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News :: Globalization : International : Politics |
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crisis of West, globalization, China: entrepreneurship, wealth, outsourcing, trade, jobs under border |
by international competition, wealth, democracy, new century insights
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31 Aug 2007
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what is the next stage world finance, wealth, entrepreneurship, labor, prosperity, politics, democracy? How to view rising China, India? Talk to 3 challenging thinkers. |
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LOCAL Announcement :: Globalization : Human Rights : International : Media : Organizing : Politics : Race : War and Militarism |
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Nancy Davies on The Popular Movement in Oaxaca, Mexico |
by Sarah Schwartz Sax
jamaicaplainforumsarah (nospam) gmail.com (verified) |
31 Aug 2007
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 Tuesday, September 11th, 7:00pm
First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist
3 Eliot St, Jamaica Plain
Journalist Nancy Davies, a resident of Oaxaca, has covered the rebellion and the rise of the popular assembly movement. Nancy will be sharing stories from the front lines in her only U.S. appearance this year. |
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News :: Labor |
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CHILE’S WORKERS UNION CALLS FOR FOCUS ON COLOMBIA |
by valparaiso times
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31 Aug 2007
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According to the AI report, 2,245 Colombian union members were murdered in the 15 years between 1991 and 2006. In the same time period, 3,400 received threats and 138 were disappeared. Almost half of the killings are attributed to rightist paramilitary groups, which have links to politicians within Colombia’s government. AI found government security forces responsible for 43 percent. |
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News :: Politics |
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GSA turns to industry to study Web users |
by fcw.com
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31 Aug 2007
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GSA said it intends to buy the results of research conducted by a company that reviews Web users’ Internet activities. GSA plans to compare and perhaps benchmark the company’s results against what the agency already understands about who visits USA.gov, the RFP states. |
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News :: Social Welfare |
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Katrina All the Time: PAUL KRUGMAN; $4.5b bet on another 9/11 within 4 weeks + |
by PAUL KRUGMAN - THE NEW YORK TIMES
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31 Aug 2007
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THE COMPLETE ARTICLE WITH ALL HYPERLINKS
KRUGMAN: There is a powerful political faction in this country that’s determined to draw exactly the wrong lesson from the Hurricane Katrina debacle and more |
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The Abolition of the Unemployed |
by Katrin Pinetzki
mbatko (nospam) lycos.com (verified) |
31 Aug 2007
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Researchers urge freedom instead of full employment. With a basic income, the unemployed of today would have the freedom to seek for employment that suits them. No one would force them to accept any work. A basic income is a way to solve the dilemma of jobs destroyed by higher productivity. |
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