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Crandall Canyon Mine Collapse Reports: Complaint (31pgs); Referral to Committee (4pgs); Final Report (164pgs)
Child Labor Rings Reach China's Distant Villages. David Barboza. NY Times. 5/10/2008.
US Urged to Reform Foreign Aid. Ida Wahlstrom. One World. 5/09/2008.
U.S. Legal Work Booms in India. Rama Lakshimi. Wa. Post. 5/11/2008.
World's Giants to Alter Food Equation. Evan Osnos & Laurie Goering. Chicago Tribune. 5/11/2008.
The Myth of the Stay-at-Home Mom. Paul Nyhan. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 5/13/2008.
Many Hispanics Are Hit Hard by Economic Slump. Many Many Hispanics Are Hit Hard by Economic Slump. Peter Goodman. NY Times. 5/13/2008.
UN: Biofuel Production 'Criminal Path' to Global Food Crisis. Environmental News Service. 4/29/2008.
Multinationals Make Billions In Profit Out of Growing Global Food Crisis. Geoffrey Lean. Independent/UK. 5/04/2008.
The Solidarity Center. The Solidarity Center is a non-profit organization that assists workers around the world who are struggling to build democratic and independent trade unions. We work with unions and community groups worldwide to achieve equitable, sustainable, democratic development and to help men and women everywhere stand up for their rights and improve their living and working standards.
The Degradation of Work: Trafficking in Persons from a Labor Perspective - The Kenya Experience. (Original report). Solidarity Center. October 2007.
Load Up the Pantry. Brett Arends. Wall Street Journal. 4/21/2008.
Biofuels starving our people, leaders tell UN. Allegra Stratton. Guardian/UK. 4/28/2008.
Bangladesh children toil to survive. Al Jazeera. 4/14/2008.
Despite Tough Times, Ultrarich Keep Spending. Christine Haughney & Eric Konigsberg. NY Times. 4/13/2008.
DEVELOPMENT: Reinventing Agriculture. Stephen Leahy. International Press Service. 4/15/2008.
A faltering economy hasn't slowed American CEOs' pursuit of wealth. David Walsh. World Socialist Web Site. 4/16/2008.
Child brides 'sold' in Afghanistan. BBC. 4/15/08.
Wall Street Winners Get Billion-Dollar Paydays. Jenny Anderson. NY Times. 4/16/2008.
Illegal immigrants pay billions in taxes. CNN. 4/15/2008.
Union Killings Peril Trade Pact With Colombia. Simon Romero. NY Times. 4/14/2008.
I.R.S. Scrutiny of Big Firms Plummets, Study Says. Lynnley Browning. NY TImes. 4/14/2008.
GLOBALISATION: New Curbs on Investment From the South. Julio Godoy. International Press Service. 4/14/2008.
Robots seen doing work of 3.5 million in Japan. Reuters. 4/08/2008.
Toxic shock: how the banking industry created a global crisis. Jill Treanor. Guardian/UK. 4/08/2008.
IMF plans gold sale to raise $6bn. BBC. 4/07/2008.
Credit crunch costs '$1 trillion'. Stevern Schifferes. BBC. 4/09/2008.
As income gap widens, recession fears grow. Tami Luhby. CNN. 4/09/2008
For Many, a Boom That Wasn't. David Leonhardt. NY Times. 4/09/2008.
Food Price Rises Threaten Global Security - UN. David Adam. Independent/UK. 4/09/2008.
Globalization, trade and recession take a toll on Martinsville, Virginia. Tony Pugh. McClatchy. 4/10/2008.
Food prices stir poverty concern. Al Jazeera. 4/11/2008.
Defense Acquisitions: Assessment of Selected Weapon Programs. General Accounting Office Report to Congress. March 2008.
Foreclosure Machine Thrives on Woes. Gretchen Morgenson & Jonathan Glater. NY Times. 3/30/2008.
As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise, Food Stamp Use Nears Record. Erik Eckholm. NY Times. 3/31/2008,
Microfinance's Success Sets Off a Debate in Mexico. Elizabeth Malkin. NY Times. 4/05/2008.
Jobs down 3rd straight month; recession looms Kevin Hall. McClatchy. 4/04/2008.
Blue Collar, Bare Cupboards. Sasha Abramsky. In These Times. 3/28/2008.
Ex-slave works to free others from West African tradition. Nora Boustany. Christina Science Monitor. 3/26/2008.
Rich clients' assets to hit $75 trillion by 2012: study. Reuters. 3/27/2008.
How much will it cost to fix the climate? The numbers vary. Brad Knickerbocker. Christian Science Monitor. 3/27/2008.
Seattle Battles the Homeless. Silja Talvi. In These Times. 3/27/2008.
Older Americans wealthier, living longer. Julie Steenhuysen. Reuters. 3/28/2008.
High Rice Cost Creating Fears of Asia Unrest. Keith Bradsher. NY Times. 3/29/2008.
Struggling homeowners find little hope in federal program. Kevin Hall. McClatchy. 3/29/2008.
Grain prices soar globally. Daniel Ten Kate. Christian Science Monitor. 3/25/2008.
Scorned trash pickers become global environmental force. Jack Chang. McClatchy. 3/24/2008.
Debt: Our 9 Trillion Pound Gorilla. Susan Douglas. In These Times. 3/25/08.
Population Growth Is a Threat. But It Pales Against the Greed of the Rich. George Monbiot. Guardian/UK. 1/29/2008.
UN forum aims to end trafficking. BBC. 2/13/08.
A Desperate Search For Stolen Children. Maureen Fan. Washington Post. A11. 3/10/2008. Lax Protections Leave Chinese Vulnerable To Human Trafficking
What Created This Monster?. Nelson Schwartz & Julie Creswell. NT Times. 3/23/08. The role of deregulation of the financial industry and the use of derivatives to "spread risk."
Americas Slave Labor. Christopher Moraff. In These Times. 1/17/2008.
Up to 70% interest - credit card aimed at the poor. Patrick Collinson. Guardian UK. 2/12/2008.
Best U.S. factory jobs in rising jeopardy. Mark Trumbull. Christian Science Monitor. 2/15/2008.
Poverty Is Poison. Paul Krugman. NY Times. 2/18/2008.
Low unemployment rate hides rise in long-term jobless. Kevin G. Hall. McClatchy. 2/18/2008.
The Incredible Shrinking Paycheck. Nancy Cleeland. The Nation. 2/20/2008.
Sub-prime CEOs defend high wages. BBC. 3/07/2008.
3 CEOs made $460 million - House panel - Sub-prime mortgages. Ben Rooney. CNN. 3/06/2008.
Affirmative action ban heads for ballot in 5 states. Linda Royce. CNN. 3/07/2008.
A Global Need for Grain That Farms Can’t Fill. David Strietfeld. NY Times. 3/09/2008.
Local-only currency in Portland? Think plastic. Joseph Rose. Oregonian. 2/24/2008.
America's 'Near Poor' Are Increasingly at Economic Risk, Experts Say. 5/08/06 Erik Eckholm, NY Times.
US service sector in sharp fall. BBC. 2/05/2008.
ECONOMY-EL SALVADOR: Dollarisation Backfires, Fuelling Price Hikes. Raúl Gutiérrez. International Press Service. 2/05/2008.
EL SALVADOR: Benefits of Free Trade Deal Still Remote. Raúl Gutiérrez. International Press Service. 1/31/2008.
Troubled loans rise, but Umpqua says it can cope. Jeff Manning. Oregonian, 1/25/2008.
Executive Excess 2007: The Staggering Social Cost of U.S. Business Leadership. Multiple Authors. UFE and Institute for Policy Studies.
State of the Dream: Foreclosed. United for a Fair Economy. 1/16/2008. Charts: Racial cost of predatory lending; more charts
Baltimore Finds Subprime Crisis Snags Women. John Leland. NY Times. 1/15/2008.
New inflation data explain middle-class squeeze. Kevin G. Hall. McClatchy. 1/16/2008.
World food stocks dwindling rapidly, UN warns. Elisabeth Rosenthal. International Herald Tribune.
Economic Mobility of Black and White Families
DC’s Two Economies: Many Residents Are Falling Behind. DC Fiscal Policy Institute October 2007. Poverty Rate Grows Amid an Economic Boom.
Disaster Capitalism: the new economy of catastrophe. Naomi Klein. Harper's. 10/2007.
U.S. Census Bureau. You may also access the American Community Surveys from this site.
Life at America's bottom wage. Mark Trumbull. Christian Science Monitor. 1/09/07.
Hard Times For U.S. Workers. Oxford Analytica. 7/27/07.
America's Slave Labor. Christopher Moraff. In These Times. 1/17/07
World Prout Assembly PROUT stands for PROgressive UTilization Theory. It means, the progressive utilization and rational distribution of all the earth's natural resources. PROUT advocates another type of revolution called "nuclear revolution." In nuclear revolution, every aspect of collective life - social, economic, political, cultural, psychic and spiritual - is completely transformed. New moral and spiritual values arise in society which provide the impetus for accelerated social progress. The old era is replaced by a new era - one collective psychology is replaced by another. This type of revolution results in all-round development and social progress.
Top 100 Executives by Total Compensation 2006
Top 100 Executives by Salary 2006
May 2005 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
United States Department of Labor
Table 9. Private industry, by full-time and part-time status
Fewer hours, fewer benefits, MLR: The Editor's Desk
Surveys of Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
Monthly Labor Review Articles by the Division of Monthly Industry Employment Statistics
Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
The American Community Survey and Intercensal Population Estimates
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
UFE - Research Library (United for a Fair Economy)
Statistical Resources (Great links to good research anf information)
Star Site U.S. Depository Reference Collection
Economy and LaborMay 2005 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
3 CEOs made $460 million - House panel - Sub-prime mortgages. Ben Rooney. CNN. 3/06/2008.
A Desperate Search For Stolen Children. Maureen Fan. Washington Post. A11. 3/10/2008. Lax Protections Leave Chinese Vulnerable To Human Trafficking
A Global Need for Grain That Farms Can’t Fill. David Strietfeld. NY Times. 3/09/2008.
A faltering economy hasn't slowed American CEOs' pursuit of wealth. David Walsh. World Socialist Web Site. 4/16/2008.
Affirmative action ban heads for ballot in 5 states. Linda Royce. CNN. 3/07/2008.
America's 'Near Poor' Are Increasingly at Economic Risk, Experts Say. 5/08/06 Erik Eckholm, NY Times.
America's Slave Labor. Christopher Moraff. In These Times. 1/17/07
Americas Slave Labor. Christopher Moraff. In These Times. 1/17/2008.
As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise, Food Stamp Use Nears Record. Erik Eckholm. NY Times. 3/31/2008,
As income gap widens, recession fears grow. Tami Luhby. CNN. 4/09/2008
Baltimore Finds Subprime Crisis Snags Women. John Leland. NY Times. 1/15/2008.
Bangladesh children toil to survive. Al Jazeera. 4/14/2008.
Best U.S. factory jobs in rising jeopardy. Mark Trumbull. Christian Science Monitor. 2/15/2008.
Biofuels starving our people, leaders tell UN. Allegra Stratton. Guardian/UK. 4/28/2008.
Blue Collar, Bare Cupboards. Sasha Abramsky. In These Times. 3/28/2008.
Child Labor Rings Reach China's Distant Villages. David Barboza. NY Times. 5/10/2008.
Child brides 'sold' in Afghanistan. BBC. 4/15/08.
Crandall Canyon Mine Collapse Reports: Complaint (31pgs); Referral to Committee (4pgs); Final Report (164pgs)
Credit crunch costs '$1 trillion'. Stevern Schifferes. BBC. 4/09/2008.
DC’s Two Economies: Many Residents Are Falling Behind. DC Fiscal Policy Institute October 2007. Poverty Rate Grows Amid an Economic Boom.
DEVELOPMENT: Reinventing Agriculture. Stephen Leahy. International Press Service. 4/15/2008.
Debt: Our 9 Trillion Pound Gorilla. Susan Douglas. In These Times. 3/25/08.
Defense Acquisitions: Assessment of Selected Weapon Programs. General Accounting Office Report to Congress. March 2008.
Despite Tough Times, Ultrarich Keep Spending. Christine Haughney & Eric Konigsberg. NY Times. 4/13/2008.
Disaster Capitalism: the new economy of catastrophe. Naomi Klein. Harper's. 10/2007.
ECONOMY-EL SALVADOR: Dollarisation Backfires, Fuelling Price Hikes. Raúl Gutiérrez. International Press Service. 2/05/2008.
EL SALVADOR: Benefits of Free Trade Deal Still Remote. Raúl Gutiérrez. International Press Service. 1/31/2008.
Economic Mobility of Black and White Families
Ex-slave works to free others from West African tradition. Nora Boustany. Christina Science Monitor. 3/26/2008.
Executive Excess 2007: The Staggering Social Cost of U.S. Business Leadership. Multiple Authors. UFE and Institute for Policy Studies.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Fewer hours, fewer benefits, MLR: The Editor's Desk
Food Price Rises Threaten Global Security - UN. David Adam. Independent/UK. 4/09/2008.
Food prices stir poverty concern. Al Jazeera. 4/11/2008.
For Many, a Boom That Wasn't. David Leonhardt. NY Times. 4/09/2008.
Foreclosure Machine Thrives on Woes. Gretchen Morgenson & Jonathan Glater. NY Times. 3/30/2008.
GLOBALISATION: New Curbs on Investment From the South. Julio Godoy. International Press Service. 4/14/2008.
Globalization, trade and recession take a toll on Martinsville, Virginia. Tony Pugh. McClatchy. 4/10/2008.
Grain prices soar globally. Daniel Ten Kate. Christian Science Monitor. 3/25/2008.
Hard Times For U.S. Workers. Oxford Analytica. 7/27/07.
High Rice Cost Creating Fears of Asia Unrest. Keith Bradsher. NY Times. 3/29/2008.
How much will it cost to fix the climate? The numbers vary. Brad Knickerbocker. Christian Science Monitor. 3/27/2008.
I.R.S. Scrutiny of Big Firms Plummets, Study Says. Lynnley Browning. NY TImes. 4/14/2008.
IMF plans gold sale to raise $6bn. BBC. 4/07/2008.
Illegal immigrants pay billions in taxes. CNN. 4/15/2008.
Jobs down 3rd straight month; recession looms Kevin Hall. McClatchy. 4/04/2008.
Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
Life at America's bottom wage. Mark Trumbull. Christian Science Monitor. 1/09/07.
Load Up the Pantry. Brett Arends. Wall Street Journal. 4/21/2008.
Local-only currency in Portland? Think plastic. Joseph Rose. Oregonian. 2/24/2008.
Low unemployment rate hides rise in long-term jobless. Kevin G. Hall. McClatchy. 2/18/2008.
Many Hispanics Are Hit Hard by Economic Slump. Many Many Hispanics Are Hit Hard by Economic Slump. Peter Goodman. NY Times. 5/13/2008.
Microfinance's Success Sets Off a Debate in Mexico. Elizabeth Malkin. NY Times. 4/05/2008.
Monthly Labor Review Articles by the Division of Monthly Industry Employment Statistics
Multinationals Make Billions In Profit Out of Growing Global Food Crisis. Geoffrey Lean. Independent/UK. 5/04/2008.
New inflation data explain middle-class squeeze. Kevin G. Hall. McClatchy. 1/16/2008.
Older Americans wealthier, living longer. Julie Steenhuysen. Reuters. 3/28/2008.
Population Growth Is a Threat. But It Pales Against the Greed of the Rich. George Monbiot. Guardian/UK. 1/29/2008.
Poverty Is Poison. Paul Krugman. NY Times. 2/18/2008.
Table 9. Private industry, by full-time and part-time status
Rich clients' assets to hit $75 trillion by 2012: study. Reuters. 3/27/2008.
Robots seen doing work of 3.5 million in Japan. Reuters. 4/08/2008.
Scorned trash pickers become global environmental force. Jack Chang. McClatchy. 3/24/2008.
Seattle Battles the Homeless. Silja Talvi. In These Times. 3/27/2008.
Star Site U.S. Depository Reference Collection
State of the Dream: Foreclosed. United for a Fair Economy. 1/16/2008. Charts: Racial cost of predatory lending; more charts
Statistical Resources (Great links to good research anf information)
Struggling homeowners find little hope in federal program. Kevin Hall. McClatchy. 3/29/2008.
Sub-prime CEOs defend high wages. BBC. 3/07/2008.
Surveys of Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
The American Community Survey and Intercensal Population Estimates
The Degradation of Work: Trafficking in Persons from a Labor Perspective - The Kenya Experience. (Original report). Solidarity Center. October 2007.
The Incredible Shrinking Paycheck. Nancy Cleeland. The Nation. 2/20/2008.
The Myth of the Stay-at-Home Mom. Paul Nyhan. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 5/13/2008.
The Solidarity Center. The Solidarity Center is a non-profit organization that assists workers around the world who are struggling to build democratic and independent trade unions. We work with unions and community groups worldwide to achieve equitable, sustainable, democratic development and to help men and women everywhere stand up for their rights and improve their living and working standards.
Top 100 Executives by Salary 2006
Top 100 Executives by Total Compensation 2006
Toxic shock: how the banking industry created a global crisis. Jill Treanor. Guardian/UK. 4/08/2008.
Troubled loans rise, but Umpqua says it can cope. Jeff Manning. Oregonian, 1/25/2008.
U.S. Census Bureau. You may also access the American Community Surveys from this site.
U.S. Legal Work Booms in India. Rama Lakshimi. Wa. Post. 5/11/2008.
UFE - Research Library (United for a Fair Economy)
UN forum aims to end trafficking. BBC. 2/13/08.
UN: Biofuel Production 'Criminal Path' to Global Food Crisis. Environmental News Service. 4/29/2008.
US Urged to Reform Foreign Aid. Ida Wahlstrom. One World. 5/09/2008.
US service sector in sharp fall. BBC. 2/05/2008.
Union Killings Peril Trade Pact With Colombia. Simon Romero. NY Times. 4/14/2008.
United States Department of Labor
Up to 70% interest - credit card aimed at the poor. Patrick Collinson. Guardian UK. 2/12/2008.
Wall Street Winners Get Billion-Dollar Paydays. Jenny Anderson. NY Times. 4/16/2008.
What Created This Monster?. Nelson Schwartz & Julie Creswell. NT Times. 3/23/08. The role of deregulation of the financial industry and the use of derivatives to "spread risk."
World Prout Assembly PROUT stands for PROgressive UTilization Theory. It means, the progressive utilization and rational distribution of all the earth's natural resources. PROUT advocates another type of revolution called "nuclear revolution." In nuclear revolution, every aspect of collective life - social, economic, political, cultural, psychic and spiritual - is completely transformed. New moral and spiritual values arise in society which provide the impetus for accelerated social progress. The old era is replaced by a new era - one collective psychology is replaced by another. This type of revolution results in all-round development and social progress.
World food stocks dwindling rapidly, UN warns. Elisabeth Rosenthal. International Herald Tribune.
World's Giants to Alter Food Equation. Evan Osnos & Laurie Goering. Chicago Tribune. 5/11/2008.
Crandall Canyon Mine Collapse Reports: Complaint (31pgs); Referral to Committee (4pgs); Final Report (164pgs)
Child Labor Rings Reach China's Distant Villages. David Barboza. NY Times. 5/10/2008.
US Urged to Reform Foreign Aid. Ida Wahlstrom. One World. 5/09/2008.
U.S. Legal Work Booms in India. Rama Lakshimi. Wa. Post. 5/11/2008.
World's Giants to Alter Food Equation. Evan Osnos & Laurie Goering. Chicago Tribune. 5/11/2008.
The Myth of the Stay-at-Home Mom. Paul Nyhan. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 5/13/2008.
Many Hispanics Are Hit Hard by Economic Slump. Many Many Hispanics Are Hit Hard by Economic Slump. Peter Goodman. NY Times. 5/13/2008.
UN: Biofuel Production 'Criminal Path' to Global Food Crisis. Environmental News Service. 4/29/2008.
Multinationals Make Billions In Profit Out of Growing Global Food Crisis. Geoffrey Lean. Independent/UK. 5/04/2008.
The Solidarity Center. The Solidarity Center is a non-profit organization that assists workers around the world who are struggling to build democratic and independent trade unions. We work with unions and community groups worldwide to achieve equitable, sustainable, democratic development and to help men and women everywhere stand up for their rights and improve their living and working standards.
The Degradation of Work: Trafficking in Persons from a Labor Perspective - The Kenya Experience. (Original report). Solidarity Center. October 2007.
Load Up the Pantry. Brett Arends. Wall Street Journal. 4/21/2008.
Biofuels starving our people, leaders tell UN. Allegra Stratton. Guardian/UK. 4/28/2008.
Bangladesh children toil to survive. Al Jazeera. 4/14/2008.
Despite Tough Times, Ultrarich Keep Spending. Christine Haughney & Eric Konigsberg. NY Times. 4/13/2008.