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...pose substantial risk to all Americans have for too long been allowed to proliferate outside of the government’s gaze. Geithner’s plan to address systemic risks in financial markets is comprehensive, if still relatively non-specific. Presented to lawmakers last Thursday, the proposal outlines general changes in four areas: the limitation of broad economic risks, the enhancement of consumer and investor protections, the closure of gaps in regulatory oversight, and the global coordination of any actions that are undertaken. The most aggressive of Geithner’s reforms would establish a systemic-risk overseer?...
...merely eliminating fast-food restaurants around schools is not enough—education about healthful eating habits and exercise is absolutely critical in reducing obesity rates among youth in the United States. But removing combo meals from daily lunches is certainly a step in the right direction. Several surgeons general in the last century took an aggressive stance on smoking; obesity is a similar major public health hazard and thus deserves a similar treatment. Helping students opt for cafeteria salads over chicken nuggets is an excellent place to start...
...leaders who are planning such publicity as well as student group advisers and administrators should think about the kinds of messages they transmit about their parties and organizations. While most have good intentions, there should be greater consideration for the gendered expectations that are created as well as the general culture of accepted practices and ways of treating each other that the use of such images and phrases promotes. The ways in which we portray one another and our ideals of “man” or “woman” are set not only...
...that was broken was a sales-tax violation. Emmalyn's attorney and a former district attorney for the city, Terence Hallinan, says, "They've done everything they're supposed to do. They haven't done any of the things they're accused of. Here a week after the Attorney General makes a statement, they go ahead and make this raid. I think it's just a slap in Obama's face...
...groups, the current draft law imposes provisions legalizing monitoring of the finances and accounts of NGOs, as well as their activities. The government must be notified of, and approve donations to civic organizations, giving it leverage over groups that often depend on contributions to survive. Hussain al-Safi, director general of the NGO Directorate, sidestepped a question about why the government should have its fingers on an NGO's purse strings, saying he hadn't read the 12-page draft law in detail. "I've been waiting for the opportunity to have a spare minute to read it," he says...