Word: investments
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...while the 1980s brand of internationalism has ended, there are still plenty of sandal-wearing gringo adventurers coming down to Nicaragua, though most now are looking to invest in inexpensive real estate and turn a profit. Of course, the old guard would say that's exactly what it means to be in solidarity with the new Sandinista government...
...called Nader because I alone knew how to save his candidacy. I like his bits about taking on the multinational corporations that have usurped the political process. That's going to appeal to everyone except those who realize they work at, shop at and invest in multinational corporations. Nader's huge problem is that you can't demand financial honesty from politicians when you can't be honest yourself. Nader just can't admit that he's at least a little responsible for Gore's loss. And that he may have gotten it at least a little wrong when...
...Chalk is universally available in the world outside Cambridge, and cheap to boot. Students need only invest their time and skill in order to produce lavish advertisements or political arguments. It invites forms of expression that venture well beyond those of the trusty but limited poster. As a consequence, messages in chalk become more than advertisements. They are transformed into part of our physical landscape, something that manipulates the very skeleton of our campus...
Chavez's harangues also have their effect. "Controls of these economic variables can work [to combat inflation]," says Orlando Ochoa, an economist and opposition sympathizer. "However, if you add an aggressive political speech [that threatens] private property... then things become worse, because the private sector becomes reluctant to invest and increase capacity." Indeed, business associations have already expressed concern that recent changes to the Law of Hoarding, Speculation and Boycotting could make it easier for the government to expropriate food-related businesses...
...Players have a lot of business interests off the field,” said Dan Masonson, corporate communications manager for the NFL, “and by offering these executive education courses, players can get a better feel for those businesses that they want to get involved in or invest in after they leave the NFL.” Charles Way, director of player development for the New York Giants, noted that the program was just one of many that the NFL had created to help players prepare for life after football. “It often gets pushed under...