Economy

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This week:

NY Times: 2007 A hopeful year for Unions

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from the NYT editorial:

By virtually every indicator, 2007 was a dismal year for American workers. Job growth slowed, unemployment jumped and wages lost what little ground they had gained against inflation since 2003. There is one sliver of good news: the percentage of American workers who belong to a union rose for the first time in three decades.

US Recession was caused by exploitation of working class

The Iraq war costs $720 million per day. How would you spend it?

The American Friends Service Committee says its time to DEFUND the war in Iraq and
REFUND human needs at home and in Iraq.

Pollsters and pundits retreating from the Ron Paul..........

Pollsters and pundits retreating from the Ron Paul juggernaut

Marty Eels
Published 11/14/2007 - 9:00 a.m. EST

Pollsters and media pundits have been slowly starting the inventible retreat from the Ron Paul juggernaut. Throughout the campaign, media pundits and pollsters have been claiming that Ron Paul did not have support and was at only 1-4% in polls.

Dissecting the Mortgage Mayhem

By Brian Beutler, The Media Consortium, September 6, 2007