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Commentary & OpinionJanuary 16, 2013 New regulations cost $216B and 87 million hours of paperwork. What do they reap?Source: ReutersIf you’re a business leader or conservative economist who worries that the federal government is strangling the economy in red tape, 2012 was a banner year. If you’re a consumer advocate or an environmentalist anxious for the... January 16, 2013 Why Corporate Tax Fairness Should Be Part of the CSR AgendaSource: Tiple PunditOne of the most interesting debates going on now in the CSR universe is about fair tax payments. So far it has been mainly focused in the UK, where it was revealed that companies like Starbucks, Google and Amazon pay little or no... January 16, 2013 Health Reform Law Has Withstood Minor 'Damage' Since 2010Source: Huff PostPresident Barack Obama's health care reform law has been through an awful lot since it was conceived in the halls of Congress during 2009 and 2010. More than 30 repeal votes in the Republican-controlled House. A Supreme Court... January 11, 2013 The Inconvenient Truth About Jack LewSource: Huff PostI suppose that he can't be much worse than Timothy Geithner, but that should be scant cause for cheer over the news that the president has nominated Jack Lew as Treasury secretary. Both championed the financial deregulation craze... January 8, 2013 Canada and the Global Water Crisis: A GPM InterviewSource: Geopolitical MonitorIn this exclusive interview with the Geopoliticalmonitor, FLOW Program Manager Nancy Goucher provides an overview of the pressing water issues facing Canada and the wider world, such as aquifer depletion, farming pressures, mass... January 7, 2013 Surprise, Surprise: The Banks WinSource: Gretchen Morgenson, NY TimesIF you were hoping that things might be different in 2013 — you know, that bankers would be held responsible for bad behavior or that the government might actually assist troubled homeowners — you can forget it. A settlement... January 7, 2013 Four Years Later, 28,000 More JobsSource: Floyd Norris, NY TimesThe December jobs figures out today indicate that there were 725,000 more jobs in the private sector than at the end of 2008 — and 697,000 fewer government jobs. That works into a private-sector gain of 0.6 percent, and a... January 7, 2013 Over the Cliff and BackSource: Joe Nocera, NY TimesOn Thursday, the Capitol was full of happy people. The trauma of the 112th Congress — which ended 36 hours after yet another frenzied round of kick-the-financial-can — was starting to lift. It was a new day. Hope sprang eternal.... January 7, 2013 Fiscal failure: Latest deal solved nothingSource: Chicago Sun TimesTo call what happened on Capitol Hill over the last few days Kabuki is to insult Kabuki. What actually happened was more like ancient farce, when actors used to come out and hit each other over the head with socks full of cow... January 4, 2013 America the ungovernable
Source: Sydney Morning News (AU)
Two of the most powerful men in America crossed paths in the lobby of the White House last Friday. "Go f--- yourself," said the Republican Speaker of the House, John Boehner, to Harry Reid, the Democratic Senate Majority... |
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