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15th District in PA Has A Race

It’s not a CAFTA 15 Democrat but an incumbent Republican, who voted for CAFTA, now has a challenger. The incumbent, Charlie Dent, is definitely not the sharpest knife in the drawer and this is one of...

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Costa Rica Blocking CAFTA?

I haven’t see this anywhere in the mainstream press: the Financial Times had a piece on Feb, 27th (yeah, sorry, it sat on my desk and I just liberated it from the pile) which reported that the Central...

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“Dollar Bill” Indicted

    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...

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CAFTA Still Under Fire

Yesterday, in Costa Rica, 100,000 people marched to protest the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). You thought that was a done deal, huh? Well, not as far as Costa Ricans are concerned, as...

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And In Other So-Called “Free Trade” News…

    Yesterday, I mentioned the protests in Costa Rica over the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). From our friends at the Citizens Trade Campaign comes a reminder that there is a so-called...

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George Bush and Lies About The Economy

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...

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“Dollar Bill” Has A Wacky Defense

    I don’t normally have particular interest in corruption charges against members of Congress–not that they shouldn’t go to jail, and, better yet, be tarred and feathered–it’s just that there is only...

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Goodbye, “Dollar Bill” Jefferson

   I’ll be on a plane early this morning so I’ll try to catch up later on more topical news. But, let me celebrate here for a moment. "Dollar Bill" Jefferson bit the dust: Representative William J....

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The End of So-Called “Free Trade”: A Beginning

   Change has to begin with the transformation of the economy: a rejection of the marketing phrase of the "free market". The president has made some very strong proposals in this area. A large group of...

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Phony Trade Deal–Exposed

   On some things, I would rather be proven wrong. I would rather be told, "you see, these trade deals did their job when they passed and promised  to protect labor rights in other countries where...

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Greed And Corruption Update

   Today brings news of more greed wafting across the country, as well as a tiny step towards sweeping out the stalls soiled by corrupt politicians. The bad, though typical news, finds yet another...

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Melissa Bean May Be Out of A Job–Wonder What Union Vote Was?

   Look, I am not happy when wacky Republicans win. But, I am not feeling particularly sorry that Melissa Bean may lose her seat in Illinois: Vote counting is temporarily on hold for Illinois’ 8th...

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Melissa Bean, Corporate Voice, Instead of Elizabeth Warren? No Way.

War is peace. Lies are truth. And, now, Melissa Bean is like Elizabeth Warren. That is the instant thought I had when reading about the rumors that the White House might consider appointing Melissa...

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NAFTA Twenty Years Later

Time flies when you’ve been screwed. I’m going to write some more about this but, for the time being, let’s not forget that it’s been 20 years since NAFTA was passed…and it was bad shit then and bad...

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TPP, NAFTA, Fast Track…Rinse, Repeat: Prosperity Undermined–The Full Report

Sometimes, it’s hard to connect the dots between things that happened twenty years ago–because we don’t teach real history in schools and Crazy Birds is more popular than reading a book. So, people who...

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Labor: Vote Against TPP-Fast Track, Or Forget About Campaign Checks. About...

Well, a tip of the hat to some people in labor for reaching down and remembering they have a few cojones left–or maybe it was reaching deep into their pockets and remembering that they have the money,...

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