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Devaluation

Stress, Trauma, Loss, Rage

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 06.07.2013 | Politics
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Marian Wright Edelman

What if we looked at violence in America as a public health crisis rather than a crime problem? What if we look for promising practices and expanded the ones that work to eliminate the epidemic of violence that keeps our graveyards, jails, and prisons full?

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Sky Not Falling After Venezuela Devalues Its Currency

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.04.2013 | World
Read More: Devaluation, Bolivar Fuerte, Chavez, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela Currency, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, World News
Mark Weisbrot

There are a number of distortions and problems with Venezuela's economy -- including recurrent shortages -- and some of them have to do with the management of the exchange rate system. But none of these problems present a systemic threat to the economy.

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The Euro Crisis Is Serious but Not Lethal

Georges Ugeux | Posted 11.29.2011 | World
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Georges Ugeux

The solution is in Europe, not in Washington or Beijing. Europe cannot continue to act irresponsibly and must assume its responsibilities to avoid a global crisis.

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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DK Matai

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

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Devaluing and Revaluing Women's Work

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Women, Gender Equality, Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Occupation, Segregation, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Devaluation, Business News
Philip N. Cohen

A recent study of 50 years of Census data argues that women earn less money than men not just due to pay discrimination, but also because "women's work" is socially and politically devalued.

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Obama's Big Bang Could Do the Trick

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Big Bang, Unfreezing Bank Credit, Economy, Financial Reform, Currency, Property Value Crisis, Mexico, Banking Crisis, Devaluation, Obama, Mortgage Crisis, U..S. Economy, Real Estate Bailout, Bailout, Bank Credit, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Bank Crisis, Rescue, Foreclosure, American Economy, Business News
Diane Francis

What appears to be looming is a massive pre-emptive devaluation of the U.S. dollar as Team Obama readies itself to announce the "Big Bang."

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