The Costs of the U.S. Blockade of Cuba
Trump’s policy of “maximum pressure” ushers in a “New Special Period.”
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Dear Dr. Dollar:
How much does the U.S. government spend on NATO and on the United Nations? Can you itemize these sums? —Dave Muller, Denver, Colorado
Global Economic Inequality
As the calendar turns to the year 2000, the best guide to the real Y2K crisis is not yet another
Are Labor Standards Elitist?
A fundamental demand of many of the Seattle anti-WTO protesters is that trade agreements embody enforceable labor rights. Officials
Giving the Nod to Conglomerates
Europeans use the term "universal banks" to describe their all-purpose financial institutions. Germans, for example, have long
Japanese Bank Mergers - Bigger, Not Better
Japan will boast the largest bank in the world once the merger of three of its already very large — but
Dear Dr. Dollar:
The media constantly report that "there is a growing disparity of wealth," and as far as I know this is true. But I would like to know why I should care. For all those who say it is important, I have a simple question: Would you rather live in a country where the poorest 20% average $10,000 while th
Creating a New Internationalism for Labor
More than 800 South African rubber workers employed by Germany's Continental Tire AG put down their tools for