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Books Book Review: Dollar Democracy: With Liberty and Justice for Some tries that don’t have decent child labor, minimum wage and/or occupational health and safety standards. Con- sequently, it’s no surprise that there have been several suicides at Apple factories by disgruntled peasants paid only pennies per hour to perform repetitive tasks for 10-12 hours, 7 days a week, with no compensation for overtime. What makes Third World nations so attractive to multinational corporations Kam Williams Special To The Skanner News I n recent years, the American Dream has proven to be increasing- ly elusive for most of us. Even if you’re lucky enough to have a job, you’re proba- bly working longer hours for less pay. Meanwhile, millions of jobs are being outsourced to China, Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, Mexico, the Philippines and other coun- are the cheap labor and absence of consequences for human rights violations. Let’s face it, it’s impossible for unions operating in the U.S. to be as appealing to a company as a totally sub- missive labor force that’s easy to exploit with the help of a Communist govern- ment. This is among the critical factors contributing to the current, domestic economic crisis discussed in detail in, “Dollar Democracy: With Liberty and Justice for Some.” The insightful tome was written by Peter Math- ews, political science professor, talk show host and former Democratic Party nominee for Congress in Long Beach, Calif. Besides jobs, the author sets his sights on such hot button topics as education, health care, the environ- ment, Wall Street vs. Main Street, and election finance reform. Invariably weighing in from a progressive per- spective, Mathews is dismayed that, “An Ameri- can child’s chance of acquiring a quality educa- tion depends more on the parents’ income than on almost anything else.” Despite the country’s dire state of affairs, he remains optimistic, and closes the opus with some viable plan for the people to reclaim the American Dream. The liter- ary equivalent of a one-man million-man march for equality and justice for every U.S. citizen. Placing an Ad in is as easy as Challenging People to Shape a Better Future Now HOME NEWS COMMUNITY OPINION ENTERTAINMENT ADS SOCIAL MEDIA FOUNDATION E-PRINT CONTACT MEDIA KIT 1 Go to: JOBS www.TheSkanner.com BIDS REAL ESTATE 2 Select “Place AUTOS FOR SALE Classified Ads and Announcements” PLACE CLASSIFIED ADS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 3 Click on the category of your choice for our quick and easy online form Obituary Job, Bid, Legal Notice, and Sub Bid Wedding Announcement Real Estate Auto Ad Page 12 The Portland and Seattle Skanner August 6, 2014
