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Here Is What Is Happening With #Sensata

By Dave Johnson
October 15, 2012

Uppdate -- See More Arrests At #Sensata Factory That Is Moving Jobs To China then come back for details. more »

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The BFD In The VP Debate

By Terrance Heath
October 12, 2012

Smiling Joe Man, that felt good. And it was fun, too. Vice President Joe Biden certainly looked like he was having a good time. In fact, Republicans' biggest complain seems to be that Biden was having too much fun. He laughed too much. That Republicans can't find much to attack in what Biden said during the debate — or much to defend about what Paul Ryan said — speaks volumes about the difference between the two major parties.

That difference was reflected in the two men who represented the parties last night, and how they each came to be there.Joe Biden was chosen to be on the Democratic ticket because of what he knows. Paul Ryan was chosen to be on the Republican ticket because of what he believes. That was the "BFD" of the VP debate. And the "D" is for "difference."

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In Other News China Trade Deficit Still Huge

By Dave Johnson
October 11, 2012

The August trade figures are out and they are not good. The terrible trade deficit is where the jobs and the economy went but is ignored because it makes a few elites wealthy. more »

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Is This Why Romney Won't Talk To Sensata Workers Whose Jobs Are Being Shipped To China?

By Dave Johnson
October 10, 2012

On the campaign trail Romney says we shouldn't ship jobs to China and should "crack down" on China trade problems. But he refuses to help or even meet with the Sensata workers whose jobs are being shipped to China right now. more »

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Arrests At Sensata "Bainport" Camp

By Dave Johnson
October 8, 2012

Note - See also, Is This Why Romney Won't Talk To Sensata Workers Whose Jobs Are Being Shipped To China? more »

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Blocking Bain Trucks To Save Jobs In Freeport -- This Is An IMPORTANT Story

By Dave Johnson
October 3, 2012

See also: Is This Why Romney Won't Talk To Sensata Workers Whose Jobs Are Being Shipped To China? more »

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Rights Report Describes Romney-Owned "Brutal Chinese Sweatshop"

By Dave Johnson
October 2, 2012

The Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights has issued a report describing the company Mitt Romney invested in and described in the now-famous secret video – Global-Tech – as a "brutal Chinese sweatshop." more »

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Unraveling The Romney/Bain Tax Story

By Dave Johnson
October 2, 2012

The complicated story of how the 1%ers and their corporations evade democracy's taxes is the story of our crumbling schools and infrastructure and the flow of all the gains of our economy to a very few at the top. This tax evasion is also part of the story of our deficits and debt. The tax evasion is "legal" -- because the tax evaders pay the people who write the tax laws. more »

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A Mandate To Preserve And Extend Our Social Insurance System

By Digby
October 1, 2012

Those of you who read this blog know that I've been nearly apoplectic over the past few months over the behind the more »

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New Federal "Make it in America Challenge"

By Dave Johnson
September 28, 2012

The Department of Labor has announced a new "Make it in America Challenge" to American businesses, to "to accelerate the trend of insourcing, where companies are bringing jobs back and making additional investments here in America." The challenge is a national competition, funded with $40 million, that will distribute approx 15 more »

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