Country ... CAR
Rebel Initiative
Rebels capture key CAR town of Bambari ...
Despite previous vow to halt advance on additional town, Central African Republic rebels take Bambari.
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Open file 3901
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Country ... USA
Finance ... Fiscal Cliff
US House passes 'fiscal cliff' deal ...
President Obama declares the deal is a promise kept, despite falling short of earlier hopes for a grand deficit bargain.
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Open file 3902
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Country ... USA
Finance ... Fiscal Cliff
'Fiscal cliff hurts US economy' ...
Federal Reserve Chairman says political disagreements on tax increases and spending cuts hurt the economy.
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Open file 3903
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Country ... USA
Finance ... Federal Reserve
The corrupt arithmetic of the Federal Reserve ...
A special privilege afforded to banks is negatively impacting the functions of the Federal Reserve.
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Open file 3904
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Open file 3904
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Country ... USA
Politics and Dysfunction
House Adjourns Without Passing Hurricane Sandy Relief ... The 112th Congress about the worst ever!
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Open file 3905
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Country ... USA
Politics and Dysfunction
Boehner to Reid: 'Go F--- Yourself!' ... Unhappy lies the head that wears a crown...
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Open file 3906
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Accountancy
Areas of professional interest
These 'Areas of professional interest' are covered by the UK publication 'Accountancy Age Insight'
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Open file 3907
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Country ... USA
Guns versus Butter
Paul Rosenberg ... Guns and butter: The oligarchs against the people on two big issues ...
There are numerous parallels between the battle over gun safety and the battle over preserving the US welfare state.
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Open file 3908
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Country ... Iran
Oil and Sanctions
EIU report on Iran Oil Sanctions
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Open file 3909
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Country ... USA
Media
Jan 2013 ... Al Jazeera buys US channel Current TV ...
Qatar-based network to launch Al Jazeera America, reaching 40 million US homes, up from 4.7 million before the deal.
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Open file 3910
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Country ... USA
Media
August 2011 ... Al Jazeera English launches in New York ...
International news channel reaching NY homes through Time Warner Cable.
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Open file 3911
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People
Burgess Connections
Gary Miner, Linda Miner, Steve Nucchia et al.
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Open file 3912
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Economics
Failing Capitalism
Video ... Richard Wolff speaking at the Brecht Forum in December 2012.
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Open file 3913
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Initiatives
How To Change
Video and text ... What the Economic Crisis Really Means - and what we can do about it
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Open file 3914
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Alternative Currency
Greece
Euros discarded as impoverished Greeks resort to bartering ...
Communities set up local currencies and exchange networks in attempt to beat the economic crisis
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Open file 3915
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Initiatives
How To Change
Theo Kitchener ... How We Can Change the World
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Open file 3916
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Country ... USA
Guns
Gun Rhetoric vs. Gun Facts ... We offer facts and context as a national gun-control debate intensifies.
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Open file 3917
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Country ... USA
Government Finance
“Fiscal Cliff” Deal Packed With Corporate Welfare
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Open file 3918
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Big Banks
Lest we forget
October 2011 ... Economic Collapse 'How the Banks Won' - Documentary
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Open file 3919
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Big Banks
Still a problem
October 2011 ... Economic Collapse 'How the Banks Won' - Documentary
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Open file 3920
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Country ... USA
Superstorm Sandy
Chris Christie Went Ballistic On John Boehner In A Press Conference That Was Like Something Out Of A Movie
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Open file 3921
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Country ... Haiti
Biochar
Dialog about biochar in Haiti started just after the January 2010 earthquake
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Open file 3922
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Country ... Haiti
Activism ... Petitions ... Mea Culpa
An example of a www.Change.org petition ... Petition to President Clinton regarding transparency in aid for Haiti ... Clinton on 'Free Trade did not work'!
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Open file 3923
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Environment
Green Construction
A video about the development of better construction practices for green construction, and the broader issue of planning for sensible communities
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Open file 3924
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Country ... Mongolia
Mining
The Big Dig ... Can Mongolia's mining boom protect national interests and local livelihoods while reaping the economic benefits?
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Open file 3925
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Country ... Mongolia
Natural Resource Exploitation
Is Mongolia over-reliant on its resources? ... We look at Mongolia's resource-led boom and how to stop it from becoming a bust.
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Open file 3926
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Country ... USA
Whistle Blowers
Blowing the whistle on Obama's America ... Do the threats facing whistleblowers under Obama's presidency mean Americans know less about what their government does?
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Open file 3927
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Country ... USA
Media
Will Americans ever get to see Al Jazeera? ...
Even though Al Jazeera is considered 'controversial', competitors 'fear its reputation for news excellence'.
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Open file 3928
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Country ... USA
Guns
The fool's gold-en rule ... NRA is a 'consistent nihilist', looking at a certain number of dead American children as 'the cost of doing business'.
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Open file 3929
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Energy
Fracking ... USA
US to become 'net energy exporter' ...
Shale gas boom rewrites geopolitical rules, as US is set to produce more petroleum than Saudi Arabia within a decade.
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Open file 3930
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Initiatives
LinkedIn
Data for Progress ... LinkedIn economic opportunity mapping
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Open file 3931
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People
Chris Macrae
Clarifying the work of Norman Macrae foundation
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Open file 3932
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Social Media
LinkedIn
The Future of LinkedIn and the Economic Graph ... by Jeff Weiner. LinkdIn CEO
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Open file 3933
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Country ... USA
Media
Will Americans Be Able to Watch Al Jazeera America?
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Open file 3934
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Country ... USA
Privacy ... Security ... Surveillance ... Freedom
New Documents on Activist Surveillance May Be 'Just the Tip of the Iceberg'
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Open file 3935
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Country ... USA
Political Leadership
Peggy Noonan ... There's No 'I' in 'Kumbaya' ...
Obama doesn't seem to have it in him to make a deal.
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Open file 3936
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Country ... USA
Political Leadership
The Hagel Hullabaloo: A Conflict-Hungry President Picks His Next Fight
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Open file 3937
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Country ... USA
Media
Feb 2011 ... Al Gore's Desperate Bid to Keep Keith Olbermann—and Save Current TV
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Open file 3938
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People
Rubeen Shakeel
Rubeen Shakeel is a Pakistani woman committed to girls' education ... from AJE ... TO BE COMPLETED
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Open file 3939
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Finance
Impact Finance
JPMorganChase Perspectives on Progress ... GIIN
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Open file 3940
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DEVELOPMENT OF TVM MANAGEMENT METRICS
DATA ABOUT WHERE WE ARE
Peter Burgess Working Draft October 2012
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Open file 3941
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Open file 3941
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DEVELOPMENT OF TVM MANAGEMENT METRICS
THE VALUE OF THE BUSINESS PAYROLL
Peter Burgess Working Draft October 2012
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Open file 3942
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THE US SOCIO-ECONOMIC DYNAMIC
CLASS ... OLIGARCHS -V- EVERYONE ELSE
The modern society has only two classes: Those who own, and those who owe.
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Open file 3943
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Open file 3943
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Banking
Regulation
Banks win more flexible Basel rules
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Open file 3944
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Banking
Credit Unions
Americans Keep Fleeing Banks, Flock to Credit Unions Instead
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Open file 3945
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Country ... USA
Guns
Jon Stewart mocks Alex Jones rant: Guns needed to fight ‘imaginary Hitler’
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Open file 3946
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Economic Dynamics
Productivity
There have been huge improvements in economic productivity over the past three centuries.
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Open file 3947
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Food
Post harvest waste
Scandalous waste of food needs to be addressed ... Colossal food waste hitting energy, land and water supplies
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Open file 3948
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Country ... Canada
Indigenous Peoples
Idle No More -- Think Occupy, But With Deep Deep Roots
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Open file 3949
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Metrics
Maybe charities don't measure up
TINA ROSENBERG ... Putting Charities to the Test ... Fixes looks at solutions to social problems and why they work.
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Open file 3950
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