Column – Stephen Crockett

It seems like the Republicans in Congress have decided that sabotaging economic recovery and employment growth is their best tactic for electoral gains in the November elections. Indications of this plan have been around since the Democratic victories in 2008. … Read more »

Press Release – Citizens Electoral Council

The nations of the world face a choice between mass-suicide under the British oligarchy’s depopulation fraud of climate change, or economic recovery and survival under Lyndon LaRouche’s Four Powers agreement for a new international credit system, and it … Read more »

Column – Art Levine

With heavy defections from Blue Dog Democrats, the House of Representatives still narrowly passed Wednesday evening, 217 to 212, a $154 billion jobs package. It included funds for states to retain front-line workers, aid to the unemployed and transportation … Read more »

Opinion – Allen Roland

It’s all a game of deception in Washington where the truth often lies buried under meaningless and deceiving figures. No where is that more obvious than in the bureau of labor statistics. Read more »

Column – Binoy Kampmark

It is seen as punitive, a populist reaction. There is little doubt that some people in the City end of London will think so. But Gordon Brown’s government is intent on winning votes by ‘supertaxing’ banks, exercising a veto over the payment of … Read more »

Press Release – United Nations

Latin America and the Caribbean will bounce back faster than expected from the global financial crisis, with growth projected at over 4 per cent next year, a regional United Nations agency for economic development announced today. Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

The Reserve Bank has confirmed that New Zealand is unlikely to experience an export-led economic recovery despite Finance Minister Bill English’s boasting, says Labour Finance spokesperson David Cunliffe. “This underlines again just how few ideas … Read more »

Press Release – The White House

Today, the President laid out some of the broad steps that he believes should be at the heart of our efforts to help put Americans back to work and get businesses hiring again. Read more »

Press Release – World Trade Organisation

As the third day of a short WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva opens, trade unions have strongly criticised the fact that the overwhelming majority of speeches in the WTO Plenary have failed to recognise the links between trade, jobs and the global … Read more »

Press Release – United Nations

Bananas are withstanding the impact of the global economic crisis more than most agricultural commodities, with consumers regarding the fruit as a necessity in their diets, according to a new report issued by the United Nations Food and Agricultural … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

ACC’s financial position continues to improve according to the government accounts for October, directly contradicting ACC Minister Nick Smith’s claims of crisis for the corporation, said the CTU today. “ACC’s reserves are now above forecast … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

The fiscal challenges facing the Government as the economy comes out of recession are again highlighted in the Crown’s financial statements for the four months to 31 October, Finance Minister Bill English says. A feature of the latest data is the … Read more »

Press Release – United Nations

A year-end update released today by the United Nations regional arm in Asia and the Pacific shows that the region is leading the global economic recovery, with the growth rate in 2010 forecast at 6.3 per cent – the highest in the world. Read more »

Press Release – Lindsay Mitchell

Based on UK developments, welfare commentator, Lindsay Mitchell, is questioning why the National government decided not to introduce work-testing on the DPB, despite campaigning on this promise. “The Minister of Social Development, Paula Bennett, …
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Opinion – Mark Bradley

A spokesperson for world renown toymaker and philanthropist Santa Claus told the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday that after 6,892 consecutive quarters in the red, Claus is finally – reluctantly – calling it quits. Inside sources at Claus Industries …
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Press Release – New Zealand Labour Party

Labour MP Darien Fenton has delayed her Redundancy Protection Bill to allow time for all political parties to properly consider the implications of the current law – under which most New Zealand workers can be laid off without any redundancy pay …
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Opinion – Ellen Brown

The Secrets of China’s Economy: The Government Owns the Banks rather than the Reverse by Ellen Brown , Global Research
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Press Release – University of Waikato

The context and opportunities around the global economic crisis are at the heart of a series of free public lectures starting this month at the University of Waikato.
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Press Release – United Nations

New York, Aug 12 2009 9:10AM Young men and women around the world are hit excessively hard by the impact of the global economic meltdown and climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today in a message marking International Youth Day.
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Press Release – European Commission

The 40th Pacific Islands Forum has taken place in a time of global turmoil and change. The global economic crisis and the fast growing impact of climate change have set the context of the Meeting. The inherent vulnerability of the Pacific Island Countries …
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