by Ryan Greenfield Another month, another disappointing jobs report. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday, October 8, 2010, that the U.S. lost another 95,000 jobs in September. What is most remarkable about this report is that private sector job growth was actually positive at 64,000 jobs (although this number is still not enough […]
The US and Cotton: Yes, We’re Insane!
By Adrian Ineichen A never-ending tragedy took its most recent step in early April 2010: After having been defeated in all WTO dispute settlement and panel rulings in the case DS267, and having faced the threat of retaliatory tariffs as well as suspension on some of its patents by Brazil, the US cajoled Brazil into […]