Co-director, Center for Economic & Policy Research (@ceprdc). Latest book, ''Failed: What the Experts Got Wrong About the Global Economy" Oxford U Press.markweisbrot.com Washington, DCJoined August 2011
The government can make noncompete clauses unenforceable in the same way that 28 states make union contracts requiring all workers to pay a representation fee unenforceable. The government decides what sort of contracts can be enforced.
The government can make noncompete clauses unenforceable in the same way that 28 states make union contracts requiring all workers to pay a representation fee unenforceable. The government decides what sort of contracts can be enforced.
🇪🇨 Muy, muy orgulloso del Ecuador y de nuestro pueblo por haber votado hoy en contra del retorno al arbitraje internacional inversionista-Estado.
Quiero contextualizar un poco este triunfo.
Es importante recordar que esta es la segunda vez que el pueblo le dice No al arbitraje…
🇪🇨 Very, very proud of Ecuador and of our people for having voted against the return of investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms (ISDS) in yesterdays’s referendum.
A few words of context:
This is the second time that the Ecuadorian people say No to ISDS and its…
The Leahy Law is just one of many legal provisions the Biden admin has disregarded after 7 October, in addition to:
—Arms Export Control Act
—Section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act
—War Powers Resolution
—Int’l law on aiding & abetting war crimes
The Leahy Law is just one of many legal provisions the Biden admin has disregarded after 7 October, in addition to:
—Arms Export Control Act
—Section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act
—War Powers Resolution
—Int’l law on aiding & abetting war crimes
The president of Mexico’s proposal for stemming immigration includes:
- The U.S. commit $20 billion a year to poor countries in Latin America and the Caribbean
-Lift sanctions on Venezuela
-End the Cuban embargo
-Legalize law-abiding Mexicans living in the U.S.
Tomorrow I'll be talking about Haiti, US policy, and my new book Aid State at @busboysandpoets in DC with the amazing Nathalie Frédéric Pierre and @RepAndyLevin.
A former US ambassador to Haiti gave an interview and said Guy Philippe and Barbecue should be part of the solution.
Feeling left out, Izo sent armed men to attack civilians in Laboule this morning, according to a source with direct knowledge.
Maybe folks need to STFU.
BREAKING 🇭🇹 Through its President Pro-Tempore @XiomaraCastroZ, CELAC declares its refusal to permit “any military action that violates the principle of self-determination” in Haiti – and convenes a “Troika” with Saint Vincent & Colombia to pursue a diplomatic solution.
A majority of Americans now believe that — due to the horrific humanitarian disaster in Gaza — the U.S. should block new arms shipments to Israel.
I agree.
There should be no more U.S. money for the Netanyahu war machine. cepr.net/press-release/…
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