Since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the US government has disbursed some $4.4 billion in foreign assistance to the tiny Caribbean nation. At least $1.5 … Where Does the Money Go? Eight Years of USAID Funding in HaitiRead more
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Cities Are Giving Thousands of Homeless People One-Way Bus Tickets to Leave Town
As much of the Midwest faces winter snowstorms and the East Coast faces freezing temperatures this week, many cities have issued Weather Emergency Alerts that … Cities Are Giving Thousands of Homeless People One-Way Bus Tickets to Leave TownRead more
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Way of Life for Majority of U.S. Workers
– 78 percent of U.S. workers live paycheck to paycheck to make ends meet – Nearly one in 10 workers making $100,000+ live paycheck to … Way of Life for Majority of U.S. WorkersRead more
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Why the ‘Merchants of Death’ Survive and Prosper
During the mid-1930s, a best-selling exposé of the international arms trade, combined with a U.S. Congressional investigation of munitions-makers led by Senator Gerald Nye, had … Why the ‘Merchants of Death’ Survive and ProsperRead more
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Anti-Globalization in the Era of Trump
Joseph Stiglitz talking: For 60 years, since World War II, we have been trying to create a rules-based system, a global economic system. We understand … Anti-Globalization in the Era of TrumpRead more
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The Next Financial Crisis will be Worse than the Last
We’ve made it through 2017. The first-season installment of presidential Tweetville is ending where it began, on the Palm Beach, Fla., golf course of Mar-a-Lago. … The Next Financial Crisis will be Worse than the LastRead more
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How Equifax Is ‘Making Millions of Dollars Off Its Own Screwup’
Just three weeks before Equifax disclosed a colossal data breach that compromised the data of more than 145 million people, its then-CEO Richard Smith gave … How Equifax Is ‘Making Millions of Dollars Off Its Own Screwup’Read more
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He died for our debt, not our sins
https://renegadeinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Clipboard02-1024×660-640×413.jpg As many people turn towards their Christian and Jewish faiths this Christmas and Hanukkah in an attempt to make sense of the year that … He died for our debt, not our sinsRead more
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Bangladeshi teachers end “fast-unto-death”
Several thousand Bangladeshi teachers, who began a “fast-unto-death” on December 31 at the National Press Club in the capital of Dhaka, called off their protest … Bangladeshi teachers end “fast-unto-death”Read more
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The Economists Who Stole Christmas
To welcome the New Year with a cheeky take on the clash of economic ideologies, how might opposing camps’ representatives view Christmas presents? Levity aside, … The Economists Who Stole ChristmasRead more