by James Parks, Apr 29, 2008 Too often, the only time lawmakers think seriously about rebuilding our nation’s aging and crumbling infrastructure is after a disaster like the collapse of a bridge in Minneapolis or the destruction of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Then a few months later, the issue is pushed back to make way […]
Unemployment Benefits Extension Advances
– by Mike Hall More than 200,000 jobless workers a month run out of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits without finding new jobs. Some 3.5 million unemployed workers are expected to exhaust their benefits this year. That’s six months without work or prospects for a new job in an economy that is shedding jobs and on a downward […]
Inflation is the Latest Weapon Against the Central Government
The inflationary pressures on the Indian Economy has come as a handy weapon in the hands of the chief Opposition Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to whip the Congress led UPA Government at the Centre. The Leftist Parties have also joined the chorus in condemning the economic policies of the Central Government which has […]
Gap Between America’s Rich and Poor Worsened in Past Two Decades
– by Mike Hall The gap between the wealthiest and the rest of us grew significantly during the past two decades, leaving lower- and middle-class families at more risk during the current economic downturn/recession confronting the nation, a new study by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) and Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) finds. The […]
Japan: The Rising Price of Food
by Chris Salzberg It may seem like a cruel April Fool’s joke, but it isn’t: after dozens of years without change, the prices of many staple foods in Japan are set to rise steeply this month [ja], following a trend that began with the price of bread, constant for 24 years [ja] but already up […]
Tibet Protests 2008 : A Timeline
On March 10, 2008 hundreds of Tibetans in Lhasa began protesting on the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Beijing rule. Police arrested protesters, and violence in the streets has escalated in the following days. Bloggers across the region have responded. Personal accounts of protests in Tibet are being censored on the Chinese […]
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