Jena McGregor, an Associate Editor for Fast Company magazine in NY is
working on a major feature story on the offshore outsourcing trend, and
would like to put a human face on this issue by talking to a diverse
group of indviduals across the U.S. who have been impacted by offshore
outsourcing (wage depression, prolonged unemployment, underemployment,
etc.)

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Recovery Trickles Down Very Slowly (washingtonpost.com)

"I've been looking for a job for two years," she said, recounting her last work at a local telemarketing firm, a job she left and now can't get back. "It's always, 'We'll get back to you.' I just hear a lot of excuses."

The contrast between the pulse Canton's economy is starting to feel on the high end and the stagnation painfully evident in the lower tiers points out a significant national trend: After three years of fits and starts, the economy is revving back to life, but at least so far, its fruits have gone mainly to those who least need them.

 
Offshoring and the 2004 elections | CNET News.com: "Offshoring and the 2004 elections
January 12, 2004, 4:00 AM PT
By Declan McCullagh




Union activists are planning to inject the controversial topic of overseas outsourcing of technology jobs into the 2004 presidential race.
The Democratic presidential contenders already have been trading barbs over the loss of U.S.-based manufacturing jobs. At debates last week in Iowa and on National Public Radio, the Democratic hopefuls sparred over who had the best solutions, with Dennis Kucinich painting himself as the most radical opponent of free trade, which he believes is 'a disaster for our economy.'
'Not a one of these candidates has been willing to take the position that I've taken in saying that my first act in office will be to cancel NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) and the WTO (World Trade Organization),' Kucinich said, referring to agreements intended to increase overseas trade. 'We've lost over 3 million manufacturing jobs in this country. The president has that authority.' "

 
Manual of Gardening (Second Edition), by L. H. Bailey - - Vegetable Gardening