FCC Cross-Media Ownership Ban:
An Analysis
US
Workers Suffer Labour Pains -- Americans working more than
ever
Regulators
Eye Changing Media Rules
A Sweaty Love Letter from Phil Knight:
On his recent renege of an $8 million donation to the U. of Oregon, when they considered
stricter sweat-shop regulations.
Skyrocketing
Salaries of CEOs
"The Poor" and Those Made Poor by James
Carroll, Boston Globe
Teen
Spending Soars: $50 Per Week from Parents
The
Case for the Global Economy -- International Chamber of Commerce
Sut Jhally vs.
James Twitchell on Advertising: The two most prominent
advertising scholars go head to head.
Overcoming
Consumerism: Analysis and Activism Resources
The Big Box: The Future of Retail :
Hilarious spoof of a typical bland megastore
Wal-Mart
Watch: Excellent resource on the hijinks of America's largest retailer
400
Richest Americans Total $1 Trillion: That's almost 1/4 of the US GDP
Exec Pay
Dwarfs That of Workers: New study on the growing income and compensation gap
That
Giant Sucking Sound: NAFTA After Five Years: Utne Reader's review and
critique
Americans Saving
Less Now than Depression Era: Report from the Economic Policy Institute on the
continuing drop of personal savings.
Poll Reveals Consumeristic
'Necessities': Turns out most folks never seem to have enough.
The Impact of Y2K
on the Global Economy: Comprehensive article on what happened as a result
January 1, 2000.
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