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How the press stabbed Detroit in the back

Sandcastle Empire Posted on May 30, 2009 by Eamonn FingletonDecember 2, 2010

In a new article for CounterPunch, I show that, by failing to blow the whistle on protectionism in key foreign markets,  the American press shares  blame for Detroit’s implosion. For decades East Asian competition has played a controversial role in … Continue reading →

Posted in Global economy, Japan, Press, Trade | Tagged bill emmott, counterpunch, david sanger, detroit, japan, left-hand drive, mickey kantor, micklethwait, nicholas valery, pop-up tariffs, press, press corruption, the economist magazine, valery

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