A BETTER WAY OF GETTING AROUND IN CHAOTIC MEXICO CITY TRAFFIC: RETURN OF THE METROBUS. (In These Times) In 2005, the city reversed a long period of privatization of bus transportation in the form of the “micro-buses” which zipped madly and corruptly around the city, as Mayor Marcela Ebrard followed the example of many other Latin American, [...]
TOUGH TIMES FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS IN THE U.S.A. (New York Times) A New York Times article describes the malaise of public sector employees across the country as local governments are making them, as a Wisconsin woman said, “scapegoats for a troubled economy,” attempting to balance stressed budgets by cutting back on retirement and health care [...]
BIEBER AND BIBI SHOW PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR MURDER OF A PALESTINIAN ACTIVIST. (Electronic Intifada) Teen heart throb Justin Bieber throbs hearts of Jewish girls in Israel with a Tel Aviv concert during the kidnapping and murder of activist Vittorio Arrigoni. The Israeli government used his appearance to tout the country’s cultural liberalism, and PM Benjamin [...]
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