A downside to good care
By Ken White From The Daily Journal Peninsular Remember those quarter-sized turtles in plastic bowls, adorned with a 2-inch green plastic palm tree, available for a pittance from neighborhood five-and-dimes? Millions were sold for decades. For many kids, these were…
US colleges foreign students go
The 10 foreign countries that send the most students to American colleges By Abby Jackson From Business Insider The number of foreign students in American schools has been surging over the past decade, and numbers are up again, according to…
Foreign students
The 10 foreign countries that send the most students to American colleges By Abby Jackson From Business Insider The number of foreign students in American schools has been surging over the past decade, and numbers are up again, according to…
Viva Cuba! Russian military eyes return to Caribbean
From The Moscow Times Russian military forces may be returning to Cuba, just under 150 kilometers from U.S. borders, a leading government official has said. Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov told members of the State Duma that his ministry…
LGBTTQI festival canceled in Haiti amid threats, gov’t order
By The Associated Press From Caribbean Business PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti— Organizers of a cultural festival in Haiti celebrating the Afro-Caribbean LGBTTQI community said Tuesday that it has been called off due to numerous threats of violence and a subsequent prohibition by…
The ‘usual suspects’ keep making the same policy mistakes
By Jonathan Garber From Business Insider When it comes to monetary policy, the conversation in major economies is about whether central banks like the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates too quickly. But there’s a group of central banks that…
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Will the TPP increase trade? That’s the wrong question
By Dave Johnson From Crooks & Liars One of the selling points for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is that it will “increase trade.” Here’s the thing. If you close a factory in the U.S., lay off all of the…
