Left, Right & Center: A Look Back at 2009
Was the Obama presidency the biggest story of 2009 or was it the economy?
Global Economy
2009's Top News Stories
Pamela Tom | Posted 12.15.2009 | Media
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If you're anything like me -- living in this mad, mad world of information overload -- it may be difficult to look back at 2009 and remember the big news stories that defined this year.
Pray to the Gods of Capital, Or Build a New Economy
Zack Exley | Posted 12.07.2009 | Business
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We need to start imagining and preparing for a global, coordinated economic transformation on the scale of a world war -- not only to restore jobs, but to restore means of making a sustainable living to everyone on Earth.
Onward and Upward - Girls' Issues Make an Impact at TEDIndia and in Ethiopia
Maria Eitel | Posted 12.03.2009 | World
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TEDIndia was further proof that girls are clearly getting on governments' and organizations' agendas.
Geneva WTO Protests 2009 (PHOTOS): Police Clash With Black Bloc Demonstrators
AP | By ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS | Posted 11.28.2009 | World
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GENEVA (AP)-- Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday to separate violent demonstrators from a protest of a meeting of top world trade offic...
Nancy Folbre: Worker-Run Businesses Could Transform The Planet
NANCY FOLBRE | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business
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Worker-owned and -managed businesses combine the romance of entrepreneurship with solid family values and commitment to community. What's not to like?...
Virtual Exhibit Economica Spurs Discussion of Women's Global Earning Potential
Emily Goligoski | Posted 11.17.2009 | Impact
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The International Museum of Women exhibit Economica manages to humanize the impact of policymakers' and institutional decisions by inviting women to tell their stories themselves.
The U.S. and China: The Defining Issue of Our Day
Zachary Karabell | Posted 11.14.2009 | World
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Americans still don't quite get it. There is no vote, quick resolution, or unitary policy that will "solve" China. That allows it to linger as a concern, but not to shape action.
The Winds Are Still Blowing East
Zachary Karabell | Posted 10.13.2009 | World
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China is emerging as the new power in the global economic pantheon, and their embrace of Russia is a clear sign that they wish to become less engaged with the U.S. rather than more.
Rio Wins! Good News for the Global South
Chelsea-Lyn Rudder | Posted 10.06.2009 | World
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Countries like Brazil are now in a position to compete successfully in the athletic events that comprise the Games, and also to provide the venue for the competition.
Financial Crisis: Four Take Aways from Istanbul
Barry D. Wood | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business
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Four broad messages emerged last week from the annual gathering in Istanbul of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, including that the worst of the financial crisis is behind us.
The Radical Philosopher: Reflections on Gandhi's 140th Birthday
Mira Kamdar | Posted 12.02.2009 | World
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Were he alive today, I have no doubt Gandhi would be utterly appalled at the direction the world and his own country India have taken.
At CGI and Beyond, World Leaders Say Girls Are the Key to Progress
Maria Eitel | Posted 11.30.2009 | World
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For the first time in its five-year history, CGI included a cross-cutting focus called "Investing in Girls and Women." Now this isn't a total win. That said, this is an enormous step in the right direction.
Obama at the UN: Responsibility for Our Common Future
Frida Berrigan | Posted 11.23.2009 | World
Though we should work together with other nations, per Obama's speech today, we need to be changing priorities right here at home too -- and that starts with tackling a half trillion dollar military budget.
Obama vs. Krugman: Five Reasons the President's Right on Carbon Tariffs
Jake Colvin | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green
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President Obama and Congress must make sure that U.S. climate policy efforts encourage other countries to reduce their carbon emissions and spur global demand for U.S. clean energy technologies.
Risk-taking Is Back For Banks 1 Year After Crisis
AP | By STEVENSON JACOBS | Posted 11.13.2009 | Business
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NEW YORK (AP) -- A year after the financial system nearly collapsed, the nation's biggest banks are bigger and regaining their appetite for risk. Gol...
Building A New Economy: What Obama's Next Big Speech Should Be
Robert L. Borosage | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics
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Just as in his health care speech tonight, Obama must soon address the fundamental threat to our security that can no longer be ignored.
World Job Market Showing Signs Of Recovery
The Guardian | Kathryn Hopkins | Posted 11.08.2009 | World
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Britain's employers are reporting improved recruitment plans for the first time in three years, offering a "glimmer of hope" to jobseekers in the run-...
Nouriel Roubini: A Phantom Economic Recovery?
Business Standard | Nouriel Roubini | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business
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Data from the US -- rising unemployment, falling household consumption, still declining industrial production, and a weak housing market -- suggest th...
Asian Economies Having Astonishing Rebound From Global Recession: Economist
Economist | Posted 09.16.2009 | Business
Asia's emerging economies are leading the way out of recession; now they must make their recovery last...
In the Face of Extraordinary Risk, Three Girls Demand Justice
Maria Eitel | Posted 09.07.2009 | World
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Studies have shown that up to 46 percent of women in developing countries have experienced at least one episode of sexual abuse in childhood.
Global Economy At Risk From Oil Price Rise: Financial Times
Financial Times | Kate Mackenzie | Posted 09.03.2009 | Business
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The world economy cannot sustain any further rise in the oil price, the International Energy Agency's chief economist warned as oil prices rose toward...
Cash for Clunkers with our Bread and Circuses in Pax Americana
Michael Pento | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics
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It is increased production and decreased consumption that we need. We need to boost savings and pay down our debt.
Roubini: Recession Won't End Until End Of The Year
Bloomberg | Rebecca Keenan | Posted 09.02.2009 | Business
The global economy is still in a recession that won't end until the end of the year, said Nouriel Roubini, the New York University economist who predi...
Obama: U.S.-China Relationship "Will Shape The 21st Century"
AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama put forward his top economic officials on Monday to try to reassure China that the U.S. will not let huge bu...
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