WASHINGTON POST: A growing number of Americans consider the accelerating trend toward globalization a bad thing for the United States. At the same time, a majority now sees being the world’s No. 1 economic power as an important national goal. Just over one-third of all Americans see the increasing interconnection of the global economy as […]
Month: January 2011
US Diabetes Cases Soar; One-Third Adults Prediabetic
From NEWSMAX: The number of diabetics in the United States has grown to nearly 26 million, a 10 percent increase over 2008, and more than a third of adults are now considered prediabetic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday, expressing concern about the trend.
Analysis: Obama tough — not too tough — with Egypt
From USA TODAY: President Barack Obama tried the impossible: winning the hearts and minds of Egyptians furious with their autocratic ruler while assuring a vital ally that the United States has his back… “The United States will continue to stand up for the rights of the Egyptian people and work with their government in pursuit […]
Consumption jump powers US growth
FINANCIAL TIMES: The US economic recovery is speeding up, with consumption growing at its fastest rate in five years during the last quarter of 2010. The overall economy grew at a seasonally adjusted, annualised rate of 3.2 per cent in the fourth quarter, with personal consumption up 4.4 per cent, according to preliminary figures released by […]
NEW ERA
Article “Healthier food, lower prices” opines “Without undue prodding by the White House or congressional fiat, Walmart is taking it upon itself to provide healthier food choices for consumers….First lady Michelle Obama, who recently launched a nation-wide anti-obesity campaign, says Walmart’s plans have ‘the potential to transform the market place and help Americans put healthier […]
INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL
Editorial “Black homerooms” explains: “A new program in which some juniors at McCaskey East High School are paired with homeroom mentors based on race and gender is drawing critiques from across the country… We believe it is a program worth exploring.. Homeroom is a six-minute period during which attendance is taken and school announcements are […]
Casey to chair joint economic panel
From the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE: Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., has been picked to chair the Joint Economic Committee, where he said he will seek practical and cooperative solutions to the country’s economic woes. The appointment makes Mr. Casey the first committee chairman in the Senate’s class of 2006 and gives him a leadership role in most […]
As costs rise, Legislature urged to adopt prison reform
From the PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW: With state prison costs continuing to skyrocket, Auditor General Jack Wagner on Thursday urged the Legislature to approve a Republican senator’s bill that would make it easier to send non-violent offenders to alternative-sentencing programs.
Alaska AG: Palin E-mails to be Released by May 31
From NEWSMAX: Alaska’s attorney general is granting state officials’ request for an extension until May 31 to release potentially thousands of e-mails that Sarah Palin sent and received while she was governor. But John Burns says this comes with the “unequivocal expectation” that all records that aren’t privileged will be released by then. Already, public […]
Fighting abject poverty with a sense of humor
Letter from Richard Field from Hungary
Of the 271 regions which make up the European Union, the northern part of Hungary ranks 260th in terms of per capita income. A primarily agricultural region before the Second World War, this region was the site of much of the heavy industry that sprouted up under communism–iron and steel, concrete and cement, petrochemicals, etc.
Canada belatedly is making same mistakes as the USA
The Church Council on Justice and Corrections, a 39-year-old coalition for justice reform that represents 11 of the largest Christian denominations, has written a strongly worded letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper condemning legislation that is expected to increase the number of convicts dramatically and require billions of dollars worth of prison construction. Now the […]
Government blames both regulators and financial institutions for economic collapse
From the WASHINGTON POST: Goldman Sachs fueled the subprime mortgage bubble and bust. Merrill Lynch didn’t tell the public about the true state of its financial condition. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac borrowed far too much money. And regulators from the Federal Reserve to the Securities and Exchange Commission and other agencies failed to stop […]
NEW ERA
Editorial “A truancy policy comes under fire” relates “Lebanon school officials had the right idea in going after truant students. It’s how they went about it – aggressively – that has gotten them into trouble…. The Lebanon school officials may have been overzealous, but their motives were clearly sound.” WATCHDOG: A wag of the tail […]
‘Corporatism’ opposes true conservative principles
Could not agree more. Same is true up here in Canada — Liberal / Conservative parties are the same thing really, just Conservative mph a little faster than Liberal — as Nader would say The current leader of Liberal was director of Carr institute at Harvard — he is on record as supporting torture in […]