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Detroit- rebuilding dilapidated housing in the inner city 2014-2016
11/27/2015
Talmer Bank provides $25,000 loans to home buyers for dilapidated and ransacked houses in some Detroit neigborhoods with abandoned properties. The houses are then renovated by buyers who get a mortgage free property to live in. This is necessary because very few new mortgages are written for such homes in bad condition. It is hoped that at some point the housing market in the city for these neighborhoods will recover and normal lending can start.
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Detroit tries unconventional approach to restoring its housing market - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/27/2015
Crumbling, Destitute Schools Threaten Detroit’s Recovery
New York Times 01/20/2016
South Korea's remarkable transformation in attitudes towards women, towards female childbirths and female children 1990-2016
11/27/2015
In a remarkable turnaround South Korea was able to transform attitudes towards female childbirths so that there are now 105 males to 100 females in 2015, about the same as in the U.S. and Europe. Geeta Anand and Jaeyeon Woo provide this heartwarming story of how women activists in South Korea, the media, government and the courts, all helped to set in place a change of perceptions in society, ensuring women are recognized as heirs for family lineage, providing women other rights, so that mothers now are just as happy when a child is female. The South Korean example offers hope for China and India to reverse the dangerous trend in society of having a huge disparity between male and female births and ratios, but only if society is mobilized to take action now as happened in South Korea. China's two child policy is a step in the right direction but many see it as not enough, or too little too late.
Grouped Articles
Asia Struggles for a Solution to Its ‘Missing Women’ Problem
Wall Street Journal 11/27/2015
China Shrugs Off the Ties That Bind
The New York Times 09/22/2016
Marriage Falls in China, Transforming Finances and Families
The New York Times 09/12/2016
The real issues at Women20 | Business | DW.COM | 26.04.2017
DW.COM 04/26/2017
Power to Indian women entrepreneurs | Wo+men | DW.COM | 21.04.2017
DW.COM 04/21/2017
Antonio Costa, Socialist Party prime minister of Portugal in November 2015
11/26/2015
Grouped Articles
Portugal’s New Premier Takes Office, Facing Financial Balancing Act
New York Times 11/26/2015
In Portugal, Voters Pick Center-Right President
New York Times 01/24/2016
Portugal Dared to Cast Aside Austerity. It’s Having a Major Revival.
New York Times 07/22/2018
Fiat Chrysler, GM, Ford and the UAW autoworkers union 2013-2016
11/24/2015
Grouped Articles
U.A.W. Contracts Change Math for Detroit Automakers
New York Times 11/24/2015
VW and Germany's tax inquiry following the emissions scandal
11/24/2015
Grouped Articles
Volkswagen Is Subject of German Tax Inquiry
New York Times 11/24/2015
German Auto Giants, Once Courted, Become Political Pariahs
WSJ 08/24/2017
The end of the two tier wage system at U.S. automakers in 2015
11/24/2015
Negotiations in 2015 between the UAW union and Fiat Chrysler ended in the scrapping of the 2 tier wage system for all 3 automakers, Ford, GM and Chrysler. Under the new contracts with the UAW union all workers at the three companies can earn the top wage of $29 an hour. This is a major achievement for UAW president Steve Williams and the auto workers union which rejected the two tier system in a vote, leading to the scrapping of this arrangement.
Grouped Articles
U.A.W. Contracts Change Math for Detroit Automakers
New York Times 11/24/2015
Opinion | Corporate America Is Suppressing Wages for Many Workers
The New York Times 02/28/2018
Washington Post 07/04/2018
How the spotlight is on Belgium's dysfunctional state after the Paris attacks originate in a part of Brussels.
11/24/2015
Grouped Articles
Terrorism Response Puts Belgium in a Harsh Light
New York Times 11/24/2015
Paris Attacks Plot Was Hatched in Plain Sight
Wall Street Journal 11/27/2015
Brussels Attacks Linked to Paris Cell
Wall Street Journal 03/23/2016
Brussels Attacks Underscore Vulnerability of an Open European Society
New York Times 03/22/2016
Strikes Claimed by ISIS Shut Brussels and Shake European Security
New York Times 03/22/2016
Bomb attacks show how Belgium became an incubator of terror - The Washington Post
Washington Post 03/24/2016
Turkey's airspace and Russian planes over Syria in 2015
11/24/2015
Grouped Articles
NATO faces new Mideast crisis after downing of Russian jet by Turkey - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/24/2015
Turkey Shoots Down Russian Military Jet
Wall Street Journal 11/24/2015
Wall Street Journal 11/24/2015
Moscow promises retribution after Turkey downs military jet - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/25/2015
Syria’s Turkmen rebels, the group at the center of the Russia-Turkey clash - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/25/2015
Range of Frustrations Reached Boil as Turkey Shot Down Russian Jet
New York Times 11/25/2015
Britain's military budget- reversing a decline in 2015-2020 after earlier spending cuts
11/23/2015
Grouped Articles
David Cameron Says He Will Increase Britain’s Military Spending
New York Times 11/23/2015
Pfizer merger with Allergan in 2015
11/23/2015
Grouped Articles
Pfizer, Allergan Agree on Historic Merger Deal
Wall Street Journal 11/23/2015
Pfizer Chief Defends Merger With Allergan as Good for U.S.
New York Times 11/23/2015
Pfizer’s Allergan Deal Offers Ireland Few New Benefits
Wall Street Journal 11/24/2015
Pfizer to Walk Away From Allergan Deal
Wall Street Journal 04/06/2016
Mauricio Macri, mayor of Buenos Aires, presidential candidate in Argentina's 2015 presidential election
11/22/2015
As opinion shifts favoring Mauric Macri, Argentines see the end of 12 years of Peronist rule. Macri was president of the Boca Juniors professional soccer club before winning two terms as Mayor of Buenos Aires.
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Argentines head to polls to choose new president — and their future course - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/22/2015
Argentine Presidential Front-Runner Forged His Career in World of Soccer
Wall Street Journal 11/22/2015
Mauricio Macri Took Detour From Life as Scion to Argentine Presidency
New York Times 11/23/2015
Macri’s Promising Start in Argentina
Wall Street Journal 12/19/2015
Mauricio Macri, Argentine President, Is Cleared of Wiretapping Charges
New York Times 12/29/2015
Unilever and the environment
11/21/2015
Grouped Articles
Unilever Finds That Shrinking Its Footprint Is a Giant Task
New York Times 11/21/2015
The impact of the emissions scandal and expected settlements on VW's R&D investments in 2016-2017
11/20/2015
Grouped Articles
VW Cuts Its R.&D. Budget in Face of Costly Emissions Scandal
New York Times 11/20/2015
U.S. Sues Volkswagen Over Emissions Scandal
Wall Street Journal 01/05/2016
Volkswagen Posts Loss on Charge; Germany Recalls Other Cars
Wall Street Journal 04/23/2016
What the Volkswagen Settlement Could Mean for Car Owners
The New York Times 06/27/2016
VW’s U.S. Diesel Settlement Clears Just One Financial Hurdle
The New York Times 06/28/2016
Volkswagen to Pay Up to $14.7 Billion to Settle Diesel-Emissions Claims
WSJ 06/28/2016
Women in South Korean society- a remarkable transformation in attitudes towards women 1990-2016
11/27/2015
Grouped Articles
Asia Struggles for a Solution to Its ‘Missing Women’ Problem
Wall Street Journal 11/27/15
The real issues at Women20 | Business | DW.COM | 26.04.2017
DW.COM 04/26/17
Drop in lending to small business in the U.S. by large banks- 2009-2016
11/27/2015
As other lenders fill the drop in lending to small business in the U.S. small businesses have to pay higher rates for loans. This affects the economic recovery in the U.S.
Grouped Articles
Big Banks Cut Back on Loans to Small Business
Wall Street Journal 11/27/15
Bernie Sanders as Mayor of Burlington, Vermont
11/25/2015
Grouped Articles
As Mayor, Bernie Sanders Was More Pragmatist Than Socialist
New York Times 11/25/15
Bernie Sanders, Made in Vermont
New York Times 01/30/16
2 Questions for Bernie Sanders
New York Times 02/04/16
Bernie Sanders’s Kibbutz Found. Surprise: It’s Socialist.
New York Times 02/05/16
Has Bernie Sanders changed American politics? Reviewing a 'political revolution'
The Guardian 06/17/16
Interview with Bernie Sanders About Donald Trump - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 06/01/17
The U.S. UAW autoworkers union in 2015 under president Steve Williams
11/24/2015
Grouped Articles
U.A.W. Contracts Change Math for Detroit Automakers
New York Times 11/24/15
Common deposit insurance program for the eurozone proposed in 2015
11/24/2015
Grouped Articles
E.U. Proposes a Common Deposit Insurance Program for Eurozone
New York Times 11/24/15
Large private equity fees paid by Calpers and other public pension funds
11/24/2015
Grouped Articles
Calpers’ Hidden Private-Equity Fees: $3.4 Billion
Wall Street Journal 11/24/15
Calpers Paid $3.4 Billion to Private Equity Firms
New York Times 11/24/15
Giant California Teachers Pension, Calstrs, Posts Worst Result Since 2008 Crisis
WSJ 07/19/16
Saeed Book Bank of Islamabad, Pakistan- a passion for reading and books in the capital of Pakistan
11/24/2015
A heart warming story by Rod Nordland of the NYT of Saeed Jan Qureshi, who started this large bookstore in Islamabad, which provides a very different picture of the country and the people. Qureshi loved books even though he started work dusting bookshelves as a kid, and had only a high school education.
Grouped Articles
A Storied Bookstore and Its Late Oracle Leave an Imprint on Islamabad
New York Times 11/24/15
Syrian refugees in the U.S.
11/23/2015
Grouped Articles
A Chill Grips a Michigan Haven for Syrian Families
New York Times 11/23/15
Some of the Arab States Have Admitted Many From Syria
Wall Street Journal 12/09/15
White House raises refugee target to at least 110,000
Washington Post 09/14/16
‘I Dream in Fruit’: What Hunger Looks Like in Syria
10/28/16
‘I Dream in Fruit’: What Hunger Looks Like in Syria
10/28/16
Mauricio Macri of Argentina
11/23/2015
Grouped Articles
Mauricio Macri Took Detour From Life as Scion to Argentine Presidency
New York Times 11/23/15
Macri’s Promising Start in Argentina
Wall Street Journal 12/19/15
Mauricio Macri, Argentine President, Is Cleared of Wiretapping Charges
New York Times 12/29/15
Teachers’ Strikes Deepen Troubles for Argentina’s President
WSJ 03/21/17
Argentina’s President Says Election Gains Bolster His Reform Plan
The New York Times 10/23/17
IMF, Argentina Agree on $50 Billion Bailout Deal
WSJ 06/08/18
The Washington Post's Lally Weymouth's interview with Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma in November 2015
11/22/2015
Suu Kyi says many nations contributed to the democracy effort in Burma so she would not single out the U.S. for its contribution. She describes 20 years of house arrest as not being so difficult, as it gave her time to read and rest compared to the hectic pace today.
Grouped Articles
Aung San Suu Kyi: ‘I’m going to be the one who is managing the government’ - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/22/15
Suu Kyi’s Myanmar Problem: Where’s the Economy?
WSJ 08/03/17
Public opinion and nuclear energy in China
11/21/2015
Grouped Articles
China’s Nuclear Vision Collides With Villagers’ Fears
New York Times 11/21/15
John Bel Edwards, Democratic Governor of Louisiana in 2015
11/21/2015
Grouped Articles
John Bel Edwards, Democrat, Defeats David Vitter in Louisiana Governor’s Race
New York Times 11/21/15
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