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Arabs to discuss Syria escalation

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - Feb. 12 (News Report) - Basic supplies are said to be running low in Homs Arab foreign ministers are meeting in Cairo on Sunday to decide their next move after a resolution on Syria failed in the UN Security Council last week.

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6 Shocking Ways Capitalism Is Failing Working America

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Les Leopold - Feb. 01 (News Analysis) - Capitalism is coming apart at the seams and the middle-class is paying the price.

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Why Are the Chinese Buying Record-Quantities of Gold?

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Forbes - Jan. 30 (News) - One answer, among many, stands out

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Op-Ed Columnist: Jobs, Jobs and Cars

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Paul Krugman - Jan. 26 (Opinion) - Gov. Mitch Daniels got so much wrong in his reply to the president State of the Union address. To really create jobs, it takes a cluster, not just heroes.

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This Is America's Moment, If Washington Doesn't Blow It

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Forbes - By Joel Kotkin - Jan. 19 - The vast majority of Americans believe the country is heading in the wrong direction, and, according to a 2011 Pew Survey, close to a majority feel that China has already surpassed the U.S. as an economic power.

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300 Chinese Foxconn Workers 'Threaten Mass Suicide' At XBox Plant, Reports Claim

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

huffingtonpost.co.uk - By Michael Rundle - Jan. 11 (News Report) - Around 300 Chinese workers who manufacture XBox consoles took to a factory roof and threatened bosses with mass suicide over a dispute about pay, unconfirmed reports have claimed. The workers were employed at the Foxconn Technology Park in Wuhan in Hubei province. Foxconn is an independent, global manufacturing partner to companies including Apple, Microsoft and Sony.

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Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

thisamericanlife.org - By Ira Glass - Jan. 10 (Special Report) - Mike Daisey performs an excerpt that was adapted for radio from his one-man show "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs." A lifelong Apple superfan, Daisey sees some photos online from the inside of a factory that makes iPhones, starts to wonder about the people working there, and flies to China to meet them.

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China Sentences Rights Activist to 9 Years' Jail

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Associated Press - Dec. 23 (News Report) - A Chinese court sentenced a veteran democracy activist Friday to nine years' imprisonment for inciting subversion, in what appears to be the most severe punishment handed down in a crackdown on dissent this year.

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Robert Reich: The Defining Issue: Not Government's Size, But Who It's For

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Robert Reich - Dec. 20 (Opinion) - "Big government" isn't the problem. The problem is big money is taking over government.

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Our leadership is dire, but we mustn't despise government | Jeffrey Sachs

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Guardian - By Jeffrey Sachs, The Guardian - Dec. 17 - Our leaderships, in thrall to big business, are failing in so many places all at the same time. But we can't give up on them The year 2011 will be remembered as the year of failed summits. Governments proved themselves time and again to be failures at addressing the growing crises engulfing the world, whether the eurozone debacle, climate change, or budget politics in the US and Europe. Next year is likely to be worse, as electoral politics will further impede decision-making in the US, France and several other countries. Why should governance be so poor in so many places at the same time? There are several factors at play. Globalisation has undermined the manufacturing base of most of the high-income economies, costing millions of jobs and leading to stagnant or falling living standards for a large part of the workforce, especially those with basic skills and modest education attainment. The US has lost around 8-9 million manufacturing jobs since the peak in that sector in 1979, just as ...

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U.N. Climate Talks End With Deal for New Emissions Treaty

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By John M. Broder - Dec. 11 (News Report) - More than 190 nations agreed to work toward a treaty that would require all countries to reduce emissions that contribute to global warming.

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Climate Talks Consensus: All Countries Should Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions--In Future

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Scientific American - Dec. 11 - DURBAN, South Africa--For the first time, all major nations--developed and developing--have agreed to a roadmap that would combat climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions via an "outcome with legal force" that would not come into effect before 2020. The 194 countries negotiating here also agreed that such a universal plan must be completed by 2015 at the latest. ...

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Analysis: China brings forward easing to stay in step

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:27:46 -0800

Reuters - Dec. 01 - ForbesAnalysis: China brings forward easing to stay in stepReutersA beam of light falls on Chinese 100 yuan banknotes in this photo illustration taken in Beijing in this March 12, 2011 file photo. By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - As the world's major central banks hurriedly announced measures to ease stresses in ...Chinese leaders scramble to shore up sagging economic growth amid dim global ...Washington PostChina Shares End Sharply Up On Hopes Monetary Easing Cycle Has StartedWall Street JournalChina Eases Monetary PolicyForbesBloomberg -ABC News -Boston.comall 836 news articles »

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Expanded Visa Law Would Give U.S. World’s Tired, Poor Technologists: View

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:13:00 -0800

Bloomberg - Dec. 01 - Congress works. Or so it seemed for a day this week when the House of Representatives voted 389 to 15 to ease restrictions on the entry of highly skilled immigrants to the U.S. The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 was sponsored by conser

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China: Photo Captures Plight of 58 Million ‘Left Behind Children'

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Global Voices - By Oiwan Lam - Nov. 16 (Opinion) - A photo showing a little girl caring for her baby brother in a classroom in rural China has caused an online stir. It reflects the country's long-standing social problem of children who are left behind by their parents going to work in the cities.

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Obama rebukes 2012 rivals (Politico)

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Politico - By Carrie Budoff Brown,Jennifer Epstein - Nov. 14 - Politico - Obama dipped briefly into the Republican presidential nominating contest Sunday.

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Leaders: Free Trade In Asia-Pacific Vital To Recovery

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - Nov. 13 (News Analysis) - The plan to forge a Pacific free trade area got a big boost Sunday when leaders of Canada and Mexico joined Japan in expressing support for a deal that has received a cool reception from rising power China.

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Iran nuclear report: IAEA claims Tehran working on advanced warhead - The Guardian

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Guardian - Nov. 08 - Iran nuclear report: IAEA claims Tehran working on advanced warhead The Guardian The UN's nuclear watchdog will publish new details on Wednesday on alleged Iranian work on an advanced design for a nuclear warhead developed with the help of a former Soviet scientist, according to nuclear experts. The report by the International ... Iran ready and able to build a nuclear bomb, UN watchdog warns the world Telegraph.co.uk Iran is on the threshold of gaining nuclear capability Economic Times Ahmadinejad warns against attack on Iran in lead up to nuclear report National Post eTaiwan News ABC News all 2,533 news ...

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U.S. Stock Futures Drop as Europe Woos China for Bailout Fund

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Bloomberg - By Adria Cimino - Oct. 31 (News) - U.S. stock futures fell, indicating the Standard & Poor's 500 Index may pare its biggest monthly rally since 1974, as investors awaited China's response to the European request for money to boost the bailout fund. Alcoa Inc., the largest U.S. aluminum producer, and General Electric Co. led declining shares in European trading. Futures on the S&P 500 expiring in December fell 0.9 percent to 1,269.4 at 8:50 a.m. in London. The S&P 500 advanced in the last four weeks and has climbed 14 percent this month. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 89, or 0.7 percent, to 12,079

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China, India Protesters Are the Real ’99 Percent’: Pankaj Mishra - Businessweek

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:57:07 -0700

Business Week - Oct. 23 - China, India Protesters Are the Real '99 Percent': Pankaj MishraBusinessWeekIt's more than interesting that no significant gestures of solidarity came from the cities of India and China, two of the world's fastest-growing economies. On the face of it, this is not so surprising. The metropolitan Indian and Chinese peers of the ...and more »

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GM crops promote superweeds, food insecurity and pesticides, say NGOs

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By John Vidal - Oct. 19 (News Report) - Report finds genetically modified crops fail to increase yields let alone solve hunger, soil erosion and chemical-use issues Genetic engineering has failed to increase the yield of any food crop but has vastly increased the use of chemicals and the growth of "superweeds", according to a report by 20 Indian, south-east Asian, African and Latin American food and conservation groups representing millions of people. The so-called miracle crops, which were first sold in the US about 20 years ago and which are now grown in 29 countries on about 1.5bn hectares (3.7bn acres) of land, have been billed as potential solutions to food crises, climate change and soil erosion, but the assessment finds that they have not lived up to their promises. The report claims that hunger has reached "epic proportions" since the technology was developed. Besides this, only two GM "traits" have been developed on any significant scale, despite investments of tens of billions of dollars, and benefits such as drought ...

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Myles Allen and Guardian Must Retract Phony Quote on Al Gore’s Views of Link Between Climate Change and Weather

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Think Progress - Oct. 12 (Opinion) - Top climatologist Calls Key Allen Critique “clearly wrong.” Myles Allen, with the complicity of the UK’s Guardian, has put words into Al Gore’s mouth in order to attack the Nobel-Prize winning former Vice President. What makes this attack a particularly egregious breach of journalism is that Allen and the Guardian could have avoided it had [...]

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Russia and China veto proposed UN resolution on Syria

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

OpenGlobe - By C628, OpenGlobe contributors - Oct. 05 (News Report) - Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning the Syrian government's crackdown on protestors late on Tuesday, leading Western supporters of the bill to voice their anger at the decision. The proposed resolution would have condemned the Syrian government over its crackdown on protesters, as well as referring to the possibility of "targeted measures" against Syria. The text had been rewritted three times by drafters France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Portugal in response to Russian and Chinese objections over teh use of the word "sanctions" in earlier versions, leading to the introduction of the "targeted measures" language.

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Western anger at UN Syria vetoes

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Oct. 05 (News Report) - Western nations have lamented China and Russia's vetoes of a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria's crackdown on anti-government protests. France said it was a "sad day" for Syria, while the US ambassador to the UN expressed "outrage". The resolution had been watered down to try to avoid the vetoes, dropping a direct reference to sanctions. Meanwhile, Syrian TV has broadcast images of a woman it said Amnesty International had declared dead.

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Analysis: Pakistan's double-game: treachery or strategy?

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - Sep. 28 (News Analysis) - "Turns out they are disloyal, deceptive and a danger to the United States," fumed Republican Representative Ted Poe last week. "We pay them to hate us. Now we pay them to bomb us. Let's not pay them at all." For many in America, Islamabad has been nothing short of perfidious since joining a strategic alliance with Washington 10 years ago: selectively cooperating in the war on extremist violence and taking billions of dollars in aid to do the job, while all the time sheltering and supporting Islamist militant groups that fight NATO troops in Afghanistan. Pakistan has angrily denied the charges, but if its critics are right, what could the explanation be for such duplicity? What strategic agendas might be hidden behind this puzzling statecraft?

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