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OECD Employment Outlook 2018

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In particular, the report shows the United States’s unemployed and at-risk workers are getting very little support from the government, and their employed peers are set back by a particularly weak collective-bargaining system.

What’s Behind the Trade War?

David Kotz Jacobin
Trump’s burgeoning trade war is more about asserting US dominance in the world than helping American workers.

Dem Infighting Erupts Over Supreme Court Pick

Alexander Bolton The Hill
Liberal activists, who are closely aligned with the party’s base, are losing patience with centrist Democrats who are on the fence over Kavanaugh, a judge with impressive credentials and the approval of the conservative Federalist Society.

The Latest Get-Rich Scheme

David Rosen CounterPunch
An increasing number of people are realizing that the entrepreneurial hucksters promoting “sharing” are abusing the deeper meaning of “trust,” “collaboration” and the simple generosity of spirit that makes people human.

Empire of Cotton

Sven Beckert The Atlantic
Cotton is so ubiquitous as to be almost invisible, yet understanding its history is key to understanding the origins of modern capitalism.