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May 10, 2006 – The Economic Policy Institute has targeted a misleading claim about job growth by the White House in which they said “Since August 2003, we have added more than 5.1 million new jobs – more than Japan and the European Union combined.” According to EPI, “The White House result is due to
Read moreMay 10, 2006 – When the U.S. Treasury Department releases their semi-annual review of foreign exchange policies Wednesday afternoon, the Bush administration is once again expected to stop short of branding China a currency manipulator. Despite costing the U.S. tons of manufacturing jobs and sending our trade deficit to astronomical levels by undervaluing their currency
Read moreMay 10, 2006 – Despite Communist China’s new position on the U.N. Human Rights Council, Human Rights in China (HRIC), a U.S.-based rights group, has said they do not expect China to fully promote human rights at home. “While there has been some improvement in the human rights situation in China, over the past seventeen
Read moreMay 8, 2006 – Analysts are predicting China’s trade surplus for April will hit $9 billion, almost twice the size of last year’s April surplus. The latest trade numbers will fuel further calls for China to revalue their currency ahead of the U.S. Treasury’s semi-annual report on exchange rates. China’s trade surplus jumped 41.4 percent
Read moreDo you want better wages? Do you want better benefits? Do you want dignity in the workplace? Do you want job security you can count on? Do you want job opportunities that let you build a better future for yourself and your family? Do you know that you have a right under the law to
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