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Meuse Muses On Being Obama In China

Joseph Meuse | Posted 11.27.2009 | World

Read More: China Us Debt, Joseph Meuse, China Us, China Economy, Belmont Partners, President Obama, World News
Joseph Meuse

America and China represent two economies that have become so intertwined that neither can extricate itself without considerable harm. We must act as a partner; we must take responsibility.

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The New Arms Race

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Posted 11.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green Tech, Greentech, China Economy, China Green Technology, China, Green Technology, Green News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

America will not win the arms race of the 21st century with rockets, but with robust investment in and support of U.S.-based green technology. While Congress dawdles, China is clobbering us.

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China's Silicon Sweatshops

Global Post | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

Read More: Apple, Apple Iphone, Apple Computers, China Factories, China Human Rights, China Economy, China, World News

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Hourly wages below a dollar. Firings with no notice. Indifferent bosses. Labor brokers that leech away months of a worker's hard-ear...

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Ghost Towns in China Prove GDP Is a Farce

Damien Hoffman | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Real Estate, Gdp, China, Crisis, Ghost Towns China, Gross Domestic Product, Ghost Towns, China Economy, Business News
Damien Hoffman

An entire generation has been conditioned to believe economics is the fundamental nature of reality. If the Chinese government pulls a Lehman, the next chapter of history will be messy.

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U.S. Must Solve Its Own Economic Problems

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

Read More: Obama China, Asia, China, China Economy, Barack Obama, World News
Mark Weisbrot

Deficit hawks and other fear-mongers in the U.S. have used the Chinese accumulation of U.S. debt as another weapon to try and persuade people that we must sacrifice growth and employment during a deep recession.

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China Setting Itself Up To Profit From Africa's Consumer Markets

TIME | John Lee | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Consumer Spending, China Economy, China, Africa, China-Africa Relationship, Business News

China has big economic plans and ambitions in Africa that go beyond oil and minerals. While much of the world still views Africa as a basket-case cont...

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Jeffrey Sachs: Why Obama's Failing On The Economy

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Interest Rates, Keynesian Economics, Jeffrey Sachs, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment, Economy, Federal Reserve, Consumer Spending, China Economy, Barack Obama, Fiscal Policy, Business News

The past week brought news of US double-digit unemployment and the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain near-zero interest rates. Both pieces of new...

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Is China Headed Towards Collapse?

politico.com | EAMON JAVERS | | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

Read More: China Us Debt, China Economy, China Us, China, World News

The conventional wisdom in Washington and in most of the rest of the world is that the roaring Chinese economy is going to pull the global economy out...

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Welcome to 2025: American Preeminence Is Disappearing Fifteen Years Early

Michael T. Klare | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: US China Relations, American Exceptionalism, Cia, China Economy, International-Cooperation, Politics News
Michael T. Klare

In November 2008, the National Intelligence Council, an affiliate of the Central Intelligence Agency, has predicted that America's global preeminence would gradually disappear over the next 15 years.

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Canada's Trifecta Win: Dollar, Stocks, Commodities

Diane Francis | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Resources, Canadian Dollar, Canadian Banks, Commodities, U.s. Dollar Devaluation, Oil Prices, Financial Crisis, India, Canada, China, Toronto-Stock-Exchange, China Economy, Business News
Diane Francis

Commodities, the Canadian dollar and Toronto Stock Exchange are headed onward and upward despite the world economy appearing to be only halfway through this Great Recession.

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Does Citigroup Need China?

Dean Baker | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Banks, Bailouts, China Bonds, Economic Recovery, China Economy, China, U.S. China Economy, Citigroup, Business News
Dean Baker

The decision by China to stop buying U.S. government debt may not harm the economy's recovery, but it could be devastating to the recovery efforts at Citigroup.

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Volcker: China's Rise Underscores The Decline Of The U.S.

Bloomberg | James Tyson and Michael McKee | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Federal Reserve, China Economy, China, Paul Volcker, Economy, Business News

Former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker said the rise of China and other emerging economies has underscored a decline in the comparative economic...

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How Will Chicago Top Beijing's Olympics? Easy!

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 11.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Politics, Olympics, Chicago, China Economy, Barack Obama, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago Corruption, Roland Burris, 2008 Olympics, Bucket Boys, Chicago Olympic Bid, Chicago Olympics, Chicago 2016, Chicago News
Craig

Let's show the world what Chicago culture is all about with some new events: Relay races with plain white envelope hand-offs. Blame volleyball. Synchronized aldermen.

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Three Clues to the Economy and Disney World

Blythe McGarvie | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: France, Krugman, Military, Savings, United Kingdom, Economy, Gdp Growth, Technology, Disney, Confidence Index, Blythe McGarvie, Confidence, China Economy, Shiller, Sapienza, World News
Blythe McGarvie

Lately, I've been reflecting about my first visit to EPCOT at Disney World. Many of the countries exhibit their natural beauty. The U.S. highlights technology and its prowess in military victories.

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China's Economic Battle for Global Leadership

Joseph Meuse | Posted 11.08.2009 | World

Read More: Joseph Meuse, China Economy, Work Ethic, China, World News
Joseph Meuse

While we don't yet realize it in this country, America is in an economic war with China. We have been in this economic battle for years, and are much closer to losing than we realize.

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Chinese Factories Face Surprising Labor Shortage

AP | WILLIAM FOREMAN | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

Read More: China's Economy Growing, China Economic Growth, China Labor Law, China Labor, China Wealth, Chinese Economy, Chinese Economic Crisis, Chinese-Labor, China Economy, China, Chinese Economic Growth, World News

XINTANG, China — During the first half of this year, Yang Zongfu's blue jean factory had few customers. Now, as his business picks up, he can't ...

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Forging a Green Economic Recovery at Home

Edwin D. Hill | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: General Electric, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Green Jobs, Impact Act, Sherrod Brown, Renewable Energy, United Steelworkers, Manufacturing, Free Trade, Protectionism, China, Barack Obama, International-Brotherhood-of-Electrical-Workers, Peru Free Trade Agreement, Kentucky, Climate Change, Leo Gerard, Ibew, China Economy, Politics News
Edwin D. Hill

Manufacturing is moving into a new, energy-efficient stage, but it's in danger of leaving out the American worker altogether without an aggressive approach in Washington to encourage its domestic growth.

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China's Economic Numbers Challenged

Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Us-China-Economy, China Economy, Recession, Economy, China, Business News
Dan Dorfman

Are we getting an economic snow job from the Orient?

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Young Science USA

James M. Gentile | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Science, Department of Energy, Steven Chu, National Institutes of Health, Barack Obama, Albert Einstein, Competitiveness, Doe, Us-China-Economy, Education Budget, India Economy, Stimulus Higher Education, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, China Tech, National Institute of Health, Education Policy, U.S. Department of Energy, Relativity, Higher Education, Nih, China Economy, Cambridge University, Scientists, Politics News
James M. Gentile

If the future of our nation is not continually renewed by young Americans well supported in their advanced scientific research, we likely will have a very dim future indeed.

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China's Miracle Economy: Have the Chinese Become the World's Greatest Capitalists?

Ellen Brown | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

Read More: Monopoly, Banking Crisis, Communism, Wall Street Bailout, Capitalism, China Economy, World News
Ellen Brown

To the extent that China's stimulus plan is working better than in the U.S. and the U.K., this seems to be because the government is using the banks for public ends, rather than allowing the banks to use the government for private ends.

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China's Exports Plunge

Sheldon Filger | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Chinese Exports, China Exports, China Stimulus Package, China Economy, Exports, Global Economic Crisis, China's GDP, Foreign Affairs, China, Advocacy, Business News
Sheldon Filger

The world's third largest economy is sending worrying signals to those whose best hopes for an end to the Global Economic Crisis reside with China.

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Decline Can Make Britain a Better Country

Alex Higgins | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, History, Newsweek, Labour Party, Tony Blair, Foreign Affairs, Decline, Slavery, Africa, Britain, America, Afghanistan War, South America, Nazi Germany, Colonialism, The Civil War, Tony Blair European Union, India Economy, Foreign Policy, Great Britain, Britain-Afghanistan, World War II, Imperialism, China Economy, Britain Iraq, World News
Alex Higgins

There is a distinct lack of enthusiasm for attempting to govern other parts of the world by force, let alone envy of the global superpower.

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Let's Profit From China's Industriousness

Joseph Meuse | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: China Stocks, Reverse-Merger, Joseph Meuse, China Economy, Belmont Partners, Business News
Joseph Meuse

I believe that Chinese companies, trading on U.S. exchanges, represent the best opportunity to make money in the stock market in a generation.

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The Public Option in Banking: How We Can Beat Wall Street at Its Own Game

Ellen Brown | Posted 09.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Fractional-Reserve-System, JPMorgan Chase, Wall Street Bailout, Wall Street Crisis, Indian Banking, Alberta, Toxic Assets, Bank of North Dakota, Bank Bonuses, China Economy, Tarp, Business News
Ellen Brown

Many people feel that some bankers are thieves stealing from the public till and should be looking at jail time. But who is there to stop their parade of outrages?

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Will America Lose the Clean Energy Race?

Teryn Norris | Posted 08.26.2009 | Green

Read More: National Defense Education Act, Obama Energy Policy, Climate Policy, Education, Clean Energy Race, Clean Energy, Clean Energy Economy, Department of Energy, Energy Policy, China Economy, National Energy Education Act, Apollo Project, Barack Obama, Re-Energyse, South Korea, China, Green News
Teryn Norris

The U.S. is not only investing far less in our clean energy industries than Asian nations, but also falling behind in energy science and technology education.

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