“WE HAVEN’T BURIED THE CHILDREN YET. WE’RE NOT DISCUSSING IT.” While media mogul Rupert Murdoch has been praised for his public reactions to the Connecticut school massacre by calling for stricter gun regulations in the United States, his Fox News cable channel is accused of dropping the ball on coverage of the tragedy by [...]
MISSING IN ACTION IN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES: THAT VISION THING. With 3 of their 4 scheduled debates under their belts, the presidential and vice-presidential candidates have failed to articulate much of anything in the way of concrete plans that might determine how the electorate votes. Beyond accusing their opponents of not having detailed such plans, [...]
HOW AN ECONOMIC BOOM CAN BE A BUST FOR LABOR. THE USA? NOT THIS TIME, BUT SOUTH KOREA. A report of the International Trade Union Confederation makes this point about the economy of South Korea, often upheld as a “model” of what an Asian economy can be. If so, it is not a model [...]
“NATIONAL STARBUCKS APPRECIATION DAY” TO COUNTER THE CHICK-FIL-A ONE—DOES THAT MAKE A LOT OF SENSE? Cord Jefferson doubts it, noting that there is a vast difference between the two fast-food restaurants in their active support of either side of the marriage equality issue. For conservatives, the “day” made sense as contributing to the coffers [...]
CHINESE INVESTORS PUTTING A LOT OF “STOCK” IN THE COUNTRY’S GREEN-ENERGY CAR INDUSTRY. BYD, which makes an electric car, puts itself up for stock market sales and the market responds by large increase in price, despite the company’s recent poor earnings report. Analysts suggests that BYD is a surrogate for the interest of investors in [...]
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