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Obama’s FEMA: First Look at How It Worked
Washington, DC, August 27, 2011 - President Barack Obama participates in a federal agency coordination call with Administrator Fugate (right) and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano (left). (Photo: …
Five GOP Presidential Candidates Have Proposed Eliminating Capital Gains Tax, a $1 Trillion Giveaway to the Rich
Yesterday, 2012 GOP presidential long-shot Jon Huntsman unveiled an economic plan that, in addition to including standard conservative tropes about repealing the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank financial …
Ukraine Loses Its Way (2)
Ukranian President Viktor Yanukovych Keiv. (Photo: IsraelMFA / Flickr) Prague – Since the election of President Viktor Yanukovych in 2010, Ukraine has experienced a significant and alarming …
North Dakota’s Economic “Miracle” – It’s Not Oil
The state-owned Bank of North Dakota is credited with the state's relatively healthy economy. (Photo: banknd.nd.gov) In an article in The New York Times on August 19th …
No Back to School Worries? AT&T Just Handed Students a BIG One!
For many of us, the days before search engines, social networking and constant wireless access to information and entertainment seem like a lifetime ago. But for those young adults …
Worker Cooperatives Reduce “Hard-Core” Unemployment
Buenos Aires - During the social and economic collapse of 2002-2003, the Argentine state encouraged the formation of workers' cooperatives, which helped mitigate the worst effects of the crisis, …
Poverty and Testing in Education: “The Present Scientifico-legal Complex”
Part I: Poverty Jim Taylor has entered the poverty and education debate by asking US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and billionaire/education entrepreneur Bill Gates a direct …
The Think Tank Behind Rick Perry
Part I: Rick Perry and the Texas Public Policy Foundation If Rick Perry goes to Washington, it's likely that he will bring with him the conservative policies …
Tribunal Concealed Evidence Al-Qaeda Cell Killed Hariri
Washington - In focusing entirely on the alleged links between four Hezbollah activists and the 2005 bombing that killed Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the indictment issued by the Special …
Landmines and Cluster Bombs: “Weapons of Mass Destruction in Slow Motion“
Sihanoukville, Cambodia - A man who lost his leg to a landmine in Thailand, near the border. (Photo: Dave_B_) Every 20 minutes, a landmine explodes and 50 …