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Climate change, the economy and unending war: A new strategy in a time of crisis

Speakers: Suren Moodliar, Paul Shannon and Weimin Tchen
Health care, war, global warming and the economy: These are the greatest problems we’re facing today. The media and our elected officials like to portray them as isolated issues, focusing on blame rather than solutions that are in line with a vast majority of Americans.
The Majority Agenda Project, [...]

Tagged as: climate change, community, economy, social movements, solutions

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Why We Can’t Get Ahead: Job Challenges for the American Worker – Steven Greenhouse of the New York Times

Event info: Thursday 8 April 2010 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Speaker: Steven Greenhouse, New York Times business and economics correspondent
Since the recession’s peak, the U.S. unemployment rate has been hovering around 10 percent. But the challenges to the American worker go beyond the current economic crisis. Steven Greenhouse will talk about how American companies have squeezed millions of workers by clamping down on wages, cutting [...]

Tagged as: big labor, bubble economy, economy, government, wages

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“Ask Dr. Dollar: The Market Meltdown and the Post-Election Economy” with Arthur MacEwan, Professor of Economics, UMass

Event info: Friday 7 November 2008 – 7:00pm to 9:00pm

What’s the real story behind the housing mortgage meltdown? Are you worried about the economy? Wondering how the new President will manage our financial affairs? Have you been mystified by the so-called experts who use obscure jargon to paint a rosy picture of “free trade,” corporate bail-outs, and wage stagnation?
Let Dr. Dollar –answer your questions [...]

Tagged as: bubble economy, capitalism, community, economy, recession

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