APEC summit to adopt G20 agenda? Published: 12 November, 2011, 09:56 APEC foreign and trade ministers (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images / AFP) (32.3Mb) embed video TAGS: Meeting, Hillary Clinton, Politics, USA, Anastasia Churkina, Marina Dzhashi, Globalization, Global economy, WTO Leaders from the Asia-Pacific region have gathered for a summit in sunny Hawaii. The weekend [...]
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November 12, 2011
APEC summit to adopt G20 agenda?
November 9, 2011
Ron Paul could be the most successful third-party candidate in history
A strong third-party candidate could cause serious concerns for those vying for the White House as the campaign’s of many hopefuls are marred with controversy. A likely option for an alternative to the Republican and Democrat choices for next year’s race could be Congressman Ron Paul, a current GOP hopeful who has run as a [...]
October 28, 2011
One for all, all for the EU
The world’s emerging economic powers say they’ll inject cash into the Eurozone rescue plan to stem debt crisis contagion. Russian presidential aide Arkadiy Dvorkovich says the country could contribute through the International Monetary Fund. A recent move by emerging economies to bolster the capital of the IMF and redistribute quotas was put down by Western [...]
October 27, 2011
Former Goldman Sachs exec surrenders to FBI
Only half-a-minute after a 2008 Goldman Sachs board meeting, Rajat Gupta got out his phone and dialed Raj Rajaratnam. The next morning, his pal sold his stake in the company, saving millions of dollars before they suffered their first quarterly loss. Three years later, Gupta surrendered to federal authorities this week as he faces charges [...]
October 26, 2011
Worst Congress. Ever.
In the 34 years that an ongoing poll has asked Americans for their take on Congress, never in the three-decade span has that number dipped into the single digits. Never, at least, until now. The results of the latest survey from CBS News and The New York Times confirm that Congress’ job approval rating is [...]
October 22, 2011
‘US did far more damage than good in Iraq’
Barack Obama has ordered US troops out of Iraq by the end of the year in the belief that Baghdad can take care of itself. But this decision has nothing to do with whether Bagdad can “fend for itself” Phyllis Bennis from the IPS told RT. “It was all about the political pressure on both [...]
October 19, 2011
Obama’s truck and Teleprompters go missing
Sometimes even the most powerful man in the world forgets to lock the door. An unmarked truck containing around $200,000 worth of White House gear mysteriously disappeared from a hotel parking lot in North Carolina on Monday, jeopardizing the whereabouts of several bulletproof podiums, a portable sound system and the see-thru Teleprompter that Barack Obama [...]
October 18, 2011
Russia set to fight brain drain
Making it easy for the Russian Government to invest in innovation and new jobs for the country. Work Credits – What it is and how it can help Russia 1 of 4 In December 2010 – Arnold Vinette prepared a white paper for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, American President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister [...]
October 15, 2011
Medvedev offers to establish ‘extended government’ in Russia
In December 2010 – Arnold Vinette prepared a white paper for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, American President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The White Paper was called “work Credits” and outlined a new financial system for the world that replaced energy, rare minerals and other natural resources as a country’s most important [...]
October 15, 2011
OWS freeze frame: ‘The US could end up like Egypt or Libya’
As the protest movement spills out from the US and takes over the world, one award-winning director cuts the long story down to a short film, highlighting the double standards of US leaders. “I’m Not Moving” is a brilliant title for this seven-minute edit of speeches by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary [...]
October 15, 2011
Occupy Wall Street more popular than Obama
While politicians and the mainstream media waited weeks to acknowledge Occupy Wall Street, it looks as though the public hasn’t ignored the movement. A new poll shows that more Americans favor the protests than they do President Obama. A new poll released on Thursday from Time assessed Americans’ opinions of all things current events, only [...]
October 15, 2011
Right-wingers accuse Occupy Wall Street of Anti-Semitism
A conservative group called The Emergency Committee for Israel is rallying against the Occupy Wall Street Protests, a movement they are attempting to make out as anti-Semitic. An advertisement that will soon hit television stations in New York City and Washington DC asks viewers, “Why are our leaders turning a blind eye to anti-Semitic, anti-Israel [...]
October 14, 2011
OWS still frame: ‘The US could end up like Egypt or Libya’
As the protest movement spills out from the US and takes over the world, one award-winning director cuts the long story down to a short film, highlighting the double standards of US leaders. “I’m Not Moving” is a brilliant title for this seven-minute edit of speeches by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary [...]
October 14, 2011
For each job, 4.6 Americans are unemployed
For each job opening in the country, around 4.6 unemployed Americans remain without work, reveals statistics just published from the Department of Labor. While it has been on surprise that unemployment figures have been on the rise, statistics out today from the Labor Department show that there around 300,000 more jobless Americans for each vacant [...]
