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U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap (blog entry) www.businessinsider.com/wikile...-2011-6

WIKILEAKS: U.S. Fought To Lower Minimum Wage In Haiti So Hanes And Levis Would Stay Cheap

Robert Johnson | Jun. 3, 2011, 2:49 PM

A Wikileaks post published on ... read more
blog entry posted Sat, June 4, 2011 - 6:22 AM permalink - 0 comments
Offshoring of American jobs is about exploitation and discrimination (blog entry) Think about it for a second.

In this global economy, jobs do not get exported to America. Jobs leave here and go abroad. America is running a huge trade deficit with the world.

Many of you believe that opposition to offshoring jobs is about ... read more
blog entry posted Tue, April 19, 2011 - 6:16 PM permalink - 0 comments
Please, everyone on my friends list, read this ( events » politics & activism ) This really sat me down hard today and messed up my good cheer.

Many of you know I do a lot of internet posts about the plight of the working class. I also spend a little time at soup kitchens, and other volunteer things. But for this one I had... read more
event starts Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 6:00 PM
Dear poor put-upon investors and pensioners, re: British Petroleum (blog entry) On behalf of liberal America I feel sorry for the money you have lost as a result of the collapse of BP's stock value. I'm sure that this will cause you some considerable financial burden and not just a wee bit of consternation. This is no joke, e... read more
blog entry posted Fri, June 11, 2010 - 10:25 AM permalink - 0 comments
America desperately needs protectionism. While we struggle with rampant unemployment... (blog entry) www.businessweek.com/news/20...e1-.html

China Jobs Gain Signals Honda Offer ‘Tip’ of Iceberg (Update1)
June 01, 2010, 9:05 PM EDT

(Updates with Foxconn, Honda statements i... read more
blog entry posted Mon, June 7, 2010 - 6:39 AM permalink - 4 comments
Is it time to severely tariff goods from low wage countries? (blog entry) We've lost far and away over 3 million manufacturing jobs, to say nothing of tech jobs and textile jobs, to offshoring labor to low wage countries. We're now even losing biotech jobs to India, due to what again? Super low wages.

The only way Am... read more
blog entry posted Wed, January 20, 2010 - 5:28 AM permalink - 0 comments
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