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Green Shoots. For Whom?

By Eric Lotke
November 5, 2009

Today’s “Productivity and Costs” data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics contain what looks like good news. But keep the cork in the bottles.

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Balance of Trade and Share of Global Manufacturing

By Natasha Chart
October 23, 2009

Last time, we looked at manufacturing output per capita in the world's largest 20 economies. more »

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Productivity Rose, Workers Didn’t

By Eric Lotke
September 2, 2009

Today’s “Productivity and Costs” data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics contains what looks like good news. So why aren't workers celebrating?

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Working Harder for Less Mocks the American Dream

By Tula Connell
September 16, 2008

But the current crisis has long roots. America's working families have been suffering through what is now a generation-long stagnation of wages and rising economic insecurity. Steps must be taken immediately to shore up our flagging economy and provide much-needed assistance to working families.

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Myopic Selfishness of the Wealthy Leads to Constricting Economy

By Gordon Johnson
September 3, 2008

The economic stance in favor today is to give breaks to the wealthy under the expectation that if they have more money, they are more likely to be in a position to invest to make our means of production bigger and better. What the stance is missing is that corporations do lots of marketing studies to figure out how much of what to produce. Guess what the marketing studies look at? more »

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