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Guess What Country Has The Longest Working Hours

Posted 05.24.2012

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While the global recession has compelled at least one national leader -- Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague -- to encourage employees to "work ...

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs and Green Too: Can Transportation Drive the Future?

Michael Rose | Posted 05.06.2012

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Republican governors Rick Scott of Florida, John Kasich of Ohio and Scott Walker of Wisconsin all turned down available Federal funds. California's governor is happy to take the money to build a system linking Los Angeles and San Francisco but it's become tied up by routing and funding disputes.

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U.S. Health Care Costs Highest In Industrialized World: Study

The Huffington Post | Jeffrey Young | Posted 05.03.2012

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Health care in America costs more than in other industrialized nation and we aren't even getting the world's best care for our dollars, according to a...

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Think You Paid A Lot In Taxes? At Least You Don't Live Here

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 04.27.2012

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Do you cringe every payday when you see a large chunk of your hard-earned cash deducted for social security and income taxes? If so, take comfort ...

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The U.S. Is Number One In A Bad Area

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Oecd Low-Wage Work, Video, Work Low-Wage, Income Inequality, Low-Wage Work OECD, Mark Thoma, Occupy Wall Street, Low-Wage Work, Oecd, Low Wage Work, Business News

It's not always great to be number one. Out of all OECD countries, the U.S. had the highest share of employees toiling away at low-wage work in 20...

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World's Deadliest Wealthy Countries

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Gun Violence, Murder, Homicide, Incarceration, Crime, Gun Control, United States, Oecd, Guns, Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, Trayvon Martin, Chile, Turkey, Estonia, Mexico, World News

America's homicide rates, incarceration rates and gun ownership rates are all much higher than other wealthy countries. While the data associated with crime is imperfect, these facts all point to the idea that America is more violent than many other wealthy countries.

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And You Thought The US Recovery Was Weak...

Reuters | Posted 05.28.2012

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* Annualised G7 growth seen at 1.9 pct in Q1, Q2 * No rush for central banks to start tightening By Leigh Thomas ...

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'Green News Report' - March 20, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.20.2012

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TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Obama moc...

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Waking up to Climate Change

Kelly Rigg | Posted 05.12.2012

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Ocean acidification, warming and hypoxia are damaging life at the base of the ocean food chain. This means that the 3.5 billion people who depend on the oceans for food increasingly will go hungry.

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There Might Actually Be Some Good News For The Eurozone's Economy

Reuters | Posted 05.12.2012

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PARIS, March 12 (Reuters) - The euro zone is showing tentative signs of improvement, the latest monthly readout from the Organisation for Economic C...

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The World's Leading Debtors and America's Exploding Debt Burden

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Keynesian Economics, Free Market Capitalism, Greece, Federal Budget Deficit, Debt Ceiling, Greece Debt Crisis, Federal Reserve, Japan, Democrats, Austerity Measures, Tea Party, Oecd, Republicans, Austerity, Federal Budget, Global Economy, Foreign Affairs, Global Economic Crisis, World News

How do we increase federal revenue in ways that don't hurt the fragile economy? How do we control federal spending without stomping on the sprouts of economic growth?

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There's A Threat To The Global Economy 'Right In Front Of Us'

Reuters | Posted 04.25.2012

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MEXICO CITY, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund flagged higher oil prices as a rising threat to the global economy on Friday, urging...

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10 Countries With the Largest Projected Population Growth: American Exceptionalism

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 04.01.2012

The US population is wealthier, older, less fertile and more influenced by immigration than the other countries projected to experience major population growth, so why is the U.S. population is expected to grow much more than other wealthy countries?

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Income Inequality Can Be Fought With Policies That Simultaneously Spur Growth, Report Finds

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 01.23.2012

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Policies that boost economic growth don't necessarily accelerate income inequality -- they can actually reduce it, a group of economists from develope...

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Internet Governance at a Crossroads

Joe Waz | Posted 03.16.2012

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Because the Internet eludes the grasp of government, often by working around it, censorship of Internet speech has proven difficult, as the global tumult in repressive government regimes bears witness.

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Report: Countries Face A 'Great Challenge' Economically For The Foreseeable Future

Posted 12.12.2011

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An OECD report due for release this month will say markets and governments face an uphill struggle to fund themselves next year amid extreme uncer...

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Income Inequality Rising In Most Wealthy Countries: Study

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.05.2011

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Scales continue to tip in the rich's favor the world around. Income inequality -- the gap between a society's richest members and its poorest -- i...

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Germany, France Push For Power To Reject Eurozone Budgets

Posted 11.28.2011

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Germany and France stepped up a drive on Monday for intrusive powers to reject national budgets in the euro zone that breach EU rules, as a market...

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Does the U.S. Have the World's Best Health Care System? Yes, If You're Talking About the Third World

Wendell Potter | Posted 01.28.2012

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Americans are not getting nearly as much bang for the health care buck as citizens of most other developed countries -- and even some countries in the developing world.

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OECD: Policy Makers Should Be Prepared To 'Face The Worst' From Debt Crisis

AP | Posted 01.28.2012

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PARIS — The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Monday policy makers around the world must "be prepared to face the worst...

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Conservatism Blew Up the Economy

Cliff Schecter | Posted 01.14.2012

So what do you do when financial analysts are warning that housing prices are headed for a "triple dip," the second largest Swiss Bank (Credit Suisse)...

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OECD: All Major Economies Headed For Slowdowns

Posted 11.14.2011

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None of the world's major economies will escape a slowdown, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said on Monday, highlightin...

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Perry's Gaffe Represents Poor Texan and U.S. Educational Performance; Civics Lesson Needed

Michael Shank | Posted 01.11.2012

Without a strong American commitment to a quality education, it is no surprise that Rick Perry, a son of this education system, cannot recall government agencies.

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OECD: Europe Headed Toward Sharp Economic Slowdown

Posted 12.31.2011

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The euro area is headed toward a sharp economic slowdown in 2012, with some countries set for negative growth, and failure to restore confidence i...

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New Social Justice Index Places U.S. Near Bottom

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 12.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A central concern for those in the Occupy movement -- that the economic system in the U.S. is rigged in favor of the well-off -- has bee...

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