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Falling Apart, Falling Behind

By Eric Lotke
December 4, 2008

Not only is America's infrastructure is crumbling, but we are getting lapped by Europe and China when it comes to public investment.

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Safe Toys, Edible Food, Smart Globalization

By Eric Lotke
June 20, 2008

Why is it that people who question globalization are treated like Neanderthals?

You’re a protectionist, critics charge. Globalization is here to stay; you can’t turn back the clock, you Neanderthal! Besides, look at all the great stuff we get for cheap! more »

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Manufacturing a Food Crisis

By Walden Bello
From thenation.com
May 15th, 2008

thenation.com — How "free trade" is destroying Third World agriculture--and who's fighting back.

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Surging oil and food prices fuel global inflation

From afp.google.com
April 16th, 2008

afp.google.com — Soaring oil and food prices lifted inflation to record levels in Europe on Wednesday and posed a serious threat to governments worldwide amid expert warnings of social upheaval.

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Global poverty to halve by 2015, Africa lags

From africa.reuters.com
April 9th, 2008

africa.reuters.com — The world is on course to halve extreme poverty by 2015, but Africa will fall far short of the U.N.'s Millennium Development Goals, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.

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Nils Humano
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Hometown: Frederiksberg, xx
Interests: Progressive Vision, Global Warming, globalization, humanize
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Immigrants Come Here Because Globalization Took Their Jobs There

By Jim Hightower
From alternet.org
February 7th, 2008

alternet.org — Seal-the-border hysteria is everywhere. Instead of blaming immigrants for America's problems, let's look at executives on both sides of the border.

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Jeremy Baker
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Jeremy Baker
Hometown: Edgewater, MD
Interests: Progressive Vision, globalization
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