight and courage to seize it. We are talking about a possible major realignment based on economic issues.   Let me talk first about the poll and, then, say something […]

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