Can we prevent a financial crisis in the future?
HONOLULU -- Remember these words: credit default swaps, derivatives, subprime mortgages? While it now seems we can go five minutes without hearing a news report containing any of them, the question is whether we and our government can clean up the lingering mess and prevent a similar scenario in future, according to “News Dissector,” journalist, and filmmaker Danny Schechter.
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MANILA, Philippines — Famed Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao is planning his next knockout, but this time it won't be in the boxing ring. Instead, he is running for a Congressional seat in the May Philippine national elections. With many of his most ardent supporters divided over whether they want him to fight outside the ring, it could be his toughest bout yet. [read more...]
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I was able to speak against the development of Koa Ridge and in favor of food security and sustained agriculture. We were the minority at this meeting. This meeting was almost entirely comprised of Castle & Cooke supporters along with hordes of out-of-work construction workers -- their main issue being jobs. A young woman, whose husband is an unemployed construction worker, spoke on behalf of "green" jobs. She made it clear that there are jobs in agriculture, and they are secure jobs, unlike construction that seems to end when the building stops. However, the horde simply did not want to listen. [read more...]
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