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Profiles in economic scourges: There's so much going on in the world today, it's easy to overlook the lovable rogues who are ripping us off. Let's lift a glass to them!; By Joyce McGreevy May 17, 2004
Economic road rage: Get the women and children off the streets -- the recovery is coming!; By Joyce McGreevy May 3, 2004
Brave new jobs: My menial job at a world-famous Washington resort was a crash course in today's screw-the-worker zeitgeist -- and the charming, monied guests who thrust bloody bandages into my hands and made my dignified old co-worker perform like a seal.; By Claudia O'Keefe Apr 28, 2004
India's advice to the U.S.: Invest in yourself: Executives at Indian outsourcing companies are aware there's a political backlash in the U.S. against offshored jobs, but they're not too worried: They know that the cold logic of profit is on their side.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Apr 20, 2004
Why won't DUMB work for Bush?: Dubya strategists puzzled as campaign launch fizzles.; By Joyce McGreevy Apr 19, 2004
When offshoring goes bad: Not all trips to India are blessed by Krishna: A case study of outsourcing gone awry.; By Sam Williams Apr 6, 2004
The global market at work: Bangalore resident Rachna Asirvatham has a 56K modem, a bookcase full of software manuals ... and a bunch of American clients.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Apr 6, 2004
Steady leadership in times of pocket change: Will the economy really commit scary Kerry?; By Joyce McGreevy Apr 5, 2004
Why is this man smiling?: There are few new jobs -- and even fewer new good jobs. But the economy is growing, and if history holds, George W. Bush will be reelected easily.; By Farhad Manjoo Feb 25, 2004
American Idle National Tour 2004: The president is going on the road with evasive, propagandistic answers to your pressing economic questions!; By Joyce McGreevy Feb 24, 2004
The shopping of the presidency: Thanks to the media, choosing a candidate is quick, cheap 'n' easy!; By Joyce McGreevy Feb 12, 2004
From programming to delivering pizza: Sure, there are jobs to be found in the so-called economic recovery. You want extra cheese with that, sir?; By Katharine Mieszkowski Feb 3, 2004
What's labor going to do about offshoring?: The increasing move of white-collar jobs overseas is inevitable, says one longtime Silicon Valley activist. So the fight for workers' rights has to go global.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Jan 27, 2004
Straight up the union: President vows to increase security against a sudden attack of humanitarianism.; By Joyce McGreevy Jan 26, 2004
The no jobs president: Don't believe the Bush administration's hand-wringing over its pathetic record on employment. The president's backers want a stagnant job market -- it keeps the help from getting uppity.; By James K. Galbraith Jan 19, 2004
Poisoning the roots of the techno-boom: An engineer's perspective: Outsourcing jobs to India doesn't just hurt workers but also threatens the health of the entire American technology sector.; By Jeff Taylor Jan 14, 2004
Overtime? We don't pay no stinkin' overtime!: The "U.S. Department of Labor," aka Tony "The Enforcer" Scroogissima, makes American workers an offer they can't refuse.; By Joyce McGreevy Jan 13, 2004
No safety net for programmers: When manufacturing jobs go overseas, laid-off workers are eligible for a host of benefits. But if you're one of the tens of thousands of software producers whose jobs have been outsourced, you're out of luck.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Jan 12, 2004
The phones don't stop: I can barely bring myself to do my job, the reprimands are getting serious, my co-workers are getting fired. How did I get here? More important, how do I get out?; By Gilbert Neal Jan 9, 2004
The phones don't stop: Trapped in a dead-end job at a customer-service call center, a man in his mid-30s hears the ringing and just doesn't care.; By Gilbert Neal Jan 8, 2004
"Moving to India is not a luxury. It is a necessity": American workers won't like what venture capitalist Ravi Chiruvolu says about why his tech start-ups are built using Indian workers. But they'd better listen.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Dec 17, 2003
Oh, Wholly Blight (with apologies to St. Luke): And it came to pass, that The Recovery would come upon the land, but still Joe and Marie did not have jobs.; By Joyce McGreevy Dec 15, 2003
It's an uninsured life!: A Christmas carol for our times.; By Joyce McGreevy Dec 1, 2003
Notes from an activist: After Miami, what next?: Direct action offers a thrill at once addictive and searing, but this movement needs to grow, or we will only be speaking to ourselves.; By Marisa Handler Nov 24, 2003
Notes from an activist: Running with the Black Bloc: On a day of chaos and confrontation between riot police and protesters in Miami, stereotypes are broken and solidarity is forged.; By Marisa Handler Nov 21, 2003

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