Martin Luther King once said, “all labour that uplifts humanity has dignity and status and should be undertaken with meticulous excellence”. This sentiment has been … Why Bangladeshi workers need trade unionsRead more
Economics
Posted inEconomics / Military / ToMl
Disappearing Money, Pentagon-Style
Now you see it, now you don’t. Think of it as the Department of Defense’s version of the street con game, three-card monte, or maybe … Disappearing Money, Pentagon-StyleRead more
Posted inEconomics / Strike / USA Empire / Worker
Frequency, Size of Labor Disputes Up In 2015 For First Time In Years
Industrial unrest in the United States was more frequent and widespread last year, according to annual data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. … Frequency, Size of Labor Disputes Up In 2015 For First Time In YearsRead more
Posted inAfrica / Economics / ToMl
How The World’s Wealthiest Country Became Home To The World’s Poorest People
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the vast majority of people live in extreme poverty, earning only around $400 a year. The country is … How The World’s Wealthiest Country Became Home To The World’s Poorest PeopleRead more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl
This is Water (or is it Neoliberalism?)
My paper ” The Political Movement that Dared not Speak its own Name” started out as an address to a conference of historians of the … This is Water (or is it Neoliberalism?)Read more
Posted inEconomics / ToMl
Corporate Ecosystems Are Filled with Predators and Parasites
David Sloan Wilson and Lynn Stout A bedrock assumption of economics is that firms become well adapted by competing against each other. If so, then … Corporate Ecosystems Are Filled with Predators and ParasitesRead more
Posted inEconomics / Greece / ToMl
There is a war going on in Europe but it’s not a military war anymore
Greece’s economic crisis has perhaps been eclipsed by Europe’s refugee crisis, terrorist attacks, and by the forthcoming Brexit referendum. But it has not gone away. … There is a war going on in Europe but it’s not a military war anymoreRead more
Posted inCorruption / Economics / Human right / Multimedia / USA Empire / Water
GM engines got water, but not the people
Posted inEconomics / Fossil fuel / Fracking / Politics / ToMl / USA Empire
How Clinton Pushed Fracking
Fracking promises to be an issue in the upcoming Democratic Party presidential primaries, including California and New Mexico. See accuracy.org/calendar for upcoming events. STEVE HORN, … How Clinton Pushed FrackingRead more