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… stage of Chinese history with his now famous wall poster, "The Fifth Modernization," demanding democracy as a matter of right of the Chinese people. His words exposed the dark side of government reforms, namely that Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms would in no way be accompanied by political reforms respecting basic human rights. Wei Jingsheng came to such views during the years he spent as an electrician at the Beijing Zoo. His experience as a worker gave him a deep … Wei’s words so threatened the communist party leadership that Deng Xiaoping himself ordered his arrest. Wei was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Despite years of solitary confinement and physical abuse, Wei continued to speak out in defense of …

… the AFL-CIO, John Sturdivant exemplified the highest values and principles of union leadership. He combined a commitment to his duties and a compassion for workers’ goals with well-honed skills as a gifted organizer and strong negotiator. As a … committed to advancing the well-being of all working families and guaranteeing to all working men and women the right to equal opportunities and the full enjoyment of their civil and human rights and social and economic justice. As a … as an integral part of every step of that process. John Sturdivant brought the same diligence and high principles to his work as a vice president of the AFL-CIO, providing this Executive Council not only with wise counsel and skillful leadership …

… programs, will cut wages and purchasing power in South Korea, Indonesia, and Thailand. The United States will be pressured to act as importer-of-last-resort, absorbing cheap Asian goods while at the same time Asian markets for our exports dwindle. In the aftermath of the crisis, the U.S. trade deficit is projected to grow by about $100 billion in 1998, resulting in a loss of approximately 1 million jobs (or potential jobs), most of them … international competition and worker impoverishment and must be reversed. The United States, Europe, and Japan must work together to stimulate domestic demand in the developing economies and avert a dangerous tendency toward global …