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...quickly with congressional Democrats to finalize details of a mammoth stimulus package expected to total between $500 billion and $700 billion. Europeans have been less lucky. So far, they've had to content themselves with a patchwork of national recovery plans frequently at odds with one another. A European Union-wide program, if leaders can even agree on one, is likely to be worth a comparatively anemic $130 billion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Obama Pushes a Stimulus, Europe Lags Behind | 11/25/2008 | See Source »

...impede it, fighting poverty will become more than a zero-sum game. Our economic output would increase tremendously. A major reason global productivity has increased over the last twenty-five years is because of removing immigration barriers and expanding the workforce within states, especially China, India, and the European Union. It’s time to make this happen on a worldwide scale. Liberalizing trade and migration both create wealth, and migration does so on a wider scale. The moral and economic interests of the majority of citizens in the developed and developing world are aligned, and it shouldn?...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo | Title: Untied Hands | 11/24/2008 | See Source »

...Poland’s answer is a resounding “no,” as legislation debated last month in the Polish parliament set to enforce compulsory chemical castration for convicted pedophiles. The proposal garnered 84 percent support from Poles, but it has been widely condemned by European Union leaders, who view it as a violation of human rights. Although the legislation is aimed at protecting future victims, it undermines the Polish legal system, the ethics of medical science, and the classification of pedophilia as a crime. In a modern political community like Europe, everyone should enjoy basic human...

Author: By Olivia M. Goldhill | Title: Human Rights for the Inhuman | 11/23/2008 | See Source »

...cave," says Edholm. "There's often no downside. He's not held accountable for the profitability of a firm. He's held accountable if the streets aren't swept, the roads aren't paved or the garbage isn't picked up. It's easier to cave in to union demands than to save $9 on everyone's local tax bill, if that's what it comes down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Government Jobs Looking Better in the Downturn | 11/22/2008 | See Source »

...Every year since 2003, between two and three million leaflets, inked by activist groups including the Representatives of the Abductees Family Union and North Korean defectors, have reportedly been floated across the border into North Korea. The recent flyers implore North Koreans to fight against Kim Jong Il and condemn his regime. Activists have also been stuffing dollars and Chinese yuan into the balloons, ostensibly to help North Koreans seeking to defect through its border with China. "Of course they've responded negatively because we mentioned Kim Jong Il's health," says Choi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Koreas, the Return of Balloon Diplomacy | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

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