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Is Mitt Romney taking Michigan for a ride?: The presidential hopeful crusades for the auto industry of yore -- and looks awfully out of touch with Michigan's economic pain.; By Edward McClelland Jan 15, 2008
How fast can we get to Apocalypse Junction?: A record year for automobile sales and oil prices equals fun for the whole economy and ecosystem.; Andrew Leonard Oct 18, 2007
The UAW strike is over: Did anyone win?: Retrenchment is the order of the day, as workers put away their signs and get back on the job; Andrew Leonard Sep 26, 2007
Win or lose, the UAW is doomed: But labor shouldn't be blamed for the Big Three's failure to compete.; Andrew Leonard Sep 25, 2007
Big business gets on the healthcare reform bandwagon: A coalition of large businesses comes out for a change in America's healthcare system.; Alex Koppelman May 7, 2007
General Motors and the housing bust: Stocks slump again on Wall Street, and here's one reason why: GM's financing arm is up to its neck in bad subprime mortgage loans.; Andrew Leonard Mar 2, 2007
If what's good for GM is good for the country ...: George W. Bush returns from Asia to news that General Motors is shutting nine plants and cutting 30,000 jobs.; Tim Grieve Nov 21, 2005
Road outrage: How corporate greed and political corruption paved the way for the SUV explosion.; By Arianna Huffington Jan 8, 2003
Steal this car!: General Motors wants to take its pioneering electric automobiles off the road. But the geeks who drive them won't let go of the steering wheel.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Sep 4, 2002
General Motors gets tub-thumped: British pop rockers Chumbawamba take the car company's money and run straight to the anti-globalization movement.; By Iain Aitch Jan 30, 2002
Hopping into hybrids: Automakers hope smog and high gas prices will persuade consumers to embrace their new "green" lineup.; By Ray Thursby Aug 15, 2000
GM's e-mobile magnate: Mark Hogan is in the "Web on wheels" driver's seat, trying to put GM on a collision course with Gen X.; By Janelle Brown Nov 8, 1999
Political football: The right to sue may be tossed around for the next year.; By David McGuire Oct 11, 1999
A new kind of strike: The just-settled strike against GM in Flint, Mich., was the first ever to center on global investment issues.; By David Bacon Jul 31, 1998
Batteries included: Are electric cars like GM's EV1 high-tech toys -- or saviors of the planet?; By Janelle Brown Jun 17, 1998
Dragonslayer: An interview with Ralph Nader who is organizing a conference in Washington, D.C., in Nov. 1997 to explore how Microsoft is extending its near-monopolistic control of the software business into other industries, including banking, insurance, car dealerships, travel services, real estate and television.; By Jonathan Broder Oct 10, 1997

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