Austria in October will repeat its recent presidential election in which the far-right Freedom Party’s Norbert Hofer lost by nearly 31,000 votes to independent Green … Fascism Is Once More A Political Status QuoRead more
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Children of Thatcher era reached their thirties
By the time they hit their early 30s, those born in the early 1980s had about half as much wealth as those born in the … Children of Thatcher era reached their thirtiesRead more
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Obama Set to Give Billions More in Aid While Netanyahu Demands Even More
For all the chatter about animosity between U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Washington Post reports that “a senior Israeli … Obama Set to Give Billions More in Aid While Netanyahu Demands Even MoreRead more
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You’ll Never Believe How Cheap New Solar Power Is
Solar energy has grown 100-fold in this country in the past decade. Globally, solar has doubled seven times since 2000, and Dubai received a bid … You’ll Never Believe How Cheap New Solar Power IsRead more
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In Hacked D.N.C. Emails, a Glimpse of How Big Money Works
Last October, a leading Democratic donor named Shefali Razdan Duggal emailed a sweetly worded but insistent list of demands to a staff member at the … In Hacked D.N.C. Emails, a Glimpse of How Big Money WorksRead more
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Death Toll from Bangladesh Factory Fire Rises to 31
In Bangladesh, the death toll from a fire at a packaging factory has risen to 31. The fire began after a boiler explosion on Saturday. … Death Toll from Bangladesh Factory Fire Rises to 31Read more
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There’s No Business Like the Arms Business
As is often the case, I opened the Monday newspaper curious to find out how the weekend had gone at the movies. The headline read, … There’s No Business Like the Arms BusinessRead more
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US homeownership rate falls to lowest level in 51 years
The United States’ household home ownership rate fell to its lowest level in a half-century in the second quarter of 2016, according to statistics released … US homeownership rate falls to lowest level in 51 yearsRead more
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Road to Hyperinflation or Cure for Debt Deflation?
Fifteen years after embarking on its largely ineffective quantitative easing program, Japan appears poised to try the form recommended by Ben Bernanke in his notorious … Road to Hyperinflation or Cure for Debt Deflation?Read more
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What should the future of capitalism look like?
What’s wrong with the world economy today? Dambisa Moyo: We, the international community, very successfully convinced a whole swathe of emerging market countries that they … What should the future of capitalism look like?Read more