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Archives for December 2012

Longshoremen Strike Averted For Now In 11th-Hour Deal

The International Longshoremen’s Assn. and the US Maritime Alliance (USMX) of shippers, terminal operators and port authorities have reached an 11th-hour deal to avert a strike at 15 east coast container ports for now, Reuters reported. The longshoremen’s union, which represents 14,500 workers in the eastern US, had said its members would walk off the job […]

Samantha Stainburn
By Samantha Stainburn
In this Dec. 18, 2012 file photo, a truck driver watches as a freight container, right, is lowered onto a tractor trailer by a container crane at the Port of Boston in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

The International Longshoremen's Assn. and the US Maritime Alliance (USMX) of shippers, terminal operators and port authorities have reached an 11th-hour deal to avert a strike at 15 east coast container ports for now, Reuters reported. The longshoremen’s union, which represents 14,500 workers in the eastern US, had said its members would walk

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Senate approves FISA, reauthorizing warrantless wiretapping

The US Senate approved a five-year extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on Friday, allowing federal agencies to conduct warrantless wiretapping. The Associated Press reported that the bill passed 73-23 in the Senate, and was sent to President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign it. FISA was a Bush administration program codified in […]

Priyanka Boghani
By Priyanka Boghani
Protester Paula Merwin, of Leslie, Mich., stands with an American flag outside the George W. Romney State Building, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

The US Senate approved a five-year extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on Friday, allowing federal agencies to conduct warrantless wiretapping. The Associated Press reported that the bill passed 73-23 in the Senate, and was sent to President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign it. FISA was a Bush administration

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Creating A Fiscal Canyon: How Disinvestment From Public Programs Negatively Affects The US

(MintPress) – Talks of the fiscal cliff have hit a near fever pitch as the Jan. 1 deadline could produce a swath of multi-billion dollar tax increases and federal spending cuts. Although the government is unlikely to shut down, the expiration of Bush tax cuts has led to a tit-for-tat war over the terms of […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels
In this Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, photo, Daniel Kryger, left, and Kevin Lodewick Jr., right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

(MintPress) – Talks of the fiscal cliff have hit a near fever pitch as the Jan. 1 deadline could produce a swath of multi-billion dollar tax increases and federal spending cuts. Although the government is unlikely to shut down, the expiration of Bush tax cuts has led to a tit-for-tat war over the terms of tax increases for top wage earners in the

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Brazil’s New Samba: What America Can Learn From Brazil’s Poverty Reduction

When the world meets in the city of Rio de Janeiro to celebrate the 31st Summer Olympiad in August of 2016, they will be visiting a Brazil very different from the one that existed for most of the 20th century. The old Brazil, long synonymous with financial crisis, political instability, military dictatorship and gross economic inequality, […]

Jeffrey Cavanaugh
By Jeffrey Cavanaugh
Christ the Redeemer statue is backdropped by Sugar Loaf mountain as the sun sets in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, May 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

When the world meets in the city of Rio de Janeiro to celebrate the 31st Summer Olympiad in August of 2016, they will be visiting a Brazil very different from the one that existed for most of the 20th century. The old Brazil, long synonymous with financial crisis, political instability, military dictatorship and gross economic inequality, has given

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Iraqi Sunni Protesters Turn Out In Several Cities

Tens of thousands of Iraqi Sunnis angry over perceived second-class treatment by the Shiite-led government massed along a major western highway and elsewhere in the country Friday for the largest protests yet in a week of demonstrations. The well-organized rallies, which took place after traditional Friday prayers, underscore the strength of a tenacious protest movement […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Protesters chant slogans against Iraq's Shiite-led government as they wave national flags during a demonstration in Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)

Tens of thousands of Iraqi Sunnis angry over perceived second-class treatment by the Shiite-led government massed along a major western highway and elsewhere in the country Friday for the largest protests yet in a week of demonstrations. The well-organized rallies, which took place after traditional Friday prayers, underscore the strength of a

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Myanmar To Allow Daily Private Newspapers

Myanmar said Friday it will allow private daily newspapers starting in April for the first time since 1964, in the latest step toward allowing freedom of expression in the long-repressed nation. The Information Ministry announced on its website that any Myanmar national wishing to publish a daily newspaper will be able to submit an application […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Customers buy weekly news journal at a roadside newspaper shop in Yangon, Myanmar, Friday, Dec.28, 2012. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win, File)

Myanmar said Friday it will allow private daily newspapers starting in April for the first time since 1964, in the latest step toward allowing freedom of expression in the long-repressed nation. The Information Ministry announced on its website that any Myanmar national wishing to publish a daily newspaper will be able to submit an application

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