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Visas No Guarantee for Migrant Worker Rights
Mexico City - Mexican Alberto Rivero joined the ranks of seasonal workers in the United States in 2005, and for the last three years he has had to pay …
Todos Somos Raza Studies
The lines have been drawn. Or rather, the date has been set and the countdown has begun. If Arizona State Schools Superintendent Tom Horne has his way, after December …
Silicon Sweatshops: Foxconn Still Under Fire
Editor's Note: Silicon Sweatshops is an ongoing GlobalPost investigation into the complex supply chains that produce some of our most precious, high-tech gadgets. Beijing, China - Embattled Foxconn, the …
The Struggle for Workers’ Recovery
Stocks are booming; the Dow Jones soared past 11,000; the very wealthy are bursting from their financial seams. Meanwhile, mass unemployment continues, with 95,000 more jobs - mostly teachers …
UK Leader Says Aid Worker May Have Been Killed by US Forces
Kabul, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of the international military coalition in Afghanistan, launched an investigation into the failed weekend rescue attempt of British aid …
Special Interest Groups Spend Big on Missouri Senate Race
Washington - If the 2010 campaign signals that the dam on political giving has burst, Missouri is already awash in campaign cash. Special interest groups have already spent more …
Nine Months After the Quake – a Million Haitians Slowly Dying
“If it gets any worse,” said Wilda, a homeless Haitian mother, “we're not going to survive.” Mothers and grandmothers surrounding her nodded solemnly. We are in a broiling “tent” …
Compromise on Reforms Eludes IMF Fall Meetings
Washington - When the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund got under way this week, the agenda ranged from ongoing talks about “currency wars” between …
The Social Security Pledge Versus the Old Politics (2)
President Obama made a big point during his campaign of running against the old style of politics. He promised to bring a new atmosphere of bipartisan cooperation and openness …
The Shadow Class War of 2010
Washington - The 2010 election is turning into a class war. The wealthy and the powerful started it. This is a strange development. President Obama, after all, has been …