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...believe the next Administration will have the ability to directly effect change in the economy, or will this economy shape the next Administration? Chris Hirsh, BERKELEY, CALIF...
...call yesterday with representatives from groups across the country that were planning to go on trips sponsored by the Italian group. In addition to members of the Harvard Democrats, more than 500 students were planning to participate in campaign trips sponsored by the group, including students from Tufts and Berkeley. Because the student groups have no one in Italy to verify Gall’s story, they consulted with a number of private investigators and lawyers to insure that there was no threat to the security of the students registered in case the whole trip was a hoax, Zafran said...
...means,” he said. “But a commitment to sustainability goes beyond that obligation and encourages us to make ethical commitments as citizens that align our material needs to our moral ends.” Waters, who founded the renowned restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley, Calif., as well as a non-profit cooking and gardening program for middle school students in the Berkeley area, spoke of her belief that “food is woven into the fabric of life.” Stressing the importance of engaging youth in the process of growing, cultivating...
...fable. There is one thing that can be done in the immediate future, however: We must abolish Columbus Day. Not the national holiday itself; I enjoy the day off as much as anyone else. Rather, we should turn Columbus Day into a holiday that honors all American peoples. In Berkeley, for example, Columbus Day was already replaced with Indigenous Peoples Day in 1992. In parts of Latin America, Columbus Day is celebrated as Día de las Razas to mark the beginning of modern Latin America as a mix of indigenous, Spanish, and other populations. It is a liberating...
...credit markets moving again, economists have called for governments to guarantee short-term interbank loans. "Recapitalization by itself won't fix the interbank lending market," says Roger Craine, another Berkeley professor and a former Federal Reserve economist. The big problem now is that banks are unwilling to let go of their money because of counterparty risk - the fear that the borrower may go under, sticking the bank with the loss. "If the bank you lend to has assets in a hedge fund that goes under then they are likely to go under," explains Craine. A coordinated interbank debt guarantee...