Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with economy www.salem-news.com 2013 Many of us on the left have been kettled at demonstrations. Surrounded by a wall of police, protestors are prevented from reaching their goal. http://salem-news.com/articles/february022013/strategies-containment-mh.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february022013/strategies-containment-mh.php Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:52:00 PST Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after news that the economy had shrunk in the last quarter of 2012: “This is a wake-up call for Washington. While DC has been manufacturing political crises, real people and businesses are suffering..." http://salem-news.com/articles/january312013/merkley-sequester.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january312013/merkley-sequester.php Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:34:00 PST With the transition inching closer everyday and eradication season oncoming, David Mansfield’s latest work on opium in Afghanistan could not have appeared at a more critical time. David alerts policymakers and development experts alike of the complexity of recent reductions in opium poppy cultivation. http://salem-news.com/articles/january302013/afghanistan-areu.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january302013/afghanistan-areu.php Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:17:00 PST In the merry month of May, a brace of headlines twitterpated the financial world, one out of romantic Italy, the other on the Street of Dreams. Both deal with the venerable bank/dealer/trader/broker with the curious amalgam of the oldest family escutcheon on Wall Street... http://salem-news.com/articles/january292013/jp-morgan-ba.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january292013/jp-morgan-ba.php Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:55:00 PST Human Rights Ambassador William Nicholas Gomes, has asked the president of Bangladesh to stop being a “political slave”. Mr. William Nicholas Gomes says he is sending President Zillur Rahman an early warning, stop misusing the constitutional power and position for the benefits of your masters. http://salem-news.com/articles/january272013/dhaka-slave-wg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january272013/dhaka-slave-wg.php Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:55:00 PST Can President Obama change the course of U.S. Competitiveness? With inauguration day around the corner, let’s look at what has happened in recent years. http://salem-news.com/articles/january172013/us-competitivenesssr.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january172013/us-competitivenesssr.php Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:32:00 PST Ten percent means ten percent, right now and not later,Are you telling your church on payday, adios alligator,If this is the case then you are guilty of robbing the Lord,Your necessities 1st claiming nothing else can you afford.I Corinthians 16: 2, let everyone as you prosper lay in store,At least ten percent of your prosperity, if you want too even more... http://salem-news.com/articles/january152013/tithing-le.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january152013/tithing-le.php Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:29:00 PST THE PRESIDENT: Please have a seat, everybody. Good morning. I thought it might make sense to take some questions this week, as my first term comes to an end. It’s been a busy and productive four years. And I expect the same for the next four years. I intend to carry out the agenda that I campaigned on -- an agenda for new jobs, new opportunity, and new security for the middle class. http://salem-news.com/articles/january142013/obama-presser.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january142013/obama-presser.php Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:02:00 PST The US Code defines terrorism as a crime that appears to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian, population. Another is to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion or to affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping. http://salem-news.com/articles/january132013/who-is-terror-pb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january132013/who-is-terror-pb.php Sun, 13 Jan 2013 20:08:00 PST In Santa Fe, the New Mexico state government is winding down its celebration of the Centennial of Statehood, a commemoration of the Land of Enchantment’s admission to the United States as a state in 1912. Pared down to fit governmentally austere times, the Centennial celebration lurched forward with the help of private sponsors... http://salem-news.com/articles/january132013/new-mexico-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january132013/new-mexico-kp.php Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:38:00 PST At the direction of the Obama Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) the National Park Service has revoked the permit of the ANSWER Coalition to hold a large scale Speak-out of America’s Unemployed for Jobs and Justice in Freedom Plaza. It was set to happen during the Inauguration Day events on January 21, 2013. http://salem-news.com/articles/january132013/answer-refused.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january132013/answer-refused.php Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:20:00 PST This observer has learned from time in this region that if one wants to learn what is happening on the ground politically and socially it is fine to speak with government officials, journalists, long tenured academicians, NGO’s, and people on the street. But I have learned that one of the best sources of objective information comes from university students. http://salem-news.com/articles/january122013/syrian-students-fl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january122013/syrian-students-fl.php Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:55:00 PST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Please have a seat. A little more than four years ago, I stood with Mr. Tim Geithner and announced him as my first nominee to my Cabinet. We were barely two months into the financial crisis. The stock market had cratered... http://salem-news.com/articles/january112013/sec-treas.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january112013/sec-treas.php Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:38:00 PST Yesterday, four young Afghan Peace Volunteer members, Zainab, Umalbanin, Abdulhai, and Ali, guided Martha and me along narrow, primitive roads and crumbling stairs, ascending a mountain slope on the outskirts of Kabul. Above us, women in bright clothing were navigating the treacherous roads with heavy water containers on their heads or shoulders. I marveled at their strength and tenacity. “Yes, they make this trip every morning,” Umalbanin said, as she helped me regain my balance after I had slipped on the ice. http://salem-news.com/articles/january072013/afghan-widows-kk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january072013/afghan-widows-kk.php Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:20:00 PST The entire world is in the grip of a number of crises. The civilian leadership of powerful democracies of the world are unable to solve for the simple reason that martial elements in these democracies have not been able to define their role in this changed democratic world. http://salem-news.com/articles/january072013/india-veterans-hrj.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january072013/india-veterans-hrj.php Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:37:00 PST We are saved —so our politicians tell us —from a plunge off the fiscal cliff. In all reports, however, it is mentioned that President Obama settled for a slice of what he claimed to be after, which was to raise taxes on those whose income is more than a $quarter million annually. http://salem-news.com/articles/january072013/immodest-proposal-th.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january072013/immodest-proposal-th.php Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:21:00 PST Over the holidays, I read an interview in which a leading global intellectual spoke in glowing terms of the great miracle. Hundreds of millions of Chinese, Indians and other Asians have been and are being lifted out of poverty by the superior economic policies of their governments. http://salem-news.com/articles/january042013/miracle-trap-cp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january042013/miracle-trap-cp.php Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:28:00 PST Historically, New Mexico’s three counties sharing a border with Mexico have shown higher-than-normal rates of poverty, unemployment and underdevelopment. In the late 20th century, an absence of affordable housing for low-income workers coupled with rising real estate prices pushed the growth of colonias... http://salem-news.com/articles/january032013/new-mex-funds-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january032013/new-mex-funds-kp.php Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:59:00 PST U.S. President Barack Obama reached an agreement with Republicans and Democrats in Congress on the "fiscal cliff" It prevents a tax hike on 98 percent of Americans and 97 percent of small businesses, while fulfilling the President's promise to ask the wealthiest Americans to begin to pay their fair share to reduce the deficit. http://salem-news.com/articles/january022013/fiscal-cliff.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january022013/fiscal-cliff.php Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:21:00 PST Taxpayers will foot a $13,000 bill to give tax certainty to Nike in exchange for jobs. That’s $13,000 for a one-day special session taking place about a month before lawmakers are to return back to Salem for their regularly scheduled session. http://salem-news.com/articles/december142012/nike-taxes-ss-jf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december142012/nike-taxes-ss-jf.php Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:30:00 PST Big news following the Justice Department's $1.92 billion settlement HSBC. Banking experts and customers in India and London now join U.S. whistleblower John Cruz in demanding criminal prosecution of HSBC officials. http://salem-news.com/articles/december142012/hsbc-india-jc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december142012/hsbc-india-jc.php Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:34:00 PST Israel is the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign assistance since World War II. To date, the U.S. has provided Israel with $115 billion. The request for Fiscal Year 2013 includes $3.1 billion in military aid. http://salem-news.com/articles/december102012/religion-israel-resistance.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december102012/religion-israel-resistance.php Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:23:00 PST The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched a new website www.GOPHostageTakers.com this week with an online petition demanding Congressman Greg Walden (OR-02) allow a vote on extending middle class tax cuts. Congressman Walden is holding the middle class hostage, refusing to force this vote in order to demand more tax cuts for millionaires. http://salem-news.com/articles/december072012/walden-taxcut.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december072012/walden-taxcut.php Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:15:00 PST For many news organizations, copyright issues can be afterthought. After all, the thinking goes, if the story is informative and engaging, then any copyright concerns can be solved by “fair use.” But the copyright law is not so black and white. http://salem-news.com/articles/december072012/copyright-laws.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december072012/copyright-laws.php Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:04:00 PST Surendra’s cartoon exposes the metamorphosis of current Government of United Progressive Alliance [UPA], headed by former IMF executive Man Mohan Singh and economic hit man par excellence, in redefining democracy as it actually is: a voter is a machine that converts cash into votes. In other words, election is a democratic machine that converts cash into legitimate authority. http://salem-news.com/articles/december012012/india-politics-as.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december012012/india-politics-as.php Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:04:00 PST The currency of power and security objectives is clearly evident in the 21st century globalised world with multiple transnational connectivity and changing contours of power. India’s power and security options have been enhanced in the Asia Pacific in general and in context to Japan, in particular. http://salem-news.com/articles/november262012/indo-japan-mba.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november262012/indo-japan-mba.php Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:29:00 PST Nepali people are in a vice-like grip of six major forces. The International Non-Governmental Organizations and their European Government sponsors, the Christian Church, the Israeli Chabad mafia, the UN-Framework Team, and the Bretton Woods international financial institutions, chiefly the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. http://salem-news.com/articles/november212012/nepali-people-as.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november212012/nepali-people-as.php Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:13:00 PST In his November 11 "Willie's World" column in the San Francisco Chronicle, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown suggested that Governor Jerry Brown's next "bold move be to enlist Warren Buffett for a joint effort to reform California's Proposition 13." No matter what you think of Willie Brown, he is politically savvy. http://salem-news.com/articles/november162012/cal-prop-13-rs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november162012/cal-prop-13-rs.php Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:45:00 PST Consumer Action launched its new website to help consumers understand the new laws and other changes regarding credit, debit, prepaid, and gift cards. The website's homepage presents key payment card changes, explains how they could affect cardholders and offers tips to help consumers make better decisions. http://salem-news.com/articles/november022012/consumer-action-rs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november022012/consumer-action-rs.php Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:00:00 PDT The energy sector is mired in Nepal in a game known in India variously as 2G, Commonwealth-G, Coal-G, etc. This letter G has suddenly acquired a very ominous meaning which in Hindi and Nepali is also known as Ghotala-G [the English equivalent of ‘Ghotala’ is ‘embezzlement’]. http://salem-news.com/articles/october292012/nepal-trouble-as.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october292012/nepal-trouble-as.php Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:50:00 PDT