Monday, March 22, 2004 =Subscribers Only

Special Report



One Giant Global Labor Pool?
Below the boiling political rhetoric, a real threat America's workers face is the potential for U.S. wages to sink to overseas levels

Bush's Dilemma in the Heartland
Job losses resonate strongly in states he can't afford to lose. Thus, his campaign's focus on national security and cultural issues

Stow the Rhetoric
George Bush and John Kerry need to move past politicking and get real about jobs. Washington does have the ability to help

Ready for a Worker Shortage?
Researcher Bob Morison cites BLS statistics saying it will happen in just six years. One solution: Keeping older workers in harness

The Jobless Recovery Is "Understandable"
Juniper Networks CEO Scott Kriens says it's the result not of offshore outsourcing but of "caution by corporations"

Hispanics and the Bottom Rung
Often uneducated, many are more willing than blacks or whites to take less desirable jobs, which keeps their jobless rate fairly low

New Job Hunt, Same Rules
What Color Is Your Parachute author Richard Nelson Bolles expounds on his timeless -- and proven -- advice

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Factories: The Gears Are Turning
After three years of recession, demand is surging. The comeback looks real (3/15/04)

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Jobs: Desperately Seeking Answers
Jobs and the economy are voters' top issues -- but both parties' plans are flawed (3/8/04)

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Worried about Jobs, Not Gay Marriage
For Corporate America, the top election issues are weak hiring, the deficit, and outsourcing. Same-sex unions hardly register (3/4/04)

NEWSMAKER Q&A
Reuters' Offshore "Experiment"
Global Managing Editor David Schlesinger talks about why he's hiring reporters in Bangalore to cover U.S. companies (3/4/04)

GROWING CONCERNS
An Unseen Peril of Outsourcing
After a promising offshore alliance, a U.S. company winds up with its intellectual crown jewels in India (3/3/04)

NEWSMAKER Q&A
Outsourcing Isn't "a Zero-Sum Game"
Tech entrepreneur Marc Andreessen says it's the story of history and that new jobs will arise in the U.S. as new industries are born (3/1/04)

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