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Russia: Political Analyst Reveals the Real Reason behind US Tariffs*

Nane Sarkisian - May 10, 2025. Published in NEWS.ru

China: The Blood and Tears of US Labor Past Cannot Escape the Whiplash of History

Matthew McKay - March 11, 2023. Published in China Internet Information Center

[T]he violence and lies that the U.S. inflicts on others will not resolve its problems, let alone cover up its labor history[.]

Mexico: Students the US and Mexico Share

Tom Walker - February 21, 2022. Published in El Heraldo de México

Spain: What If the Great Resignation Is Not a Hippie Thing or a Man Thing?

Marta Quirós Alarcón - February 18, 2022. Published in Público

The fact that it has taken months to find or unearth the key to why the Great Resignation took place is very telling.

Poland: US: Life Is Not Just about Work

Robin Koerner - January 13, 2022. Published in Rzeczpospolita

For decades, people have lived for their jobs. The pandemic gave Americans the opportunity to reflect about what is more important to them[.]

France: Mystery of the ‘Great Resignation’ by Millions of Americans

Robin Koerner - October 20, 2021. Published in France 24

Mexico: Labor Imbalance in the United States

Robin Koerner - October 10, 2021. Published in El Universal

In the United States, there are approximately 8.4 million unemployed people. At the same time, there are close to 9.2 million jobs available.

France: 100 Million Americans Off the Labor Market: A Major Challenge for Joe Biden

Robin Koerner - August 18, 2021. Published in Les Echos

Unemployment is one issue; the labor market is another.

China: ‘Forced Labor’ Is a Label Best Worn by the US

Robin Koerner - June 10, 2021. Published in Guangming Daily

[T]he accusation of 'forced labor' that the U.S. has taken great pains to lay at China’s door really applies to itself.

U.K.: To Win Back Working People, Labor Should Learn from Joe Biden

Lalatendu Das - May 8, 2021. Published in The Guardian

The U.S. president has found the one thing divided parties of the left can agree on.

Canada: No Honeymoon for Biden

Reg Moss - December 20, 2020. Published in Le Devoir

Biden ... is very much expected to stumble ... with respect to confronting the economic and health emergencies the coronavirus pandemic presents and ... the social ills brought to the fore by the emergence of Trumpism.

Japan: Worries about the New Uber Employment Law

Robin Koerner - October 3, 2019. Published in Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei)

Worries that [the new law] could dampen the force of the sharing economy, which has a high growth potential, cannot be dismissed.

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