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El Salvador Launches Public Education Campaign to Curtail Emigration of Children
El Salvador's campaign to curtail the emigration of children will likely get more traction should public security significantly improve.
Israel’s Groundhog Day: Reverse Snowballs and the Horror of Lawn-Mowing
Ironically, the very mechanisms of economic sanction engineered by Israeli and pro-Israel lobbies against Iran and Syria are likely increasingly to be applied to Israel itself.
Five States Gunning to Make Their Kids as Scientifically Illiterate as Possible by Teaching Creationism
Some states have attempted to pass bills that either remove evolution from the curriculum or allow teachers to offer alternative theories.
Nobel Economist Joseph Stiglitz Hails New BRICS Bank Challenging US-Dominated World Bank and IMF
A group of five countries has launched its own development bank to challenge the US-dominated World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
California’s Severe Drought Continues, but Private Businesses Remain Saturated
Could it be that the large influx of private corporations over the past years has resulted in a new San Francisco, one that appeases the demands of these enterprises, …
The Caribbean: A Clean Energy Revolution on the Front Lines of Climate Change
Clean energy technologies are making headway throughout the Caribbean - and the US should take note.
Who Is the Unsung Hero of the $7 Billion Citigroup Settlement?
Citigroup must pay a $7 billion settlement for its mortgage-backed securities fraud. It's the largest settlement ever levied by the US Department of Justice.
Imagining Economic Policy Focused on Women
The Fair Minimum Wage Act in the House and the Minimum Wage Fairness Act in Senate would gradually raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2017.
Getting Serious About Teaching Economics to Boost Developing Countries, Not Just the Big Guys
Overhauling the free market university curriculum must go further than addressing inequality.
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With the Plundering of Fossil Fuels, the Future May Be the Past: An Agrarian Society
As we exhaust the fossil fuels and minerals of the planet, we face the threat of exhausting the raw materials that built the modern world.