Depression and Democracy (opinion) New York Times ...Unemployment in both America and Europe remains disastrously high. Leaders and institutions are increasingly discredited. And democratic values are under siege...
US to leave Mexican border crossing to rangers Associated Press ...in this rugged, remote West Texas terrain where wading across the shallow Rio Grande undetected is all too easy, federal authorities are touting a proposal to open an unmanned port of entry as a security upgrade...
Economic Crisis + Offshore Tax Justice Network ...Many of the roots of the current global economic crisis trace back to offshore financial centres located in tax havens. These include both those located in the smaller, mostly island states like Cayman and Jersey, and the larger tax havens like the City of London, Switzerland, Dublin, Delaware or Luxembourg...
Russia's middle class rises up against Putin The Independent ...With state television hardly making reference to the protests, and instead focussing on flag-waving celebrations by groups of pro-Putin youths, active opposition is still very much the preserve of an internet-savvy minority. But in Moscow, the change of mood among the new middle class is palpable...
Sometimes a fight just isn't worth it (opinion) South Bend Tribune ...Taking a wrecking ball to organized labor in Indiana, with all of its institutions, traditions and loyal members, will bring deeper political polarization during an already politically divisive time...
Academy has enough Oscar statuettes, despite labor dispute Los Angeles Times ...A Chicago labor dispute won't affect February's Oscars ceremony, according to Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak, because the academy has dozens of statuettes stockpiled...
