Posted on 13 November 2010. Tags: "Free Trade", Barack Obama, Enforcement, Minimum Wage, Policy Matters Ohio, Side Agreements, South Korea
Today is a day to celebrate–no kidding. The so-called "free trade" deal with South Korea is dead in the water–at least for now. There are a whole host of reasons these deals stink from top to bottom. But, little attention is ever given to this reason: the phony promises made about enforcing labor and […]
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Posted on 02 April 2008. Tags: China, Energy, General Electric, Global Warming, Labor, Labor Rights, Policy Matters Ohio
I have to admit to a knee-jerk dislike when I hear the name "General Electric". It goes back to the days when the company that claims "we bring good things to life" was deep in the business of producing nuclear weapons, which have a quirky ability to end life. Then, there was the reign of […]
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