Tag Archives: working classes

America and the Common Man: RIP?

When the “common man” dies, the United States of America that the world marveled at for 250 years dies with him.

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What Really Ails Detroit

Stephan Richter’s NYTimes Oped: Detroit’s collapse — bad luck, globalization to blame or indicative of a U.S.-wide problem?

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Occupy Wall Street and America’s Un-Representative Democracy

How do Egyptians, Iranians and Chinese look at the way U.S. authorities are handling the Wall Street protests?

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The Reflections of Steve Jobs

We present the late Apple CEO’s reflections on life, success — and death.

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Greed or Fear: What Drives the U.S. Corporate World?

How were corporate managers gripped by fear long before, and wholly independent of, 9/11?

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What Chile’s Student Protests Can Teach the United States

Will U.S. students take a page from their Chilean brethren and protest the high cost of college education?

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On the Politics of Financial Meltdowns, Part II

What features of governments make financial recovery more likely?

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Blue-Collar Blues

Are U.S. workers settling for less compensation?

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The Three Indias

Can India’s population be divided into those reaping the benefits of globalization — and those left behind?

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How to Build a Micro-Entrepreneur

What implications does Colombia’s microfinance sector have beyond the country’s borders?

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