As Secretive Trade Negotiations Resume in LA, Public Interest Groups Demand Transparency Public Citizen ...The U.S. has reportedly introduced text for most, if not all, of an estimated 26 separate TPP chapters covering everything from our environment to financial regulations, drug patents to public procurement. While approximately 600 corporate lobbyists and a handful of others have been given “cleared advisor” status enabling them to review and comment on these proposals, the general public has not been allowed to do so...
Pensions Find Riskier Funds Fail to Pay Off New York Times ...public workers’ pension funds across the country are increasingly turning to riskier investments in private equity, real estate and hedge funds. But while their fees have soared, their returns have not...
Senior citizens continue to bear burden of student loans Washington Post ...New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that Americans 60 and older still owe about $36 billion in student loans, providing a rare window into the dynamics of student debt. More than 10 percent of those loans are delinquent...
How American Corporations Transformed from Producers to Predators (long, but worth it) Alternet ...A fundamental transformation in the investment strategies of major U.S. corporations is a big part of the story...
52% in Wisconsin Support Recall of Governor Walker Rasmussen Reports ...Forty-seven percent (47%) would vote against the recall and let him continue to serve as governor...
Teamsters strike against Red Cross prompts blood drive cancellations Talmadge Express ...Nearly 1,000 blood drives in Northeast Ohio have been canceled since union employees of the American Red Cross walked off their jobs in February, a Red Cross official said...
