Monthly Archives: March 2017

Imagining a world without NAFTA

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2017

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Was EDSA useless for the Filipino masses?

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2017

BY RIGOBERTO D. TIGLAO, Manila Times, Mar 1, 2017 EVERY February, we commemorate the 1986 People Power Revolution, which has been portrayed by the victors as a morality tale of a martyr’s widow leading the people to overthrow the Dark Lord. Indeed, the morality tale was so powerful that it inspired peoples elsewhere under the…

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Robots and drones: Coming soon to a construction site near you

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2017

The construction industry is turning to technology in a big way to enhance building processes. By Bob Violino, Mar 1, 2017 Advancements in the robotics field are helping to transform a number of industries, construction being one of them. Companies that build things can expect to see a host of new machines that perform a…

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A ‘failure,’ KMU says on dialogue with Duterte on contractualization

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2017

Mar. 01, 2017 PAULO C. RIZAL DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno said its dialogue with President Duterte on Monday failed to break the “deadlock” between the workers and the Department of Labor and Employment on the issue of contractualization.

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Amazon’s next target: Call centers

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2017

ByPYMNTS, Mar 1, 2017 After disrupting the retail market, Amazon is going after another industry, this time setting its sights on call centers. According to a report citing information from the firm The Information, Amazon’s Web Services unit is working a suite of cloud-based tools that it plans to sell to companies to help them…

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5 Issues markets focused on in Trump’s speech

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2017

President Donald Trump’s address to Congress did little to move markets, largely because it contained few new details on his economic or trade plans, which have been key drivers of global currencies, bonds and stocks in recent weeks. “It was, predictably, long on rhetoric, short on substance,” said Ray Attrill, the global head of currency…

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Mar. 1, 2017 – “There’s a curious fact about the wealth and growth of nations that you rarely see mentioned: NO COUNTRY HAS EVER JOINED THE MODERN, HIGH-PRODUCTIVITY, RICH-COUNTRY CLUB WITHOUT MASSIVE DOSES OF REDISTRIBUTION, AND UNIVERSAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS FOR SOCIAL SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL SECURITY. NOT ONE. EVER.”

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2017

Why Welfare and Redistribution Saves Capitalism from Itself Rich countries share wealth and create economic security By Steve Roth, http://evonomics.com/whats-the-secret-to-joining-the-rich-country-club/ There’s a curious fact about the wealth and growth of nations that you rarely see mentioned: No country has ever joined the modern, high-productivity, rich-country club without massive doses of redistribution, and universal government programs for…

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Imagining a world without NAFTA

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2017

by Gregory Daco, the Daily Dose, Mar 1, 2017 Read the article here.

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Hunza people never get sick, don’t get cancer and live up to 120 years – Here’s their secret

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2017

March 01, 2017 Have you ever heard about Hunza People? There are many myths and stories about people who lived happy and healthy for a long, long time. The myths like the one about the Holy Grail, or the Fountain of Youth are still found quite interesting even after all these years. But, it is…

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DOE condemns NPA attack on Bukidnon hydropower plant

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2017

BY THE MANILA TIMES, Manila Times, Mar 1, 2017 The Department of Energy (DOE) strongly condemned the attack launched by the New People’s Army (NPA) on a hydropower plant project in Barangay Lumbayao, Valencia City in Bukidnon last Saturday.

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Forced smiles mask pain of Hong Kong’s trafficked bar girls from PHL

Published by rudy Date posted on March 1, 2017

By SYLVIA YU, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Mar 1, 2017 HONG KONG – As she smiles at customers and makes small talk with regulars in a Hong Kong bar, Kat’s every move is being watched by an older woman, a pimp who answers to the name “Mama-san.”

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April – Month of Planet Earth

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Solidarity with CTU Myanmar,
trade unions around the world,
for democracy in Myanmar,
with the daily protests of
people in Myanmar against
the military coup and
continuing oppression.

 

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Reject Military!

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