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Trade Winds -- Has the Spectre of Protectionism Blown Away?

Tamim Bayoumi | Posted 01.11.2012 | Business

Read More: International Trade, Global Supply Chain, Doha Development Round, Trade Liberalization, Trade, International Monetary Fund, Globalization, Exchange Rate, Global Financial Crisis, Imf, Imfdirect, Low-Income Countries, Emerging Markets, Business News
Tamim Bayoumi

The global crisis has pushed trade reforms off -- or at least to the edge of -- the political radar screen. But shying away from improving the trade system in these tough economic times seems a little like cutting off your nose to spite your face.

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Preparing Our Students for the Global Marketplace

Stacie Nevadomski Berdan | Posted 01.09.2012 | College

Read More: Go Global, Study Abroad, Foreign Language, Get Ahead by Going Abroad, Globalization, Campus Counselor, Job Search, International Students, Stacie Berdan, College News
Stacie Nevadomski Berdan

I have met so many campus counselors eager to help their students in this area because they know globalization is here, but have a hard time helping students package their skills.

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Foreign Company Uses Cheap U.S. Labor As Reason To Lower Wages

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.06.2012 | Business

Read More: India, U.S. Economy, Income Inequality, Wages, Middle Class, Manufacturing, Globalization, Wage Stagnation, Cheap Labor, Labor Unions, Canada, Working Class, Outsourcing, Labor, Minimum Wage, Ikea, Unemployment, Video, Business News

The near-standstill in wage growth for American workers hasn't just been good for their employers. It's turning out to be a potential bargaining chip ...

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Has Globalization Helped or Hurt Women?

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 12.16.2011 | Women

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Gender Equality, Women's Rights, Women, Gender Discrimination, Finance, Globalization, Jobs, Development, Gender, Women News
Marcelo Giugale

The idea sounded good. Faced with competition from cheap imports, employers would ditch their prejudices and start hiring workers strictly for their skills -- irrespective of gender.

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Why Our Political Culture Looks Insane

Douglas LaBier | Posted 12.16.2011 | Politics

Read More: Globalization, Politics, Democratic Party, Republican Party, President Obama, Politics News
Douglas LaBier

The apparent insanity dominating our political culture reflects, to a great extent, a fear response to the disintegration of the old order.

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Globalization 2.0: A Century for Sale, Any Taker?

Eric X. Li | Posted 12.06.2011 | World

Read More: American Century, Chinese Century, Income Inequality, We Are the 99 Percent, Globalization, Top 1 Percent, United States, China, Globalization 2.0, World News
Eric X. Li

Who will own this young century of ours? While there is little uncertainty to China's approach, America's path is the unknown. Will it retreat and rebuild the American nation, or will it allow its 1% to continue its universal project paid for by a mortgage on the future of the 99%?

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Globalization -- What It Means for Colleges and Students

Edward Fiske | Posted 11.30.2011 | College

Read More: Globalization, Studying Abroad, College, College Education, College Globalization, Globalization and Education, Study Abroad, College News
Edward Fiske

Colleges are responding to growing student demand for building international experiences into their education.

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Dumb by Design: Gingrich's Lobotomy of Congress and Today's Dysfunction

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 11.30.2011 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Freedom, Occupy Wall Street, Elections 2012, House Rules, Globalization, Democracy, US Congress, Newt Gingrich, Citizen Activism, Politics News
Lorelei Kelly

In January, 1995, Newt Gingrich pushed through a bill that wiped out the shared system of expert knowledge and analysis inside Congress. The bill made Congress dumb -- on purpose. And now, today, we're feeling the effects more than ever.

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A Language Comes Home for Thanksgiving

Nataly Kelly | Posted 11.24.2011 | Culture

Read More: Endangered Languages, Language, American History, Globalization, Thanksgiving, Native Americans, Massachusetts, Translation, Bible Translation, Language Loss, Wampanoag, Wampanoag Language, Dead Languages, Culture News
Nataly Kelly

Although they might not know the name of these Native people, many Americans celebrate the Wampanoag each year at Thanksgiving. But very few are aware that the group's descendants still live on their ancestral homelands.

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Change or Be Changed

Christopher Holshek | Posted 11.23.2011 | Impact

Read More: Government, Project on National Security Reform, Change, Governance, Smart Congress, National Security, Americans Elect, Crowdsourcing, Thanksgiving, Globalization, Future, National Conversation, American Decline, Impact News
Christopher Holshek

We Americans have a lot to be thankful for. As a land of inordinate opportunities, our success has not been because we're really any better than anyone else -- but we have been luckier.

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Industrial Policies for Economic Development

Stan Sorscher | Posted 11.22.2011 | Business

Read More: Apprenticeships, Export-Import Bank, Globalization, Internships, Public Good, Industrial Policy, Economic Development, Market Failure, Tax Incentives, Social Investment, Third Industrial Revolution, Business News
Stan Sorscher

When a company comes to government, we should have conditions that encourage production to stick in our local economy. We should see a clear public good that raises the standard of living for workers and communities.

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Global Freedoms and American Jobs

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 01.10.2012 | Politics

Read More: International Trade, US China Relations, Manufacturing, U.S. Manufacturing, Globalization, Jobs, Manufacturing Jobs, Politics News
Rep. Louise Slaughter

If we are to build upon the Arab Spring, the liberation of the Libyan people, and the flowering of individual rights around the world, our work starts at home, by defending American manufacturers and the American jobs they create.

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Interested in a Global Career? Consider PR

Stacie Nevadomski Berdan | Posted 01.09.2012 | Business

Read More: Go Global, Burson-Marsteller, Public Relations, Get Ahead by Going Abroad, Stacie Berdan, Globalization, Job Search, International Careers, Business News
Stacie Nevadomski Berdan

If someone told you that you could fast-track your career and significantly increase your pay while achieving a high degree of job satisfaction, signi...

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Why the Big Banks Won't Change (Until We Change Them)

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 01.07.2012 | Business

Read More: Tea Party, Chase, Bank Transfer Day, Globalization, Congress, Obama, Checking Fees, Recession, Bush, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Bailout, Tax, Atm, Banks, Republicans, Wall Street, Unions, Government Regulation, Business News
Hoyt Hilsman

Force the banks to go back to traditional banking. If that means turning them into non-profits, so be it. But there is no way to justify allowing them to continue to bilk average American customers, not to mention risking driving the global economy off the cliff again.

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Weeding Out Corruption In India

Cleo Paskal | Posted 01.04.2012 | World

Read More: Corruption India, Anti-Corruption, India, Economic Liberalization India, India Corruption, India Anti-Corruption, Geopolitics, Anti-Corruption India, Globalization, Civil Society India, World News
Cleo Paskal

From the newly educated middle class to those in rural areas, people are becoming aware that the local corrupt officials are part of a larger system that is smothering the country and stealing the future from their children.

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The World's Newest Nations

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 01.03.2012 | World

Read More: Infrastructure, Commodities, New Nations, Money, Inflation, Reconstruction, United Nations, Globalization, Jobs, Public Services, Fiscal Policy, South Sudan Independence, South Sudan, World News
Marcelo Giugale

Say that your province or region suddenly becomes an independent country -- with recognition from the United Nations and all. After the celebrations end, and the celebrities leave, the real decision-making begins.

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Roots of Corruption in India

Cleo Paskal | Posted 01.02.2012 | World

Read More: Corruption, India, Globalization, Anti-Corruption, Mumbai, Geopolitics, Corruption India, India Corruption, India Anti-Corruption, Anti-Corruption India, Anti-Corruption Protests India, Anti-Corruption Protests, World News
Cleo Paskal

Individual by individual, an anti-corruption wave is growing within Indian civil society. In recent months, people from all sectors of Indian society have said 'enough is enough' and, each in their own way, are doing something about it.

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We're All Rust Belters Now

Bob Hagan | Posted 12.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Globalization, Manufacturing, Rust Belt, Unemployment, Corporate Globalization, Third World America, Manufacturing Jobs, Politics News
Bob Hagan

Whether the American Jobs Act ultimately passes or is killed in Congress by the GOP, simply having the debate about the role government should play in the economy is critically important on the eve of the 2012 elections.

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Mine Workers Struggle for Safety Underground, Justice in the Streets

Michelle Chen | Posted 12.19.2011 | World

Read More: South Africa, Labor, Indonesia, Mining, Occupy Wall Street, Environment, Globalization, Gold, China, Mine Workers, World News
Michelle Chen

Over the past few weeks, turmoil in the mining industry has also spoken to the divide between the corporate elite and the impoverished multitudes--a faultline running through communities mired in poverty but rich in resources.

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China is Not the Problem, It's a Symptom

Georges Ugeux | Posted 12.12.2011 | Business

Read More: Debt, Europe, Globalization, Federal Reserve, Chinese, America, Ipad, Deficit, Wef, Dalian, Washington, Us Treasury, Wall Street, Welfare, Chinese Yuan, Exports, United States, Japan, Emerging Markets, Euro, Senate, Imports, Apple, Arab, Foxconn, Protests, Us Economic Crisis, Ben Bernanke, China Foreign Exchange Reserves, Domestic Manufacturing, China, Wen Jiabao, Business News
Georges Ugeux

The vote by the U.S. Senate to proceed with sanctions to "punish" China for its currency policy is hypocritical and is a further sign of Washington's inability to deal with U.S. economic problems.

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Free Trade Deals Will Export American Jobs, Not American Products

Rep. Ted Deutch | Posted 12.12.2011 | Politics

Read More: Fair Trade, Politics News, Congress, Trade Deficit, Nafta, South Korea, Trade, Panama, Exports, Globalization, Manufacturing, Free Trade, Jobs, Florida, Democrats, China, Politics News
Rep. Ted Deutch

In the midst of unprecedented long-term unemployment, I cannot support trade agreements that repeat the mistakes of previous trade deals that shipped millions of American jobs overseas.

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What Happens When Millennials Come Together

David D. Burstein | Posted 12.10.2011 | College

Read More: Oscar Morales, Social Impact, Summit, Globalization, Millennial Generation, Facebook, Conference, Wael Ghonim, Global, Cairo, David D. Burstein, Egypt, Colombia, Millennials, Generation, Farc, Technology, One Young World, College News
David D. Burstein

We're the first generation to spend all of our grown years in a world where connecting to people from all over the world, instantly and constantly, seems normal and natural.

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PHOTOS: Ai Weiwei Back With New Exhibition

Posted 11.26.2011 | Arts

Read More: Weiwei, Albert & Virginia, Uk Arts, Controversy, London Art, Protest Art, Globalization, Contemporary Art, Chinese Art, Modern China, Ai Weiwei, Political Art, China, Arts News

In his new exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum, notorious trickster-activist Ai Weiwei playfully approaches serious subject matter. The sho...

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The West and the Rest in a One-Model-Fits-All World

Pepe Escobar | Posted 11.26.2011 | World

Read More: Asian-Economies, Globalization, Global Economy, Arab Spring, Greek Debt Crisis, Capitalism, Euro Crisis, Recession, World News
Pepe Escobar

When capitalism hits the intensive care unit, the ones who pay the hospital bill are always the most vulnerable -- and the bill is invariably paid in blood.

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A Transformative Jobs Plan: What's Good for IBM's Top Executives Is Not Good for the U.S.

William Lazonick | Posted 11.15.2011 | Business

Read More: Globalization, Jobs Plan, Structural Problems, Stock Buybacks, Ibm, Executive Pay, Employment, Business News
William Lazonick

The dearth of jobs, even in an economic recovery, reflects the cumulative impact of three structural changes in the employment practices of U.S. industrial corporations.

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