Word: progressism
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...tamed with tight regulation to help protect the hard-earned savings of regular Americans. But memories of the 1930s eventually faded, and in the 1950s, the idea that markets knew best began its comeback. This was part ideological reaction to the antimarket conventions of the day, part scientific progress. It was the combination of the two, in fact, that made the idea so powerful...
...Bishin! "Sit down! Sit down!" We squat on our hams like soccer players lining up for a photo. I hold onto the shoulders of the guy sitting next to me. Mousavi never rises far enough out of the crowd for us to see him but we can track his progress through the press by the security and cameramen standing on top of his car. They float above the heads of the thousands gathered and make their way north...
...study, which has been published annually since 2000, doubles as a progress report on governments' efforts to enforce laws against trafficking and ranks countries based on their commitment to tackling the issue. The report divides participating countries into three tiers according to an assessment of the extent to which their governments prosecute, prevent and protect victims from trafficking. (Tier 1 countries show the most effort in combatting trafficking, while Tier 3 countries show the least.) Tier 3 countries that do not comply with the minimum standards face sanctions. Unsurprisingly, developed nations in the 2009 report dominated the top tier, while...
...deluged cities large and small, upending many lives and causing an estimated $10 billion worth of damage ($6 billion in Cedar Rapids alone). Eighty-eight of Iowa's 99 counties were declared a natural disaster area as a result of last year's flooding and two deadly tornadoes. While progress has been made to recover from Iowa's worst disaster, many frustrated homeowners still await government help to rebuild or buy and level their flood-damaged homes. Iowa has been allocated $798 million in federal block grant money that can be used for buyouts. But because of restrictive federal rules...
...GACD hopes to pool its members' experience and resources to identify, test and implement the best ways to slow the progress of chronic diseases - both in developed and developing nations. That will be a tall order, particularly since no specific funding has been allocated for the GACD and because chronic diseases work slowly and frequently fall to the bottom of global health priorities. It's important to remember also that the rising rate of chronic diseases in developing nations does nothing to relieve the co-existing burden of infectious diseases like tuberculosis - many such countries now face a "double burden...