World News Insights
1-3 Minute Gist
Search, personalize, or simply browse. Follow the world around you from gist and context to insights.
Who we are | Our Credo | Ways of using Lyrarc | FAQ | Send Feedback | First Letter From the Editor
Sign up. It's free and easy to use
Create an account
to personalize your feed of articles and topics.
Browse Articles or use Lyrarc's US patented "Groups" and "Links" for new insights. A Lyrarc Group of Articles on a topic gives insights into particular angles shown in the Group Title. A Lyrarc Link shows more specific insights for 2 articles.
All Topics Groups
The failure of the Congress government in India in the proper allocation of telecom licenses in 2008.
11/19/2010
The loss to the Indian government of $39 billion in the improper allocation of telecom licenses. The lack of transparency from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Grouped Articles
Poll Suggests Crushing Loss Awaits India’s Governing Party
New York Times 02/26/2014
India's Congress Party Firmly Routed
Wall Street Journal 05/17/2014
India Stock Prices Fall on Scandal Over Wireless Licenses
New York Times 11/19/2010
Singh Asks India Business to Improve Ethics
Wall Street Journal 12/14/2010
Indiaâs Telecom Scandal Shakes Parties and Top Officials
New York Times 12/13/2010
India Leader, Singh, Offers to Testify in Telecom Inquiry
New York Times 12/20/2010
The failure of the Obama administration to respond adequately to the BP Oil Spill in Gulf waters.
05/27/2010
Slow, indecisive action by government agencies and relying too much on a failed BP approach.
Grouped Articles
Obama and the Dreaded Katrina Comparison
BusinessWeek 05/27/2010
In Gulf, It Was Unclear Who Was in Charge of Rig
New York Times 06/05/2010
A Disaster Reaches Beyond the Gulf Coast
New York Times 06/04/2010
Another Torrent BP Works to Stem: Its C.E.O.
New York Times 06/03/2010
Obama and BP at Risk Over Oil Spill
BusinessWeek 06/03/2010
Charlie Rose Talks to Vice-President Joe Biden
BusinessWeek 06/03/2010
Failure of the N.H.T.S.A. in the Toyota unintended acceleration and braking failure complaints.
02/10/2010
The NHTSA failed to take any action against Toyota when the company stalled for years in providing information from Japan to NHTSA investigators. Safety complaints were left unanswered, and investigations incomplete, and no effort was made to require Toyota to provide answers from Japan where quality matters are centralized. It took Toyota a long time to make the recalls and acknowledge the truth of complaints.
Grouped Articles
Detroit News 03/01/2010
Toyota Nears $1 Billion Deal to End Probe
Wall Street Journal 02/08/2014
Obama Names Fatigue Specialist to Lead Traffic Safety Agency
New York Times 11/19/2014
Federal Auditor Finds Broad Failures at N.H.T.S.A.
New York Times 06/19/2015
Safety Agency Scrutinized as Toyota Recall Grows
New York Times 02/10/2010
Regulators Hired by Toyota Helped Halt Investigations (Update3)
BusinessWeek 02/12/2010
Management failure at Toyota in addressing quality and safety issues- the Recall period 2009-2011
01/29/2010
Toyota's own documents reveal that managers touted the $100 million savings in limiting the degree to which Toyota would address the quality and safety issues raised by unintended acceleration and failure in braking. Toyota had hired former National Highway Traffic and Safety officials and was able to limit what it had to do to address the problem. In the end the problems would cost billions of dollars in a massive recall effort and dent its image.
Grouped Articles
Toyoda Rues Excessive Profit Focus
Wall Street Journal 03/02/2010
Inside Toyota, Executives Trade Blame Over Debacle
Wall Street Journal 04/13/2010
Toyota Nears $1 Billion Deal to End Probe
Wall Street Journal 02/08/2014
Toyota to Resume Plant Building After Three-Year Hiatus
Wall Street Journal 04/04/2015
Toyota’s Top Executive Under Rising Pressure
New York Times 02/06/2010
Akio Toyoda - Toyota's plan to repair its public image
Washington Post 02/09/2010
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
The U.S. federal mortgage loan modification program in 2010.
06/12/2009
The dim prospects for mortgage loan modification programs of the Obama administration. Two out of three loan modifications under the federal Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) program expected to fail, and the failure under HAMP to move quickly by dealing directly with homeowners.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 12/31/2013
The Case Against the Bernanke-Obama Financial Rescue
New York Times 05/16/2014
High Default Rate Seen for Modified Mortgages
Wall Street Journal 06/16/2010
New York Times 08/21/2010
Obama Successes Outweighed by Job Losses
New York Times 10/26/2010
State Attorneys General Take Helm in Mortgage Mess
New York Times 10/29/2010
The failure and shrinking role of American Venture Capital- 2008-2012
04/08/2009
Grouped Articles
Venture Firms Narrow Sights in Tough Times
Wall Street Journal 02/03/2013
Opening the Box on Tech Stocks' Next Move
Wall Street Journal 04/10/2014
Start-Up Gets Course in Survival
New York Times 04/08/2009
How Venture Capital Lost Its Way
BusinessWeek 11/19/2009
Ditching the Courtroom for California Pizza Kitchen
Wall Street Journal 12/28/2009
Start-Ups Will Keep Struggling in 2010
Wall Street Journal 01/05/2010
The Failure of Infrastructure Building under the Obama administration.
10/21/2008
Only a small portion- about one fifth according to one estimate- of the $787 Stimulus Bill was actually allocated for infrastructure building. And in some cases such as high speed rail only $8 billion was allocated, clearly insufficient to build a high speed rail system in te USA. And public perception is that infrastructure allocation has already taken place, so it has ceased to be a priority even though the nation's infrastructure needs rebuilding.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 09/06/2011
A Slowdown on the Road to Recovery
Wall Street Journal 10/14/2013
Obama's Infrastructure Plan: More Cash Could Hit the Road
BusinessWeek 09/08/2010
Infrastructure spending: False expectations
Economist 10/23/2010
Obama Successes Outweighed by Job Losses
New York Times 10/26/2010
Pitch for Rebuilding Infrastructure Carries Political Challenges
New York Times 01/24/2011
Martin Feldstein on the risks for the American Economy after failures in the Obama Economic plan.
09/12/2007
Failures to address problems on the housing front, especialy the problems for 15 million homeowners under water- see the links to opeds by Feldstein suggesting focus on these issues throughout 2008-2009. And the focus on health care which diverted attention from this problem and the problem facing bad loans in commercial real estate. Other problems are failure to get bank lending up for businesses. And the failure of Obama health care plans to control the increase in the nation's surging health care spending, instead increasing the deficit to unsustainable levels. Public sentiment as shown in WSJ/NBC polls confirm Feldstein's sense of the situation.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 12/08/2013
From President Obama, Economic Clarity but Little Courage
Washington Post 04/15/2009
Wall Street Journal 09/12/2007
How to Stop the Mortgage Crisis
Wall Street Journal 03/07/2008
Wall Street Journal 02/20/2008
Enough With the Interest Rate Cuts
Wall Street Journal 04/15/2008
Safety failure in the coal mining industry.
06/16/2010
The failure of the Massey Energy Company and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MHSA) to ensure safety at a coal mine in W. Virginia, resulting in the death of 29 coal miners.
Grouped Articles
Former Massey Coal Executive Sentenced to Prison
Wall Street Journal 09/10/13
Jury Convicts Former Massey CEO Don Blankenship of Conspiracy
Wall Street Journal 12/03/15
Former Massey Energy CEO Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison
Wall Street Journal 04/06/16
Massey Faults Regulators' Shift on Ventilation
Wall Street Journal 06/16/10
Toyota Safety Failures.
02/10/2010
Grouped Articles
Safety Agency Scrutinized as Toyota Recall Grows
New York Times 02/10/10
A Board Complicit in MF Globals Bets, and its Demise
New York Times 11/09/11
The U.S. investigations into Toyota brake and acceleration failures.
02/05/2010
The controversy after the recalls.
Grouped Articles
Toyota and the Curse of Software
Wall Street Journal 02/05/10
U.S. to Investigate Prius Brakes
Wall Street Journal 02/05/10
Regulators Hired by Toyota Helped Halt Investigations (Update3)
BusinessWeek 02/12/10
Wall Street Journal 02/17/10
U.S. Wants to Know When Toyota Knew of Problems
New York Times 02/17/10
Toyota Woes Put Focus on Black Box
Wall Street Journal 02/16/10
Robert Lighthizer and other experts call for trade and globalization practices that work for the U.S.
01/06/2010
The failure of the establishment of both parties in the USA to take action in the face of the loss of 5.6 million jobs in the last decade, with $4.3 trillion in trade imbalances. An issue which resonates with voters in the US and could lead to a fundamental realignent of American attitudes to globalization and free trade. The feeling that the free-trade deck is stacked against the USA by Asian countries. China's efforts to keep the yuan dollar exchange rate at levels that favor exports. China's accumulation of over $3 trillion in dollar reserves that are parked mostly in Treasury's that keep U.S. interests low. Distortons in the global economy from the failure to rebalance the world economy hurts China and the U.S.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 10/04/11
US-China trade relations: Speak less softly, carry a stick
Economist 09/25/10
New York Times 09/30/10
Wall Street Journal 10/02/10
The Engine That Pulled Us Out of Recession
Wall Street Journal 03/19/15
What’s Our Duty to the People Globalization Leaves Behind?
New York Times 01/26/16
The Eikenberry cables and the war in Afghanistan.
11/28/2009
The language is strong and rejects McChrystal's appraisal that additional troops can make the difference considering the failure of the Karzai government and the poor prospects for the Afghan army.
Grouped Articles
McChrystal article renews attention to split with Biden over Afghanistan
Washington Post 06/23/10
Weakening, possible firing of McChrystal compounds sense of peril in Afghanistan
Washington Post 06/23/10
Afghan Crisis Risks Splitting Country
Wall Street Journal 07/09/14
Afghans Offer Jobs to Taliban Rank and File if They Defect
New York Times 11/28/09
Afghan Tribe, Vowing to Fight Taliban, to Get U.S. Aid in Return
New York Times 01/28/10
U.S. Envoy’s Cables Show Worries on Afghan Plans
New York Times 01/26/10
Board failures and lack of action to make much needed changes after this helped cause the economic crisis of 2008-09.
06/01/2009
Board failures at companies like Fannie Mae, Countrywide, WaMu, GM and others which led to huge losses for taxpayers, communities, and laid off employees.
Grouped Articles
New York Times 05/11/13
The 40-Year Club: America's Longest-Serving Directors
Wall Street Journal 07/16/13
BusinessWeek 06/01/09
An Unfinished Chapter at Countrywide
New York Times 08/23/14
G.M.’s Board Is Seen as Slow in Reacting to Safety Crisis
New York Times 09/07/14
What Iceberg? Just Glide to the Next Boardroom
New York Times 12/27/09
The Taliban in their Own Words.
01/05/2009
A Washington Post-Newsweek account of the Taliban's disintegration after the U.S. invasion post 9/11 and the way they gradually came together to pose the threat they now pose. See the link to NY Times accounts of how the Pakistan Inter Services Intelligence operates behind the scenes to back the Taliban, which may provide the other side of the story how the Taliban gain the sophistication and support they need to reorganize. And the links to the failure of the Karzai regime that has played into Taliban leader Mullah Omar's hands.
Grouped Articles
Around an Invisible Leader, Taliban Power Shifts
New York Times 12/28/14
How the Pakistani Taliban Became a Deadly Force
New York Times 12/16/14
Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Is Dead, Afghan Spy Agency Says
Wall Street Journal 07/30/15
The Taliban in Their Own Words | Print Article | Newsweek.com
Unknown 12/28/09
Taliban Shows Interest In Negotiated Settlement
New York Times 08/03/11
U.S. Preparing for Pakistan to Restrict Support for Afghan War
New York Times 12/25/11
Failure of the Copenhagen talks on global warming and climate change.
01/23/2008
The European view expressed by German Environment Minister Rottgen in an interview for Der Spiegel.
Grouped Articles
Paris Deal Would Herald an Important First Step on Climate Change
New York Times 11/29/15
Unknown 12/29/09
Economist 12/30/09
China, India, U.S. Take Steps Toward Emissions Deal
Wall Street Journal 12/12/11
U.S. Given Poor Marks on the Environment
New York Times 01/23/08
Wall Street Journal 01/23/08
We took a different way to help millions around the world build educated informed mindsets that affects and shapes their lives. For a future that is open, global and digital, with everyone having access to high quality information. We believe in the renewal of America, renewal of Europe, the renewal of India, the rest of Asia, Latin America and Africa. The renewal of our supply chains, health, education, infrastructure, as we rebuild our countries after the pandemic. Literacy and knowledge we believe cannot thrive and grow in a world of web bots, web crawlers, or AI. This requires human curiosity, human learning, and human imagination. We take as inspiration the saying- “One has to be free, and as broad as sky. One has to have a mind that is crystal clear, only then can truth shine in it.” Every contribution whether big or small is precious- in this crisis and ahead.
Support Lyrarc from as small as $1
Terms and Conditions | Copyright Policy | Privacy Policy | Contact Us