Word: mora
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...people and for the people is what America needs, not just for the wealthy few, but all the people. Skip the "big government" hogwash and start working on governing. It's time to cut out filibustering and lobbying, two sides of U.S. politics that are undemocratic. Joanna Svensson, MORA SWEDEN...
...comes to access to education. Schools used to be one of Costa Rica's largest sources of pride and a big reason First World high-tech giants like Intel invested in the country. But "most Costa Ricans feel the quality of public education has dropped off considerably," says Jorge Mora, director of the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences in San José. One indicator: in the 1990s, the wealthiest 10% of Costa Rica's population earned 15 times what the poorest tenth made; in the 2000s that figure was almost 25 times...
...Mora points out that Chinchilla, a former Justice Minister, "is generally regarded as an incorruptible woman, which is a very important calling card right now for Costa Ricans," who in the past decade have seen at least two former Presidents investigated (but so far not charged) in major financial-kickback cases. Still, he says, "the generational change she represents is the most significant." Being the first Tica President is definitely important - but taking Costa Rica back to the future will matter even more...