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Why Colombia's Santos and the NYT description of peace in the America is overdrawn
08/26/2016
The more visible conflicts are now replaced by less visible but no less insidious and dangerous conflict that has entered civil life and discourse further north in central America, Mexico and the U.S. disrupting democratic process, civil society and the rule of law.
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Colombia’s Milestone in World Peace
The New York Times 08/26/2016
Colombia’s Remarkable Peace Process
The New York Times 08/25/2016
Colombia Peace Deal Is Defeated, Leaving a Nation in Shock
The New York Times 10/02/2016
La victoria del No sorprende a Colombia sin un plan b
10/03/2016
Deep Scars and Complacency Defeated Colombia’s Peace Deal
The New York Times 10/04/2016
Former President Who Fought Colombia’s Peace Deal Holds Key to Its Future
WSJ 10/03/2016
The 1976 Montreal Olympics- cost overruns and debt that took 3 decades to pay off
08/24/2016
Grouped Articles
The 40-year hangover: how the 1976 Olympics nearly broke Montreal
The Guardian 07/06/2016
6 cities that rejected the Olympics | DW | 14.11.2018
DW.COM 11/14/2018
S&P-Shiller housing price index for 20 major U.S. cities in 2015-2016
08/24/2016
Grouped Articles
The Housing Market Is Finally Starting to Look Healthy
The New York Times 08/23/2016
Looking back at the 2016 Rio Olympics- expectations and how Rio and Brazil delivered
08/23/2016
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Rio Olympics 2016: Did the IOC's gamble pay off or did Brazil fail to deliver?
BBC Sport 08/23/2016
Team USA's Rio 2016 highlights and lowlights: our writers' verdicts
The Guardian 08/22/2016
6 cities that rejected the Olympics | DW | 14.11.2018
DW.COM 11/14/2018
Asian-Americans in the 2016 U.S.presidential election with a preference for a candidate with moderate views- a significant influence in states such as New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Nevada and California
08/22/2016
The Asian-American voters now number about 9 million, up 16% from the 2012 U.S. presidential election, and the fastest growing immigrant group. They can be an important influence in some states.
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In Clinton vs. Trump, the Overlooked Impact of Asian-Americans
WSJ 08/22/2016
As Donald Trump Repels Minority Voters, G.O.P. Fears Its Future in the West
The New York Times 08/26/2016
Democratic Dream of Two Blue Coasts? Clinton Is in Striking Distance
The New York Times 08/25/2016
American women athletes in the Rio Olympics Summer Games with 61 medals- opening new frontiers for women in sports
08/22/2016
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For Those Keeping Score, American Women Dominated in Rio
The New York Times 08/22/2016
Rio Olympics 2016: Did the IOC's gamble pay off or did Brazil fail to deliver?
BBC Sport 08/23/2016
Team USA's Rio 2016 highlights and lowlights: our writers' verdicts
The Guardian 08/22/2016
Urjit Patel, new governor in 2016 of the Reserve Bank of India, India's central bank,
08/20/2016
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India Names Urjit Patel to Be Next Central Bank Chief
The New York Times 08/20/2016
How New RBI Governor Patel’s Style Differs From Rajan’s
WSJ 10/05/2016
Donald Trump's business empire- business built on debt and shrouded in mystery, and a comeback from the 2008 crisis that was about overleveraging
08/20/2016
Grouped Articles
Trump’s Empire: a Maze of Debts and Opaque Ties
The New York Times 08/20/2016
‘No Vacancies’ for Blacks: How Donald Trump Got His Start, and Was First Accused of Bias
The New York Times 08/27/2016
Donald Trump Tax Records Show He Could Have Avoided Taxes for Nearly Two Decades, The Times Found
The New York Times 10/02/2016
How Donald Trump Turned the Tax Code Into a Giant Tax Shelter
The New York Times 10/02/2016
Donald Trump’s Business Decisions in ’80s Nearly Led Him to Ruin
The New York Times 10/04/2016
Germany's financial supervisory authority, BaFin's investigation into the VW emissons scandal and complaint about the Board of VW
08/19/2016
Grouped Articles
Entire VW board under fire for market manipulation | Business | DW.COM | 21.06.2016
DW.COM 06/21/2016
India's migrant labor in the Gulf region and return following the collapse of oil prices
08/19/2016
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Saudi slowdown spells uncertain future for India's migrant workers | Asia | DW.COM | 19.08.2016
DW.COM 08/19/2016
Trump Campaign aide Stephen Bannon
08/17/2016
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New Trump Aide Stephen Bannon: A ‘Win At All Costs’ Anti-Establishment Conservative
WSJ 08/17/2016
Donald Trump Overhauls Campaign, Adds GOP Pollster Kellyanne Conway and Breitbart’s Stephen Bannon
WSJ 08/17/2016
Steve Bannon: The "street fighter" who's now running Trump's campaign
CNNMoney 08/17/2016
Combative, Populist Steve Bannon Found His Man in Donald Trump
The New York Times 11/27/2016
WSJ 08/08/2017
Trump Says Bannon Is ‘Not a Racist,’ but His Job Status Remains in Doubt
The New York Times 08/15/2017
Zeit Online Von Mark Schieritz's 3 Part series on Capitalism, Globalization, and discontent in global society
08/17/2016
The appeal of populist politicians using racist slogans and divisive rhetoric to appeal to those left behind by the capitalism, tech changes, trade and globalization of the last 2 decades, has created a new danger to the prosperity and peace achieved in the 4 decades after World War II. Schieritz shows how this needs to be addressed and the changes already taking place.
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Globalization: Capitalism Should Be Nicer | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 07/29/2016
Big government is the new West Coast craze
Washington Post 11/06/2016
Populism, Far From Turned Back, May Be Just Getting Started
The New York Times 04/25/2017
A Gallup study with 87,000 intervews on what Trump supporters look like and the communities they come from- less likely to be unemployed, facing intergenerational mobility problems, health issues, cultural angst
08/16/2016
Grouped Articles
How Economic Anxieties Explain Donald Trump’s Appeal—And Where They Fall Short
WSJ 08/16/2016
From Trump to Brexit rhetoric: how today's politicians have got away with words
The Guardian 08/27/2016
Trump Rhetoric Poses Dangers to American Democracy - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 10/19/2016
In Boomers’ Sunset, Election Reawakens an Old Divide
The New York Times 11/07/2016
The situation for key states in September 2016 for crossing the 270 Electoral College votes needed for Democrats and Republicans
08/24/2016
Key states are Colorado and Virginia. Republican states Utah, Georgia, and Arizona are up for grabs. Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Ohio and Florida are states both parties are trying to win. Pennsylvania has a history of voting Democratic. Senator Keane, Democratic Vice Presidential candidate is from Virginia and is popular there. Demographic shifts are improving for Democrats in North Carolina.
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Donald Trump Faces Narrow Path to White House Victory
WSJ 08/24/16
Democratic Dream of Two Blue Coasts? Clinton Is in Striking Distance
The New York Times 08/25/16
Ohio, Long a Bellwether, Is Fading on the Electoral Map
The New York Times 09/29/16
Republicans Rode Waves of Populism Until They Crashed the Party
WSJ 10/26/16
Is the Olympic model broken- is there a better way?
08/24/2016
Montreal Olympics took a long time to pay off- developed countries have problems too. Athens is an example of a country that suffered badly just following the Olympics, with poor management of public finances, and Greece is a mid tier European economy. It is not about discriminating against developing countries, because developing countries can if they look to show off match their public transportation systems with brand new subways and bullet trains to match those in China, which would get approval from the broad public. For example it would make no sense for India to build $12 billion of Olympic stadiums and related infrastructure, when it could first match China's transportation infrastructure, road building and subway/bullet train building, as well as invest in athletic facilities for every high school in the country. The politicians are sure to be reelected that way, the country get pride in its transportation system, and instead of 4 medals in all India could match Britain and the U.S. in having invested in the same way in sports programs in its high schools and colleges. What is better than that?
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Rio Games Highlight Problems With the Olympic Model
The New York Times 08/23/16
6 cities that rejected the Olympics | DW | 14.11.2018
DW.COM 11/14/18
DW.com commissioned poll in August 2016 showing how Merkel's refugee policy is seen by the German public one year after it was announced
08/23/2016
About 51% agree it will strengthen the German economy, 45% disagree, the same numbers are seen for whether Germany's services for housing, education and healthcare will be stretched. Over 50% think it will lead to more terrorist incidents. About the same number see the policy favorably in the Green Party as see it unfavorably in the AfD party, the parties on either side of the political spectrum. Overall says DW.com it appears to be balanced for negative and positive sentiment.
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Survey: Germany divided over Merkel's migrant policy changes | Germany | DW.COM | 21.08.2016
DW.COM 08/21/16
Opinion poll shows 60 percent of Germans want a cap on refugees | News | DW.COM | 16.09.2016
DW.COM 09/16/16
Merkel Accepts Responsibility for Party’s Losses in Berlin Election
The New York Times 09/19/16
Germany's Merkel denies change of course on refugees | News | DW.COM | 01.10.2016
DW.COM 10/01/16
‘I Dream in Fruit’: What Hunger Looks Like in Syria
10/28/16
Angela Merkel Must Change to Meet German Challenges - Opinion - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 11/25/16
The great performance of the U.S. in the 2016 Rio Olympics
08/23/2016
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Rio 2016: Why Team USA Exceeded All Expectations
WSJ 08/21/16
For Those Keeping Score, American Women Dominated in Rio
The New York Times 08/22/16
Rio Olympics 2016: Did the IOC's gamble pay off or did Brazil fail to deliver?
BBC Sport 08/23/16
Team USA's Rio 2016 highlights and lowlights: our writers' verdicts
The Guardian 08/22/16
The U.S. Democratic party in the South and urban liberal moderates in 2016
08/22/2016
Urban liberal moderates such as in the urban centres of Georgia and South Carolina form the basis of a new Democratic party in the South in 2016. Trump's resemblance in rhetoric to Alabama governor George Wallace, immigration now and civil rights then, is creating a new dynamic in the Southern U.S. states with college educated voters in the suburbs, especially women, and some Republican women shifting away from Trump.
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Why Hillary Clinton Might Win Georgia
The New York Times 08/22/16
In Clinton vs. Trump, the Overlooked Impact of Asian-Americans
WSJ 08/22/16
In Clinton vs. Trump, the Overlooked Impact of Asian-Americans
WSJ 08/22/16
Donald Trump Faces Narrow Path to White House Victory
WSJ 08/24/16
Democratic Dream of Two Blue Coasts? Clinton Is in Striking Distance
The New York Times 08/25/16
From Trump to Brexit rhetoric: how today's politicians have got away with words
The Guardian 08/27/16
U.S. television channel NBC and its coverage of the U.S. Olympic swimmer Lochte's story about being robbed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
08/21/2016
NYT report points to the lack of checking on Lochte's account when NBC broadcast the story. The incident and Lochte's story which did not stand up to scrutiny damaged Brazilians perception of the U.S. It showed Brazilians think that Americans are ready to believe the worst about South American countries. Already facing problems with crime and making an effort to combat it, and in the midst of political uncertainty with lack of public approval for the Olympics, this was a failure on the part of some media channels to take this into account in making sure that what was broadcast was correct down to specific details. One newspaper compared the Lochte story to the way the media handled the Trump story, giving the hype and profanity full coverage for its sensational value at a time when news television media is struggling.
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Ryan Lochte’s Evolving Story Faced Little Resistance From NBC
The New York Times 08/20/16
Natalie Portman and the birth of Israel
08/20/2016
Grouped Articles
Review: From Natalie Portman, Israel’s Birth Distilled in Mood and Memory
The New York Times 08/18/16
Ryan Lochte, the Rio Olympics, and public opinion in Brazil
08/19/2016
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Ryan Lochte: swimmer, reality TV star – and now diplomatic incident
The Guardian 08/19/16
Rio Olympics: Swimmer Lochte apologises for 'robbery' saga - BBC News
BBC News 08/31/16
Ryan Lochte’s Evolving Story Faced Little Resistance From NBC
The New York Times 08/20/16
Team USA's Rio 2016 highlights and lowlights: our writers' verdicts
The Guardian 08/22/16
The burqua and women from Muslim countries in Europe- a changing debate on integration of immigrants and the burqua in 2016-2017
08/19/2016
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German interior ministers call for partial burqa ban | Germany | DW.COM | 19.08.2016
DW.COM 08/19/16
French Prime Minister Faults Times Article Giving Voice to Muslim Women
The New York Times 09/06/16
‘The Way People Look at Us Has Changed’: Muslim Women on Life in Europe
The New York Times 09/02/16
The Zika VIrus in the Miami, Florida area in August 2016
08/19/2016
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CDC Confirms Active Transmission of Zika in Miami Beach
WSJ 08/19/16
Nevada and working class women
08/17/2016
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Why Las Vegas Is a Great Place for Working-Class Women
The New York Times 08/17/16
Trump a Working-Class Hero? A Blue-Collar Town Debates His Credentials
The New York Times 08/26/16
Democratic Dream of Two Blue Coasts? Clinton Is in Striking Distance
The New York Times 08/25/16
Obama blasts Trump as a phony champion of the working class
Washington Post 09/14/16
Big government is the new West Coast craze
Washington Post 11/06/16
To Lift Growth, Janet Yellen Says, Make It Easier for Women to Work
The New York Times 05/05/17
Capitalism and globalization that leaves many behind- the refocus planned at the G-20 meeting in China
08/17/2016
Dangers to the global economy from many left behind by the tech and trade changes of the last 2 decades that have benefitted some sectors and groups and hurt others. Turning to populist political appeals those who feel left behind and suffer the effects of a lack of intergenerational mobility could lead the world into a period of protectionism and nationalist upheaval. This would reverse many of the changes that delivered prosperity for the four decades after World War II.
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Globalization: Capitalism Should Be Nicer | ZEIT ONLINE
ZEIT ONLINE 07/29/16
World Trade Set For Slowest Yearly Growth Since Global Financial Crisis
WSJ 09/27/16
WTO lowers trade growth forecast | Business | DW.COM | 27.09.2016
DW.COM 09/27/16
More Wealth, More Jobs, but Not for Everyone: What Fuels the Backlash on Trade
The New York Times 09/28/16
12/19/16
On Globalization, China and Trump Are Closer Than They Appear
WSJ 01/27/17
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