Word: escapees
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His worst-case scenario: a repeat of the Asian crisis of a decade ago, when regional economies and governments were convulsed by devastating recession. That prospect still seems remote. Growth in Asia has remained relatively robust in 2008 and financial sectors sound. But Asian stock markets, most of which have...
A crisis is brewing. In light of a several recent studies underscoring the importance of sleep for strong academic performance, a number of Massachusetts colleges have become alarmed to discover just how little their students are sleeping. The problem is endemic to many institutions—according to a 2007...
The hundreds of thousands of people who live in and around the many small towns throughout northern Ohio might be shocked to learn that "suburbanites and city dwellers do the fighting and hourly wage work now." Klein insults our intelligence, our work ethic and our values when he suggests that...
This basic error, born of folly, ignorance and greed, is the biggest cause of the mess we are now in. It was compounded by other factors. A system of remunerating bankers with fat bonuses based on the volume of business done, irrespective of the quality and future profitability of that...
Democrats, by contrast, have made no secret of their belief that McCain's involvement in the bailout talks has made a resolution that much harder. Many of them believe that House Majority Leader John Boehner, who got a standing ovation from his caucus Friday morning, wanted to slow down the...