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Folha de Sao Paulo, Brazil - In Brazil, as in the United States, most people do not vote for a president on the basis of foreign policy issues. Yet …
California’s Perfect Storm
The United States today faces an economic crisis worse than any since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Nowhere is it sharper than in the nation’s schools. It’s no …
As French Strikes Continue, Unions Take Aim at Sarkozy
Paris - Public strikes continued across France today, albeit at a lower level than the walkouts and marches Tuesday, as labor leaders and left wing politicians continue to push …
Robert Scheer | Invasion of the Robot Home Snatchers
The Titanic that is the U.S. housing market has just sprung its biggest leak, and even some of the largest banks responsible for this mess, like Bank of America …
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In 1999, Serco paid $53 million to acquire Elekluft, a company that specialized in military and aerospace customers, and was originally formed in 1961 to install and support German …
Pakistan Court Takes On its President
Islamabad, Pakistan - The seemingly interminable friction between Pakistan’s president and the country’s judiciary is about to get interesting. After declaring unconstitutional in December a decree of sweeping amnesty, …
Computer Scientists, Election Integrity Advocates Question Feasibility of “Digital Democracy“
Despite the recent hack during public testing of DC's Internet voting pilot and the rash of other security problems that have plagued the short history of online voting systems, …
Brazil Should Lead on Access to Essential Medicines
By the greater use of compulsory licenses, Brazil could lower drug costs not only in Brazil, but in developing countries overall. At a time when The New York Times …
End of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ Would Bring US Military in Line With NATO Allies
A federal judge's order that the US military must stop enforcing its “don't ask, don't tell” (DADT) policy that requires gay service members to be discharged when their sexual …
Gerald Epstein | Conflicts of Interest and the Financial Crisis: It’s Also the Economics Profession, Stupid!
Even the Queen of England could see that the economics profession messed up big time in the lead up to the financial meltdown. On a visit to the London …