Amid predictions that the economy is heading for recession, are you wondering why you didn’t see signs of prosperity during the supposed expansion of the last four years? If so,… Read more »
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Reviving healthcare
Pretty much everybody agrees that something has to be done about the state of U.S. healthcare and healthcare coverage. President Bush’s idea of a fix is to offer a tax… Read more »
Costa Rica: passionate protests against CAFTA force president to change tactics
A classic David versus Goliath confrontation is taking place between Costa Rica and the U.S. The Costa Ricans are the lone holdout against ratification of the Central American Free Trade… Read more »
New Orleans survivors: a people without a home
On this August 29, 2007, the United States will commemorate the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. For the last two years, I have witnessed my aunt, a former resident of… Read more »
The foreclosures bomb: low-income workers lose their homes due to Wall Street speculation
Even as sensational daily headlines report the housing foreclosure crisis, a flood of seductive ads push home refinancing. One prominent internet ad shows a raging bull and promises “no credit… Read more »
CAFTA referendum in Costa Rica: Dirty tricks and repression mount as vote nears
Costa Rica’s many assets — its unsurpassed beauty and abundant natural resources, relative prosperity, and large public sector providing union jobs, affordable basic services and universal healthcare — are all… Read more »
Building glut sends shock waves into a precarious economy
One signal of the housing glut is homes sitting empty for months with “for sale” signs hanging in front. This glum image marks a dramatic reversal from 2004, when a… Read more »
Condos Galore! How the development craze is creating a housing crisis
In August in New York City, Otoniel Santiago joined over 100 other East Harlem residents in a protest against greedy landlords. With add-on charges, Santiago’s base monthly rent of $1,100… Read more »
Fight against CAFTA still on in Costa Rica
The Costa Rican “no” campaign that came so close to defeating the Oct. 7 referendum on the Central American Free Trade Agreement refuses to give up the struggle. Had it… Read more »
The Big Three contracts stink: nationalize the auto industry!
It would be hard to find a more stark illustration that concessions don’t save jobs than the events that unfolded at Chrysler in Nov. 2007. Workers nearly rejected a contract… Read more »
