Word: nationalization
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Dates: during 2010-2019
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...Abhisit surely recognizes how wounding class divisions can be if left to fester. Currently, the richest 20% in Thailand controls two-thirds of the nation's wealth. "In many [Bangkok] districts, the richest and poorest have been living side by side for years and people feel these income gaps," says the PM's spokesman Panitan. "We may not see confrontations like in Latin America but, if not managed, this could be a big problem in Thailand, and demonstrations will be the order of the day for years to come...
...Ideas for the Next 10 Years" is overconfident [March 22]. In the first entry, "prophets of doom" are seen as missing the reality of American "nimbleness and adaptability." Yet your story misses the reality that America is in a governance gridlock, which raises serious questions about the nation's ability to cope with current crises like debt, unemployment, the terrorist threat and a diminished competitive position globally...
...Maoists, Girija Prasad Koirala served as peacemaker. Nepal's four-time Prime Minister and champion of democracy died on March 20 at 86. His six decades in politics began amid striking laborers in jute mills, rose through civil war and regicide and ended with the future of his impoverished nation still poised on a knife edge...
...March 21, the same day the House passed its health care reform bill, tens of thousands of activists and supporters took to the Washington Mall, eager to spark action on what they hope will be the next big issue in the nation's capital: immigration reform. The crowd of mostly Latino immigrants, who arrived on more than 700 buses from 30 states, waved American flags and chanted "Yes, we can!" in both Spanish and English. President Obama addressed the crowd in a taped video message, but many demonstrators called for him to do more if he is to live...
Yale’s course, the top-ranked college golf course in the nation and the 71st-most difficult golf course nationally, proved to be very challenging for the Crimson. Though no golfer finished under par, Central Connecticut junior Justin Hughes won the tournament with an individual score of 141—a high score on most courses...