Economy

GE Brings Bad Things to Life GE Brings Bad Things to Life

For downsized workers in Bloomington, it's time to start thinking globally.

Jan 26, 2001 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski

Labor’s Fight Has Just Begun Labor’s Fight Has Just Begun

In the end, Linda Chavez undid her own nomination through her disingenuousness. Bush's first nominee as Labor Secretary withdrew after a storm of publicity about her relationship...

Jan 11, 2001 / Feature / David Moberg

Treasury Nominee Paul O’Neill: Just in Time for Trouble Treasury Nominee Paul O’Neill: Just in Time for Trouble

Something doesn't add up about the new Treasury Secretary nominated by George W. Bush. The supply-side conservatives who live for more big tax cuts on capital and upper-bracket i...

Jan 11, 2001 / Feature / William Greider

How Stands the Union? How Stands the Union?

In their campaigns for the White House, the major-party candidates--even the one backed by labor--spent little time debating labor-law reform. Nevertheless, the AFL-CIO ha...

Jan 5, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Steve Early

Cool It, World Cool It, World

After three years of diplomatic fatigue, the United States put delegates from 170 countries out of their misery at the latest round of climate talks at The Hague in November by s...

Jan 5, 2001 / Ross Gelbspan

Unions Without Borders Unions Without Borders

A new kind of internationalism is challenging neoliberal globalism.

Jan 5, 2001 / Feature / David Bacon

These Messes Are What Deregulation Gets Us These Messes Are What Deregulation Gets Us

We do need government regulation—not to build socialism but to save capitalism.

Dec 26, 2000 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Nation Indicators The Nation Indicators

We're sorry, but Doug Henwood's enlightening charts and graphs can be seen only in our print edition, as it is not technically feasible at this time to post them on our website.  

Dec 22, 2000 / Doug Henwood

Girls, Interrupted Girls, Interrupted

Chris Kraus reviews Cool for You, by Eileen Myles.

Dec 14, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Chris Kraus

Building Community Unions Building Community Unions

In Stamford, Connecticut, organizers are putting the movement back in labor.

Dec 14, 2000 / Feature / Janice Fine

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