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Action to cut single use plastic bags and packaging 2025
11/27/2024
Efforts to end the use of single use plastics that are a threat to health and the environment, land, rivers and oceans. The use of plastic water bottles has worsened the crisis. Supermarkets are slow in the US to ban plastic bags showing need for prudent regulation. Talks in Busan, South Korea, in Nov 2024 to find a solution to the plastics proliferation crisis. The plastics industry including plastics makers and recycling companies say things are under control with recycling goals, yet reports show only 30% of plastics is being recycled each year in 2024, and going back to the beginning of plastics 2 decades back only about 10% has been recycled.
Grouped Articles
Inside the Plastic Industry’s Battle to Win Over Hearts and Minds
NYTimes.com 11/27/2024
Washington Post 06/10/2024
China Tries to Stem the Flow of Its Plastic Waste
WSJ 01/20/2020
Plastic Water Bottles, Which Enabled a Drinks Boom, Now Threaten a Crisis
WSJ 12/12/2018
New York Businesses Anticipate Plastic-Bag Ban
WSJ 02/27/2020
Supermarkets in France forced to ditch plastic and set up ‘refill stations’ selling unpackaged goods
The Times 04/01/2021
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, "Operation Atlantic Resolve," and the U.S. response to Russian president Putin in 2015-2016
06/06/2015
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the U.S. must be better prepared in coordination with its allies for the mix of propaganda, subversion and cyber programs used by Russian president Putin. It says this is not a return to the Cold War, but better preparation means it would be possible to tell when Russia was using these tactics, and when it was not.
Grouped Articles
Defense Chief: Subversion, ‘Big Lie’ Are in Russia’s Arsenal
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2015
U.S. Pledges Equipment, Manpower to NATO Rapid-Response Force
Wall Street Journal 06/22/2015
Russia Bolsters Its Submarine Fleet, and Tensions With U.S. Rise
New York Times 04/20/2016
It’s No Cold War, but Vladimir Putin Relishes His Role as Disrupter
The New York Times 09/30/2016
Why the US fears Russia is hacking its presidential election - BBC News
BBC News 10/11/2016
The Washington Post - Breaking news and latest headlines, U.S. news, world news, and video
The Washington Post
A different view of the Federal Reserve's $600 billion easing decision in 2010.
11/19/2010
The unstated reason being a decline in real estate markets leading to a bad loans crisis for the banks.
Grouped Articles
What's Really Behind Bernanke's Easing?
Wall Street Journal 11/19/2010
Book Review - All The Devils Are Here - By Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera
New York Times 11/19/2010
Wall Street Journal 01/18/2011
Wall Street Journal 02/09/2011
Perry Suggests Fed is Almost Treasonous
New York Times 08/16/2011
Wall Street Journal 09/22/2011
The need for haircuts for private debt to make an effort to solve the problem of the fifth of US homeowners under water.
09/30/2010
Carmen Reinhart points out that the government can only assume private debt at a realistic price. Without principal reductions there appears to be no solution to the problem of the fifth of homeowners in the US who are under water. This keeps acting as a drag on the economy.
Grouped Articles
BusinessWeek 09/30/2010
State Attorneys General Take Helm in Mortgage Mess
New York Times 10/29/2010
To Fix the Housing Crisis, Read the Data
New York Times 11/04/2011
Deepening Crisis Over Euro Pits Leader Against Leader
Wall Street Journal 12/30/2011
Forgiveness of Debt Could Yield Savings
Wall Street Journal 07/30/2012
New capital inflows into India in 2010-2011 and capital controls.
08/05/2010
Concerns that fickle capital that leaves quickly could be focussing on India, in the absence of tightened financial controls. The rise in the rupee by 5%. Concerns of Stiglitz and others.
Grouped Articles
Rajan Has Limited Rupee Options
Wall Street Journal 08/06/2013
Mom-and-Pop Investors Bolt Emerging Markets
Wall Street Journal 08/22/2013
Rupee Throws Oil on India's Subsidy Problem
Wall Street Journal 08/21/2013
Emerging Stocks' Emerging Problems
Wall Street Journal 08/23/2013
India Prime Minister Rules Out Capital Controls
Wall Street Journal 08/30/2013
India's Central Banker Lobbies Fed
Wall Street Journal 10/13/2013
Budget Discipline in Japan in 2010
06/11/2010
Spending is to be kept at 71 trillion yen for the next 3 years and the budget balanced in 10 years. This is critical to the Democratic Party government's credibility on spending, deficit and debt issues facing Japan.
Grouped Articles
Abe Set to Proceed With Tax Increase in Japan
Wall Street Journal 09/12/2013
Japanâs Prime Minister Warns That Debt Could Bring a Crisis Like That of Greece
New York Times 06/11/2010
Japan Expects Higher Tax Revenue
Wall Street Journal 01/14/2015
In Budget Plan, Japan Proposes More Spending and Aims to Borrow Less
New York Times 01/14/2015
Japan Vows to Cap Budget at 71 Trillion Yen
Wall Street Journal 07/20/2010
Shaking up Japan: Bold, or plain reckless?
Economist 02/05/2011
The U.S. housing market in 2010-2013
05/27/2010
According to Karl Case its basically flat in 2010 and quite fragile, with a lot of inventory out there. By 2012 the situation had not changed much, except for Washington D.C. with growth in employment, and a small spurt in 2011 in Phoenix from out of state and Canadian buyers. Prices in Las Vegas and other cities continued to decline and there were fears of more homes being released by banks from foreclosed properties in judicial states such as Florida.
Grouped Articles
Housing Rebound Grows as Prices Climb Sharply
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
The economic performance of cities: Following the sun
Economist 05/16/2013
Home Prices Rise, Producing a Buying Mood
New York Times 05/28/2013
Housing Recovery Increasingly Prices Out First-Time Buyers
Wall Street Journal 07/22/2013
Economic Casualties: 'Missing Households'
Wall Street Journal 07/22/2013
Home Prices Jump, but Headwinds Build
Wall Street Journal 07/31/2013
Robert Gordon and other experts on the economic growth prospects for 2010 and into 2011.
04/30/2010
Gordon sees a weakening in growth from the 3.24% growth in 1st quarter 2010 (BEA numbers) as exports are not holding up and state and local government spending is deteriorating rapidly. The inventory change numbers which were signifcant this quarter as businesses replaced equipment and IT, will be winding down in size.
Grouped Articles
At Least 50 of Cityâs Senior Centers Expected to Close to Save Money
New York Times 04/30/2010
Business Spending Propels Recovery
Wall Street Journal 05/01/2010
Guest Contribution: Gordon Outlines Pessimist, Optimist Takes on GDP
Wall Street Journal 04/30/2010
Economists React: GDP Indicates Road Ahead Still Bumpy
Wall Street Journal 04/30/2010
Real Disposable Income: Bad News for Democrats?
BusinessWeek 06/03/2010
Wall Street Journal 06/12/2010
Expenses on technology devices and services from texting, iTunes, iPad, internet services.
02/09/2010
What an average family spends on this each year. Part of being connected and being functional in today's society say experts.
Grouped Articles
As Data Flows In, the Dollars Flow Out
New York Times 02/09/2010
Under the Hood of Apple's Tablet
Wall Street Journal 03/16/2012
Failure to control overbilling by pharmaceutical companies, medical equipment and device makers in the health reform bill.
12/10/2009
Only $10 million annual increase to control fraud has been allocated in the bill. Its not likely to do much to control the overbilling and may be one more reason the health care reform bill will be a failure in controlling costs. Pricing of pharmaceutical products and healthcare services as the major unsolved problem in the U.S.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 12/21/2013
BusinessWeek 12/10/2009
How the Senate bill would contain the cost of health care : The New Yorker
New Yorker 01/04/2010
In Battle Over Health Law, Math Cuts Both Ways
New York Times 01/07/2011
House Approves Health Law Repeal
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2011
A grim diagnosis for our ailing U.S. health care system - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/28/2011
German reaction to the debt crisis in Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy.
04/09/2009
Germany said to be turning nationalistic in this crisis, seeing Germany's economic successes as its own, and not accepting the advantage of export markets in Europe in strengthening Germany's economic position.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 03/03/2010
New York Times 11/03/2013
Germany's Surplus Isn't the Problem
Wall Street Journal 11/11/2013
How Italy's ENI Vastly Boosted Oil Output
BusinessWeek 04/09/2009
Greek Crisis Shows How Germany’s Power Polarizes Europe
Wall Street Journal 07/07/2015
New York Times 05/26/2010
Bubbles developing in many countries in 2010-2013
01/17/2009
China being the largest bubble developing in mid 2010. The other bubbles developing in Brazil, Canada, India, and Australia.
Grouped Articles
Central Bankers Hone Tools to Pop Bubbles
Wall Street Journal 07/08/2013
Mom-and-Pop Investors Bolt Emerging Markets
Wall Street Journal 08/22/2013
New York Times 08/22/2013
Recognizing Bubbles But Still Cautious About Deflating Them
New York Times 09/10/2014
Canada Grapples With Housing Bubble Risk
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2016
Where Will the Next Financial Bubble Be?
BusinessWeek 05/06/2010
Countrywide, its founder Angelo Mozilo, and Bank of America
01/05/2009
Countrywide is now a unit of Bank of America. Countrywide became known for questionable practices in the mortgage lending business. Countrywide turns out to be a failed and dangerous acquisition for Bank of America.
Grouped Articles
BofA's Blunder: $40 Billion-Plus
Wall Street Journal 06/29/2012
A Toxic Subprime Mortgage Bond's Legacy Lives On
Wall Street Journal 09/13/2013
Court Weighs Penalty in Bank of America 'Hustle' Case
Wall Street Journal 12/06/2013
Angelo Mozilo of Countrywide Settles Fraud Case for $67.5 Million
New York Times 10/15/2010
Bank of America to Pay $6.3 Billion To Settle Mortgage Securities Suit
New York Times 03/26/2014
BofA Deal With U.S. Is Hung Up Over Penalties Tied to Countrywide, Merrill
Wall Street Journal 07/29/2014
Trump plan to end tax on Social Security benefits is a fatal mistake
08/17/2024
Senator Larson says it is a fatal mistake as lost revenue is not made up leading to a Medicare insolvency in 2031, and Social Security insolvency in 2033. Social security benefits will then by law will be cut in 2033 by 25%, a dangerous step tragic for many on Social Security who are pushed into poverty.
Grouped Articles
CNBC 08/17/24
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget 08/17/24
Trump wants to cut income taxes on Social Security. Here's how that would impact your benefits.
CBS News 08/17/24
View from the Top: John Malone of Liberty talks about the economic future.
07/30/2014
Malone sees the conditions in the macroeconomic picture, as critical in the future for all companies. He thinks things will be pretty tough in the next 1-2 years. It will be the bigger consumer sentiment and retail picture that will determine how his industry will do, says Malone.
Grouped Articles
For Liberty Global, the Next Step Is the Content
Wall Street Journal 07/30/14
The influence of outside groups in elections as the ad and other spending exceeds $2 billion for the 2010 midterm elections.
10/26/2010
As candidates raise increasing amounts of money their positions on legislation is increasingly influenced by outside groups. Large amounts of television ad spending also tends to distort the public's perception of important issues by offering simplistic or distorted view of the facts or resorting to labeling of opponents regardless of the facts. In some situations right policy choices may be affected.
Grouped Articles
House and Senate shatter fundraising records for midterm election and may exceed $2 billion
Washington Post 10/26/10
How the Rout Was Won: Careful Plans, Timely Wave
Wall Street Journal 11/03/10
Unaligned Voters Tilt Rightward En Masse
Wall Street Journal 11/03/10
With Democrats Ascendant, California Votes Contrarian
Wall Street Journal 11/03/10
Dissecting the 2010 Midterm Election Exit Polls
New York Times 11/06/10
Tom Donohue: Obama's Tormentor
BusinessWeek 11/03/10
The Bush tax cuts in 2010.
08/05/2010
In the face of rising deficits, and questions about the future solvency of Medicare and Social Security, there are questions about the Bush tax cuts which expire in December 2010 if not renewed. With high unemployment the consensus seems to be to leave the tax cuts in place for a limited period, and have serious conversation about taxes when a new presidential term begins. A Value added Tax has been suggested by Paul Volcker, similar to that in Europe.
Grouped Articles
The Wisdom and Folly of the Bush Tax Cuts
BusinessWeek 08/05/10
New York Times 08/21/10
Bush Tax Cuts: Now That's Rich
New York Times 08/22/10
Why the Rich Donât Need a Tax-Cut Extension
New York Times 09/25/10
Tax-Cut Vote Shows Democratic Divide
Wall Street Journal 12/03/10
New York Times 12/02/10
U.S. Defense Spending in a world of Budget Deficits- post 2010.
07/09/2010
A shift in mood to a smaller defense budget that can be sustained in the long run. Smarter spending as the solution to budget constraints in a deficit world.
Grouped Articles
Shrinking Budget Forces Army Into New Battlefield
Wall Street Journal 05/10/13
Defense Industry Shrugs Off Early Cuts
Wall Street Journal 05/12/13
Pentagon Lays Out Ways to Slash Spending
Wall Street Journal 08/01/13
U.S. Military Eyes Cut to Pay, Benefits
Wall Street Journal 11/18/13
The U.S. Military Needs Budget Certainty in Uncertain Times
Wall Street Journal 10/21/15
Pentagon's Next Mission: Cutting Back on Spending
Wall Street Journal 07/09/10
Views on the BP Oil Spill.
06/05/2010
What happened, why and how something like this can be prevented in the future.
Grouped Articles
In Gulf, It Was Unclear Who Was in Charge of Rig
New York Times 06/05/10
The Oil Disaster Is About Human, Not System, Failure
Wall Street Journal 06/11/10
Recipes for Ruin, in the Gulf or on Wall Street
New York Times 06/11/10
Chinese Walls, Pocked With Peepholes
New York Times 06/11/10
Nine Questions (and Provisional Answers) About the Spill
BusinessWeek 06/10/10
Oil Executives Try to Explain Differences From BP
New York Times 06/15/10
Britain's new 2010 Budget marks a big change from the past.
05/13/2010
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, put forward a budget with a 25% spending cut by 2015 in all departments except health and international aid. This marks a huge departure in years of spending by the Labor governments. The new Conservative-Liberal coalition government is determined to take austerity measures to reduce the national debt.
Grouped Articles
Britain's accidental revolution
Economist 05/13/10
U-Turn in the U.K.: Big Spending Cuts
Wall Street Journal 10/14/10
Britain Details Radical Spending Cuts, Citing Debt
New York Times 10/20/10
U.K. Plans New Taxes on Banks, Multinationals
Wall Street Journal 12/04/14
Tough Slog to Balancing U.K.’s Budget
Wall Street Journal 12/04/14
Overheard: Digging for Answers on Coal
Wall Street Journal 03/29/15
Financial Regulatory Reform Bill in Congress- April 2010.
04/16/2010
The drafting of legislation on financial regulatory refor. Proposal by Senator Blanche Lincoln for derivatives to be strictly traded on exchanges and other reforms that are being formulated.
Grouped Articles
How Wall Street Gamed Derivatives Reform
BusinessWeek 05/27/10
New York Times 04/18/10
Trench Warfare: Send In the Deputies
New York Times 04/16/10
New York Times 04/18/10
Goldman and Its Lobbyists Spurned in Fight on Bill
New York Times 04/28/10
Republicans Allow Debate on Financial Overhaul
New York Times 04/28/10
Views of America's renewal needs and what can be done.
02/05/2010
Eric Schmidt of Google and others like James Cameron on NASA share their ideas.
Grouped Articles
Erasing our innovation deficit
Washington Post 02/09/10
James Cameron - The right way forward on space exploration
Washington Post 02/05/10
The third-party stump speech we need - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/26/11
Rich Karlgaard: The Future Is More Than Facebook
Wall Street Journal 05/17/12
Pharmaceutical Research sees big changes.
11/15/2009
Grouped Articles
Seeking a Shorter Path to New Drugs
New York Times 11/15/09
Glaxo Tries Biotech Model to Spur Drug Innovations
Wall Street Journal 07/01/10
Historic accord with Russia for cooperation on a new antimissile network for Europe in 2010
03/06/2009
The historic accord reached at the Lisbon NATO conference in November 2010. The anti-missile network will also cover Russia as cooperation develops. The main threat is now seen to be from Iran.
Grouped Articles
Russia Accepts Invitation to Attend NATO Summit Meeting
New York Times 10/19/10
Obama Renewing U.S. Commitment to NATO Alliance
New York Times 03/26/14
Obama Weighs Reviving Nuclear Pact as NATO Moves to Engage Russia
Wall Street Journal 03/06/09
Russia Lifts Its Ban on Delivery of S-300 Surface-to-Air Missile System to Iran
Wall Street Journal 04/14/15
Russian Missiles for the Ayatollah
Wall Street Journal 04/14/15
Putin Lifts Ban on Russian Missile Sales to Iran
New York Times 04/13/15
The total cost to US taxpayers for Fannie and Freddie.
01/12/2009
The total cost could be $658 billion, according to a Standard and Poor's estimate in late 2010. And prove very costly for taxpayers in the USA. The government put the agencies in conservatorship during the housing crisis of 2008.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 04/13/13
Freddie's Profit Soars on Housing Rebound
Wall Street Journal 05/08/13
Fannie Mae to pay $59.4B to Treasury - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/09/13
Fannie Chief: Payout Must Not Delay Revamp
Wall Street Journal 05/10/13
Fannie, Freddie Payments Nearly Match Aid
Wall Street Journal 11/08/13
White House Rejects Fannie-Freddie Recapitalization Plans
Wall Street Journal 11/23/13
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