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Economy
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Silla Brush , The Hill
Labor unions are flexing their muscle this month in scores of protests
against the country's largest banks, which are lobbying heavily to
influence financial overhaul legislation.
Unions will hold roughly 200 events by March 26 aimed at Bank of
America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley
and Wells... » read this article
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Barry Grey , WSWS
18 March 2010
The past week has seen a marked intensification of the steady drumbeat of threats and provocations against China that has characterized the policy of the Obama administration since last September. That month, the White House signed an order imposing punitive tariffs on Chinese tire imports. This was... » read this article
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Peter Schwarz , WSWS
Editor's comment: The EU attack on Greece, now underway, is a prime example of how national borders and sovereignty have been erased by the European Union. Greece joined the European Union and on January 1, 1981 and surrendered its currency, drachmas, for the euro on January 1, 2001. According to... » read this article
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Patrick Martin , WSWS
2 February 2010
The Obama administration’s budget for the 2011 fiscal year, unveiled Monday, projects massive US government deficits for the next decade, fueled by gargantuan military spending and the impact of the financial and economic crisis of American and world capitalism. The US national debt is projected to more... » read this article
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David Reilly , Bloomberg
The idea of secret banking cabals that control the country and global economy are a given among conspiracy theorists who stockpile ammo, bottled water and peanut butter. After this week’s congressional hearing into the bailout of American International Group Inc., you have to wonder if those folks are crazy after... » read this article
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John Roberts , WSWS
12 January 2010
A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China came into effect on New Year’s Day, creating the world’s third largest free trade bloc behind the European Union (EU) and the North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA). While limited in... » read this article
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