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The Debt Threat
Developing countries are crippled by their debts to industrialized nations. The moment for meaningful debt relief, says Noreena Hertz, is long overdue.
(Mother Jones, January 20, 2005)
Tags: debt threat, development, imf, interview, jeff fleischer, jubilee, mother jones, noreena hertz, poverty, third world debt, world bank
Exporting America
The CNN anchor is mad as hell about offshore outsourcing and faith-based economics.
(Mother Jones, February 7, 2005)
Tags: cnn, exporting america, interview, jeff fleischer, lou dobss, mother jones, outsourcing, overseas jobs
Lieutenant Governors Must Design Own Paths
Longtime consumer advocate Pat Quinn will soon be lieutenant governor. What that means will come down to how he defines the job.
(Medill News Service / Times of Northwest Indiana, December 11, 2002)
Tags: bob kustra, corinne wood, illinois, illinois politics, jeff fleischer, lieutenant governor, medill, pat quinn, rod blagojevich
Contrasting Views on the Whistle-Stop Tour
Americans here reflect on George Bush’s visit.
(Sydney Morning Herald, October 23, 2003)
Tags: americans abroad, australia, george w bush, jeff fleischer, john howard, protests, sydney morning herald
Believe the Hype
Barack Obama has remarkable political skills. He’s also a true progressive.
(Mother Jones, July 28, 2004)
Tags: 2004 election, barack obama, daily mojo, democratic national convention, jeff fleischer, mother jones
The Kiwi Collector
One man’s mission to archive New Zealand’s Jewish history.
(World Jewish Digest, August 2008)
Tags: history, jeff fleischer, jewish, kiwi, new zealand, new zealand jewish archives, profile, world jewish digest
Election 2009 — What Have We Learned?
Three elections does not a trend make. Yet each can teach a lesson.
(BuzzFlash, November 11, 2009)
Tags: 2009 election, buzzflash, commentary, jeff fleischer, new jersey, virginia