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Ukraine + Russia Peace Reconstruction Effort Groups
VW's 2015 recall in the U.S.
10/18/2015
Grouped Articles
Essential Part of the Volkswagen Diesel Repair Is the Owner
New York Times 10/18/2015
Life in Venezuela in 2015 with IMF estimated inflation of 159% and the economy shrinking by 10%
10/18/2015
The Maduro government in Venezuela fails to take economic decisions as the economy collapses and consumers face severe shortages.
Grouped Articles
Few in Venezuela Want Bolívars, but No One Can Spare a Dime
New York Times 10/18/2015
Venezuelan Opposition Wins Congressional Midterm Elections
Wall Street Journal 12/07/2015
A revitalized voice for the Americas - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/25/2016
Venezuela’s Collapse Brings ‘Savage Suffering’
Wall Street Journal 02/15/2016
Venezuela Issues New Bank Notes Because of Hyperinflation
The New York Times 01/17/2017
How Does Populism Turn Authoritarian? Venezuela Is a Case in Point
The New York Times 04/01/2017
Wal-Mart's investments in the internet, and labor in 2015, under CEO Douglas McMillon
10/18/2015
Wal-Mart's CEO says this is the right thing for Wal-Mart to do, to invest in the long run future of the company.
Grouped Articles
Walmart Chief Defends Investments in Labor, Stores and the Web
New York Times 10/18/2015
WSJ 02/19/2017
Tax Policy Center research that shows $157 billion generated from increasing taxes on the over 1 million income earners in the top 1% in the U.S.
10/16/2015
The top 1% earn about $2.1 million on average and are considered to be the largest beneficiaries of tax and economic policy of recent decades, just as global competition severely hurt wages of factory workers. A Tax Policy Center (Brookings Institution and Urban Institute backed) study shows that increasing taxes on the 1.13 million households in the top 1% from a federal rate of 33.4% currently to 40% would generate $157 billion, enough to provide for tution free educaton in colleges and universities in the U.S., finance spending on infrastructure, and provide assistance to the middle class for high health premiums. Public opinion in the U.S. favors higher taxes for the top 1% to pay for programs that increase opportunity for the middle class and workers with low incomes. Education is a great leveler of income disparities over time, one of the reasons the U.S. offered tution free education to returning veterans after World War II. Incomes for people in this income group of the top 1% would still be about $1 million a year after the tax increase, according to the Tax Policy Center.
Grouped Articles
What Could Raising Taxes on the 1% Do? Surprising Amounts
New York Times 10/16/2015
Not There Yet on Equal Opportunity
Wall Street Journal 10/21/2015
Washington Post 10/23/2015
The New York Times 08/12/2016
Mark Sanford: I Support You, Donald Trump. Now Release Your Tax Returns.
The New York Times 08/15/2016
U.S. Household Incomes Surged 5.2% in 2015, First Gain Since 2007
WSJ 09/13/2016
The effect of the VW emissions scandal on its sales and performance in 2015-2016
10/16/2015
Grouped Articles
Volkswagen’s Sales Hold Up in Immediate Aftermath of Emissions Scandal
Wall Street Journal 10/16/2015
Volkswagen Posts Loss as Emissions Scandal Bites
Wall Street Journal 10/29/2015
Volkswagen, Hit by Emissions Scandal, Posts Its First Loss in Years
New York Times 10/28/2015
Volkswagen Sales Fall in October Amid Emissions Scandal
Wall Street Journal 11/14/2015
Volkswagen’s World-Wide Sales Fall on Declines in U.S., South America
Wall Street Journal 12/14/2015
Volkswagen Posts Loss on Charge; Germany Recalls Other Cars
Wall Street Journal 04/23/2016
Neil MacGregor and the British Museum
10/16/2015
Grouped Articles
British Museum’s Director Follows a Fascination to Germany
New York Times 10/16/2015
Theranos and new diagnostic blood testing technology
10/16/2015
Grouped Articles
A comprehensive guide to Theranos’s troubles and what it means for you - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/17/2015
Theranos, a Blood Test Start-Up, Faces F.D.A. Scrutiny
New York Times 10/16/2015
Theranos CEO: Company Is in a ‘Pause Period’
Wall Street Journal 10/22/2015
FDA Inspectors Call Theranos Blood Vial ‘Uncleared Medical Device’
Wall Street Journal 10/28/2015
The Narrative Frays for Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes
New York Times 10/29/2015
Theranos Lab Practices Pose Risk to Patient Health, Regulators Say
Wall Street Journal 01/28/2016
Valeant Pharmaceuticals share price performance
10/16/2015
Grouped Articles
Valeant Bears Get Some Satisfaction
Wall Street Journal 10/16/2015
Valeant, Under Pressure About Price Increases, Plans Changes
Wall Street Journal 10/20/2015
Valeant Rebuts Critical Report That Pummels Stock
Wall Street Journal 10/22/2015
Activist Investor Bill Ackman Plays Defense
Wall Street Journal 11/05/2015
Questions Surround Valeant CEO Pearson
Wall Street Journal 11/07/2015
India's government bonds in 2015-2016
10/16/2015
Grouped Articles
Indian Bonds Attract Investors Despite Emerging-Market Jitters
Wall Street Journal 10/16/2015
Financing of the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign of 2016
10/16/2015
Grouped Articles
Hillary Clinton Bets on Future With Spending Spree to Build Campaign Infrastructure
New York Times 10/16/2015
Hillary Clinton invoked 9/11 to defend her ties to Wall Street. What? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/15/2015
The Bill Clinton scandal machine revs back up and takes aim at his wife - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/07/2016
Clinton Campaign Underestimated Sanders Strengths, Allies Say
New York Times 01/16/2016
The Daily 202: Hillary Clinton makes her Wall Street problem worse - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/04/2016
Clinton blasts Wall Street, but still draws millions in contributions - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/04/2016
ISIS (Islamic State) and the different interests in the Middle East region- the U.S. under the Obama administration, Turkey under Erdogan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Russia under Putin and Iran under Khamanei in 2015-2016
10/16/2015
Turkey's Erdogan is fighting PKK and Kurds, as he faces domestic opposition with Kurdish parties doing well in the recent election, Israel is focussed on Iran's growing influence, the Saudis in protecting Sunni interests and limiting Iranian influence, the U.S. under the Obama administration focussed on limiting the U.S. involvement to an extraordinary degree, and Putin supporting the Iranian government.
Grouped Articles
Regional Discord Fuels Islamic State’s Rise in Mideast
Wall Street Journal 10/16/2015
Sinjar Victory Bolsters Kurds, but Could Further Alienate U.S. From Iraq
New York Times 11/13/2015
Islamic State Understands One Thing: Force
Wall Street Journal 11/20/2015
Turkey Shoots Down Russian Military Jet
Wall Street Journal 11/24/2015
Wall Street Journal 11/24/2015
Russia, West Diverge on Military Tactics in Syria
Wall Street Journal 12/16/2015
Mayors Bloomberg and De Blasio of New York
10/15/2015
Grouped Articles
De Blasio Adopts a Warmer Tone Toward Bloomberg
New York Times 10/15/2015
Women in the U.S. Marine Corps
10/15/2015
Grouped Articles
Marine Corps Study Finds No Detriment to Morale in Mixed-Gender Combat Units
New York Times 10/15/2015
Migrants from Syria and other conflict zones during the winter of 2015
10/18/2015
Refugees from Syria and other parts of the Middle East during the winter of 2015, as they make their way across European borders.
Grouped Articles
Winter Poses New Danger for Migrants
New York Times 10/18/15
Secretary of State Kerry makes an unannounced visit to Afghanistan - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/09/16
Turkey-EU relations in 2015-2016 with the refugee crisis
10/18/2015
Grouped Articles
Merkel Links Turkey’s E.U. Hopes to Stemming Flow of Refugees
New York Times 10/18/15
Germany’s Embrace of Migrants Spawns Rise of Far-Right Leader
New York Times 03/09/16
E.U. Woos Turkey for Refugee Help, Ignoring Rights Crackdown
New York Times 03/08/16
Turkey Places Conditions on E.U. for Migrant Help
New York Times 03/07/16
Stakes Are High for Germany’s Angela Merkel in Success of New Migrant Deal
Wall Street Journal 03/24/16
Economist 03/24/16
Alibaba acquisitions
10/16/2015
Grouped Articles
Alibaba Offers to Buy Chinese Online Video Service Youku Tudou for $3.6 Billion
New York Times 10/16/15
Valeant Pharmaceuticals performance
10/16/2015
Grouped Articles
Valeant Bears Get Some Satisfaction
Wall Street Journal 10/16/15
Valeant, Under Pressure About Price Increases, Plans Changes
Wall Street Journal 10/20/15
Valeant Rebuts Critical Report That Pummels Stock
Wall Street Journal 10/22/15
Activist Investor Bill Ackman Plays Defense
Wall Street Journal 11/05/15
Questions Surround Valeant CEO Pearson
Wall Street Journal 11/07/15
The credibility of the U.S. Justice Department's settlement with GM (General Motors)
10/16/2015
Grouped Articles
Did GM Get a Pass from Federal Prosecutors?
Wall Street Journal 10/16/15
Kissinger on the Middle East in 2015-2016
10/16/2015
Grouped Articles
A Path Out of the Middle East Collapse
Wall Street Journal 10/16/15
Why Bernie Sanders sees Henry Kissinger’s controversial history as an asset - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/12/16
Clinton and Sanders summarize their clash in 10 seconds - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/12/16
Proportion of working age women that are employed- Japan at 64% passes the U.S. at 63% by 2015
10/16/2015
The U.S. has slipped from 7th to 20th place of 24 countries surveyed according to Jason Furman, chairman of president Obama's Council of Economic Advisors. Collins attributes this to poor child care resources available to working women and points out that this matters as it crimps family incomes. Japan is investing in pre kindergarden spaces and other ways to help women enter the work force as its population ages and it needs ways to boost the economy.
Grouped Articles
What Happened to Working Women?
New York Times 10/16/15
Japan Inc. Hires More Women, but Men Still Hold Top Jobs
Wall Street Journal 11/10/15
How Child Care Enriches Mothers, and Especially the Sons They Raise
The New York Times 04/20/17
DW.COM 04/25/17
The real issues at Women20 | Business | DW.COM | 26.04.2017
DW.COM 04/26/17
To Lift Growth, Janet Yellen Says, Make It Easier for Women to Work
The New York Times 05/05/17
Prime minister Manuel Valls and the Socialist Party in France in 2015-2017
10/16/2015
The rising popularity of the National Fornt of Marie Le Pen has led to the Socialist Party under Manuel Valls and Hollande moving to the centre from its earlier Socialist policies.
Grouped Articles
Leaders of France’s Socialist Party Defy Its Orthodoxy
New York Times 10/16/15
France’s Hollande Faces Strike Pressure as Euro 2016 Tournament Approaches
WSJ 06/06/16
Nearly 90 percent of the French now disapprove of their president
Washington Post 08/03/16
Hollande’s move shakes up French politics | Europe | DW.COM | 02.12.2016
DW.COM 12/02/16
Hamon gets edge as France Socialists debate once more | News | DW.COM | 20.01.2017
DW.COM 01/20/17
The vote that could wreck the European Union
The Economist 05/12/17
India's Supreme Court and the judge selection law
10/16/2015
Grouped Articles
Indian Supreme Court Rules Against Modi’s Judge Selection Law
New York Times 10/16/15
The Court of Appeals ruling in October 2015 that the Google digital library project is "fair use" and the "copying transformative"
10/16/2015
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in October 2015 says the Google digital library project is "fair use." Google says its digital library project makes it easier to find hard to find books and acts as a card catalog for the digital age. Google's view is that it actually enhances the value of author's copyright by making the books more accessible to the public.
Grouped Articles
Google’s Digital Library Wins Court of Appeals Ruling
New York Times 10/16/15
Google Books just won a decade-long copyright fight - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/19/16
Norway and policy making buying and operating electric cars more attractive
10/16/2015
Grouped Articles
Norway Is a Model for Encouraging Electric Car Sales
New York Times 10/16/15
China's claims in the South China Sea
10/15/2015
Grouped Articles
What Lies in the South China Sea
Wall Street Journal 10/15/15
U.S. Navy Tests China Over Sea Claims
Wall Street Journal 10/28/15
How China’s fishermen are fighting a covert war in the South China Sea - The Washington Post
Washington Post 04/13/16
What is the South China Sea row about? | Asia | DW.COM | 12.07.2016
DW.COM 07/12/16
Tribunal Rejects Beijing’s Claims to South China Sea
WSJ 07/12/16
Bob Dole Worked Behind the Scenes on Trump-Taiwan Call
The New York Times 12/06/16
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