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...jobs in November and 1.2 million since August, some were agitating to ditch the R word and replace it with the more ominous D one. "Shall we call it a depression now?" asked former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. "The threat of a widespread depression is now real and present," argued the University of Maryland's Peter Morici...
...been seriously challenged. However, we have reached a point where revolutionary change is needed. The critical lack of effective and enthusiastic teachers is both a crisis and a national disgrace. Making teaching salaries commensurate with other, more lucrative fields will hopefully go a long way toward fixing this. At present, as Ivy League graduates can earn six-figure salaries out of school in offices, not even long summer vacations can make a teacher’s meager paycheck seem enticing to the best candidates...
...would allow foreign forces to follow pirates into mainland Africa and fight them in the coastal towns where they hide between their seaborne adventures. Although some countries are reluctant to support an initiative that would redefine the Law of the Sea, Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is expected to present a draft to the Security Council early next week. Moreover, the European Union (EU) is pulling together a joint maritime effort to attack pirates on sea. For the EU, this represents an unprecedented move toward joint military efforts–the navies of Germany, Britain, France, and four other member...
...present day consumer culture, almost anything can be bought and identity is no exception. An artsy persona, like everything else, can be purchased—pre-packaged and custom-labeled—for a small price, of course. If the economic slump has wrought a minor hole in your leather billfold, not to worry: these surefire tips will ensure that peers and passersby alike nod and murmur approvingly, “He’s/she’s so artsy,” as you saunter past. 5. Non-prescription clear (read: fake) glasses These preferably oversized glasses will...
...course, focusing on the present is precisely what led to the calamities we face today. It was too late in September to stop the financial crisis, and one day it will be too late to stop the climate crisis. The sky will fall before we pay it any heed. And the world will end—again...