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Neoliberalism and the aggressive-passive Tea Party

For the Tea Party, however, it is undoubtedly better to have the devil you know.
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Fortuño’s plans fought: lessons from protest in Puerto Rico

On what planet would driving unemployment to shouting distance of 20 percent “fix” the problem?
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Investments and Construction Workers- The Income Gap in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a global financial center, and a city famous for its “laissez-faire” economic policy. However, it is also a city with one of the highest income gaps in the world. The United Nations’ 2006 human development revealed that the Gini index of Hong Kong was 43.1, the highest among developed countries and cities [...]
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Bad Samaritans

A true story
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Playing Games with the Facts Around High Oil Prices, While Missing its Economic and Global Consequences

Its not oil companies that are the problem
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The Nuclear Option in a Mad, Mad World

Thinking that Nuclear Power could be the solution to oil dependency is pure folly
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China, the United States and UNOCAL: The Triumph of Politics in Oil Bargaining

Why politics not economics influenced the final outcome of the UNOCAL takeover
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WORLD TRADE IMBALANCE: IS CHINA GUILTY?

A spirited defense of China against accusations that its currency is deliberately undervalued.
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