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Category: Labor
Amazon Burns Amid Brazil’s Incendiary Politics
Fires rage in the Amazon as Brazilian President Bolsonaro becomes a target of global indignation, writes Pepe Escobar.
Labor and Environment Movement’s Complex Stance on Green New Deal
Aviva Chomsky reports on the complexities of labor’s response to the Green New Deal and little-known divisions over the plan within the environmental movement.
The Death of a Foreign Correspondent
The death of freelance journalist Arnaud Dubus symbolizes the demise of his beloved profession.
For Tech Giants, a Cautionary Tale From 19th Century Railroads on the Limits of Competition
The tech monopoly giants have a lot to learn from the railroad monopolies of the 19th Century during the First Gilded Age, writes Richard White.
Reclaiming Billionaires’ Wealth
Looking beyond classical economic models, Vince Taylor sees vast, private fortunes that belong mostly to society at large.
A ‘Just Transition’ from Fossil Fuels
All agree that there are no jobs on a dead planet, writes Linda Flood. But the road to fewer emissions is full of opinions.
French Labor Leaders Size up Yellow Vests
Union executives and scholars in France talk to Léa Bouchoucha about the unprecedented wave of social protests.
Intl Trade Unions Condemn Recognition of Guaidó
Even a labor group currently at odds with Caracas opposes foreign interference in the matter of the presidency, reports Ivar Andersen.
Brexit’s Imperial Nostalgia
Anis Chowdhuryand Jomo Kwame Sundaram confront the notion that British rule helped “develop” the empire.