September/October 2010

Trump’s Fraudulent Forced Labor Tariffs

The Trump administration says its new tariffs are aimed at combating forced labor. But the countries with the highest rates of modern slavery are largely exempt, while countries with the lowest rates are being hit with tariffs. So what are the tariffs really targeting?

Why the Loss of Manufacturing Jobs?

By Arthur Macewan

Many times I have read or heard it said that technology is eliminating more manufacturing jobs in the United States than rising imports. Is that true? Read more »
We Need a (Green) Jobs Program

By Jeannette Wicks-Lim

Clean-energy investments could serve as a powerful engine for job growth for a wide swath of the U.S. workforce. Read more »
The Assault on Labor in Cananea, Mexico

By Anne Fischel and Lin Nelson

Grupo México and the Mexican government crack down on striking miners. Read more »
Same Output + Fewer Hours = Economic Crisis?

By Alejandro Reuss

Today’s economic crisis is less about the quantity of output than the distribution of income and leisure. Read more »