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06/23/2026
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The view that the burden of U.S. deficit reduction is falling on the elderly, the poor and the middle class
01/20/2010
Bernie Sanders and other leaders who see this as a problem with the plans for U.S. deficit reduction that are under discussion.
Grouped Articles
Low Interest Rates Are Squeezing Seniors
Wall Street Journal 03/30/2010
Americaâs Sinking Middle Class
New York Times 09/18/2013
State of the Union: Obama Seeks to Narrow Income Gap
Wall Street Journal 01/29/2014
Bernie Sanders’s Revolutionary Roots Were Nurtured in ’60s Vermont
New York Times 07/03/2015
Similarities Aside, Bernie Sanders Isn’t Rerunning Howard Dean’s 2004 Race
New York Times 08/09/2015
Livin’ Bernie Sanders’s Danish Dream
New York Times 02/12/2016
Chile politics and government 2010-2014
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
Sisters of Conflict in Chile, Now Rivals
Wall Street Journal 11/14/2013
Chilean Voters Return a Former President to Power
New York Times 12/15/2013
Protesters Aim to Teach Chile Lessons
Wall Street Journal 09/02/2011
A Sign of Latin America’s Fading Polarization
New York Times 01/20/2010
Chile’s Election Consolidates Latin America’s Rightward Shift
The New York Times 12/19/2017
Enrique Pena Nieto, president of Mexico 2013-
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
Mexico, U.S. Leaders Try To Deepen Economic Ties
Wall Street Journal 05/03/2013
Mexico Girds for Education Standoff After Contentious Bill Passes
Wall Street Journal 09/03/2013
Mexican President Announces Tax Overhaul
Wall Street Journal 09/09/2013
Same Agenda, New Strategy in Mexico
Wall Street Journal 10/20/2013
An interview with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/30/2014
Mexico’s Midterm Elections Likely to Reflect President’s Woes
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2015
Chile
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
Felipe Cubillosâs Mission to Help Chile Until the End
New York Times 09/23/2011
A Sign of Latin America’s Fading Polarization
New York Times 01/20/2010
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff's life during the military dictatorship in Brazil
01/20/2010
Rousseff, Bachelet in Chile and Mujica in Uruguay, were detained and tortured by the military dictatorships in their countries and later became president. It is a sign of the change that that has happened in Latin America that these leaders rarely talk about their experience having changed since their days as students, and with the wave of democratic governments in the last two decades that have transformed the economy and achieved goals in a peaceful way.
Grouped Articles
Thousands Gather for Protests in Brazilâs Largest Cities
New York Times 06/17/2013
Middle-Class Brazil Finds Its Voice in Protests
Wall Street Journal 06/19/2013
Brazil's President Offers Referendum
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2013
Brazil's New Middle Class Takes to the Streets
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2013
New York Times 10/31/2013
Sisters of Conflict in Chile, Now Rivals
Wall Street Journal 11/14/2013
Foreclosures and the U.S. housing market in 2012-2013
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 05/02/2013
Home Prices Rise, Producing a Buying Mood
New York Times 05/28/2013
A Toxic Subprime Mortgage Bond's Legacy Lives On
Wall Street Journal 09/13/2013
Outlook for Home Prices Grows Darker
Wall Street Journal 06/23/2010
Wall Street Journal 12/31/2013
Mortgage Troubles Near Prerecession Levels
Wall Street Journal 02/21/2014
IBM and its experience creating a startup friendly environment in large corporations
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 04/19/2013
IBM’s Design-Centered Strategy to Set Free the Squares
New York Times 11/14/2015
New York Times 04/28/2012
Huge Payoff for I.B.M. After a Shift
New York Times 01/20/2010
IBM Now Has More Employees in India Than in the U.S.
The New York Times 09/28/2017
David Stockman on the budget deficit reduction plans of Republicans and Democrats
01/20/2010
Stockman sees a failure to recognize budget reality in Obama's plan to avoid taxes on the middle class. He also sees a similiar failure in Paul Ryan's effort to shield defense and the rich, while at the same time focussing most of the cuts on the poorer sections of society. He says both plans put off cuts and taxes till way into the future- from 12 years to 20 years into the future.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 04/18/2013
Why we need a third party - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/26/2011
New York Times 10/20/2013
Charlie Rose Talks to Paul Ryan
BusinessWeek 09/16/2010
The Bipartisan March to Fiscal Madness
New York Times 04/23/2011
New York Times 07/07/2011
Mexico's growing middle class in 2010-2014
01/20/2010
Mexico's recovery from the global financial crisis of 2008 and the growing middle class. The last 5 years have seen a surge in growth in three large Latin American economies Brazil, Argentina and Mexico, especially the growth of a middle class. Trade between Mexico and the U.S. now approaches the $502 billion in trade between the U.S. and China, as it increased by 17% to $461 billion in 2011. Foreign investment in Mexico's auto, retail, and aerospace sectors are success stories.
Grouped Articles
Mexico’s economy: Making the desert bloom
Economist 08/27/2011
Mexico’s economy: The cartel problem
Economist 08/27/2011
Health Battle Over Soda Flares in Mexico
Wall Street Journal 08/28/2013
In Middle of Mexico, a Middle Class Rises
New York Times 11/18/2013
As Ties With China Unravel, U.S. Companies Head to Mexico
New York Times 05/31/2014
Why Auto Makers Are Building New Factories in Mexico, not the U.S.
Wall Street Journal 03/18/2015
IBM's Big Data Initiative
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 04/19/2013
BusinessWeek 04/22/2010
IBM Struggles to Turn Watson Computer Into Big Business
Wall Street Journal 01/08/2014
IBM: How It Can Make Its Big Sale
Wall Street Journal 02/19/2016
I.B.M.: Big Data, Bigger Patterns
New York Times 02/15/2012
Hardware Sales Are Drag for IBM
Wall Street Journal 04/18/2012
A disappearing U.S. middle class in 2012-2015
01/20/2010
Meyerson, Ignatius and others ask the tough questions about America and the prospects for a future with a disappearing middle class, pointing to the need to structure globalization and build cooperation between workers, management and the government in new constructive ways.
Grouped Articles
Americaâs Sinking Middle Class
New York Times 09/18/2013
State of the Union: Obama Seeks to Narrow Income Gap
Wall Street Journal 01/29/2014
More Men in Prime Working Ages Don't Have Jobs
Wall Street Journal 02/06/2014
New York Times 02/08/2012
Falling Wages at Factories Squeeze the Middle Class
New York Times 11/20/2014
Washington Post 11/22/2014
Technology developments predicted by IBM in 2012-2016
01/20/2010
The technological developments include precise translation into different languages, search engines and software that gives you the information you are looking for,
Grouped Articles
BusinessWeek 04/22/2010
IBM’s Design-Centered Strategy to Set Free the Squares
New York Times 11/14/2015
Behind I.B.M.'s Big Predictions
New York Times 12/26/2011
For Start-Ups, Sorting the Data Cloud Is the Next Big Thing
New York Times 12/25/2011
Rules for the New Ways of Watching - David Carr
New York Times 12/24/2011
New York Times 01/03/2012
Skepticism about the long term benefits of the Obama Economic Plan for 2011-2012
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 09/06/11
Washington Taxes Own Credibility
Wall Street Journal 12/16/10
Obama loses bin Laden bounce; Romney on the move among GOP contenders - The Washington Post
Washington Post 06/07/11
Obama and the 'Competency Crisis'
Wall Street Journal 08/25/11
Wall Street Journal 12/27/11
White House Looks to Shrunken 2012 Legislative Agenda
Wall Street Journal 12/31/11
Kraft acquisitions
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
Kraft’s Shares Look a Bit Overcooked
Wall Street Journal 02/12/15
Buffett, Heinz Say Nuts to Soup
Wall Street Journal 03/26/15
Kraft Wins a Reluctant Cadbury With Help of Clock, Hedge Funds
Wall Street Journal 01/20/10
Kraft’s $143 Billion Bid for Unilever Highlights Squeeze in Consumer Goods
WSJ 02/17/17
Chile- Education
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
Peterson and Hanushek: The Vital Link of Education and Prosperity
Wall Street Journal 09/11/13
Sisters of Conflict in Chile, Now Rivals
Wall Street Journal 11/14/13
Education in Chile: Blackboard battle
Economist 12/11/10
Protesters Aim to Teach Chile Lessons
Wall Street Journal 09/02/11
Is Chile Too Cheap to Educate Its Young?
BusinessWeek 09/29/11
A Sign of Latin America’s Fading Polarization
New York Times 01/20/10
Chile's economy
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
Protesters Aim to Teach Chile Lessons
Wall Street Journal 09/02/11
Latin American geoeconomics: A continental divide
Economist 05/27/13
Latin America Boom Starts to Fade
Wall Street Journal 05/30/13
Sisters of Conflict in Chile, Now Rivals
Wall Street Journal 11/14/13
In South America, a Mine of Riches and an Economic Sinkhole
New York Times 09/11/10
A South America Stalwart, Chile, Tries New Revival Tactic
Wall Street Journal 03/12/14
IBM's cloud services for mid-sized business
01/20/2010
IBM will compete with Amazon and Salesforce in cloud services for mid-sized business.
Grouped Articles
IBM Pumps Up in Cloud Computing by Buying SoftLayer
Wall Street Journal 06/05/13
'Cloud Computing': What Exactly Is It, Anyway?
Wall Street Journal 02/08/10
Amazon's Push to the Cloud Adds to Server-Market Woes
Wall Street Journal 08/28/13
IBM Struggles to Turn Watson Computer Into Big Business
Wall Street Journal 01/08/14
IBM Adds Centers In Cloud Strategy
Wall Street Journal 01/17/14
IBM Plans Big Spending For the Clud
New York Times 01/16/14
Cadbury
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
Cheaper Sugar Sends Candy Makers Abroad
Wall Street Journal 10/21/13
Kraft's Coming Split a Tale of Too Many Costs
Wall Street Journal 08/02/12
Kraft Wins a Reluctant Cadbury With Help of Clock, Hedge Funds
Wall Street Journal 01/20/10
Attorneys General Coakley, Cordray, Madigan, and legal action against large U.S. financial institutions.
01/20/2010
Lawsuits by states against U.S. banks on behalf of homeowners with mortgages and others who suffered losses.
Grouped Articles
Vote Ushers In New Era in Oversight of Lending Practices
New York Times 07/16/13
J.P. Morgan Reaches $4.5 Billion Settlement With Investors
Wall Street Journal 11/17/13
Ohio Attorney General Takes Strong Stand on Crisis
New York Times 10/11/10
State Attorneys General Take Helm in Mortgage Mess
New York Times 10/29/10
How the Banks Put the Economy Underwater
New York Times 10/30/10
Bank Challenger Picked to Run Consumer Agency
Wall Street Journal 07/18/11
Cochrane on the Obama Health Care Law (Affordable Care Act) and why it does little to resolve the problem of pricing in U.S. healthcare
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
The Soaring Cost of a Simple Breath
New York Times 10/12/13
Uninsured Skeptical of Health Care Law in Poll
New York Times 12/18/13
New York Times 12/21/13
Rising Rates Pose Challenge to Health Law
Wall Street Journal 11/19/15
What to Do on the Day After ObamaCare
Wall Street Journal 04/03/12
AMA Supports Training More M.D.s
Wall Street Journal 04/12/12
Lack of prosecutions by U.S. government agencies after the financial crisis of 2008
01/20/2010
A record of few prosecutions of senior executives of the companies that engaged in practices that led to the financial crisis of 2008. Various reasons are cited - the fragility of the financial system in 2009, the lack of cooperation from regulatory agencies, lack of funding for the FBI and the Justice Department to assign special staff for the effort.
Grouped Articles
Stern Words for Wall Streetâs Watchdogs, From a Judge
New York Times 12/16/13
SEC-Citi Pact Rejected by Judge Rakoff
Wall Street Journal 11/28/11
New York Times 09/29/14
In Financial Crisis, No Prosecutions of Top Figures
New York Times 04/14/11
Federal Agencies' Responses on Enforcement Actions
New York Times 04/14/11
As Wall Street Firms Grow, Their Reputations Are Dying
New York Times 04/27/11
Rapidly changing fertility rates and demographics in Brazil and the rest of Latin America
01/20/2010
Brazil's fertility rate has dropped from 6.1 children per woman in 1960 to less than 1.9 in 2010. The U.S. is at 2.0, which is enough to keep the population stable. The change is visible throughout Latin America, from Chile and Mexico to Ecuador. The fertility rate in Latin America has dropped from about 6 children per woman in 1960 to 2.3 in 2010. Causes given by experts are the migration to urban areas, the changes in lifestyles, the influence of television and soap operas showing smaller affluent families, better health care, education and career choices for women. What is exceptional about Brazil is that this is happening in poor and affluent areas alike, in rural and urban areas alike.
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 10/18/11
Tide Reverses in Latin America
Wall Street Journal 09/08/13
Fertility rate plummets in Brazil - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/30/11
Returning migrants boost Mexico’s middle class - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/02/12
Oil Royalties Bill Ignites Protest and Divides Parts of Brazil
New York Times 11/26/12
Inequality: The rich and the rest
Economist 01/15/11
Mexico politics and government 2012-2015
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
How Mexico Ended Political Gridlock
Wall Street Journal 08/15/13
Mexican Lawmakers Ready Changes to Election Laws
Wall Street Journal 12/05/13
Economist 05/30/15
Mexicoâs Election Will Have Big Impact on Texas
New York Times 01/07/12
Vázquez Motaâs Nomination Paves New Path in Mexico
New York Times 02/06/12
3 Mexican presidential hopefuls vie to lead a nation weary of politics - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/12/12
IBM under the leadership of Samuel Palmisano
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
How Samuel Palmisano of I.B.M. Stayed a Step Ahead - Unboxed
New York Times 12/31/11
New York Times 01/03/12
I.B.M.: Big Data, Bigger Patterns
New York Times 02/15/12
Despite Flat Sales, I.B.M. Earnings Beat Estimates
New York Times 04/17/12
Wall Street Journal 04/24/12
Wall Street Journal 11/19/11
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