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International Developments
❖ “ Nigeria’s army has begun operation s against militant Islamists [Boko Haram] in the north-east.”
❖ “ More than 60 people” killed and “dozens hurt i n several bomb attacks apparently targeting Sunnis” in Iraq. This source says 40 killed, following “two days of...
By the Casey Research Energy Team
Like the United States, the European Union relies heavily on Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) for its uranium, as shown in the chart below:
Russia is projected to produce 64 million pounds per year by 2020. The majority – 40 million pounds – will come from Russia itself, and the remainder fro
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The Koch Brothers seem to be in the middle of a strategy shift. Previously the billionaire oil barons who made their money the old fashioned way (they inherited it) used various think tanks like the Cato Institute and the Reason Foundation to launder their deregulation and tax cut agenda. Now the Kochs, after advancing astroturfing groups like Free...
No, It Looks Like the House Has Not Unintentionally Eliminated the Debt Ceiling After All
Written by Dan KervickNo, It Looks Like the House Has Not Unintentionally Eliminated the Debt Ceiling After All
By Dan Kervick
In my previous post I argued that, in passing H.R. 807 on May 9th, the House of Representatives might have unintentionally eliminated the debt ceiling “as a serious political and operational consideration going forward.”
But upon further
...How Can We Solve the Jobs Emergency? A Q&A with Jeff Madrick
Written by tpriceOn June 4th, the Roosevelt Institute will bring together leading thinkers, activists, and policymakers for A Bold Approach to the Jobs Emergency: Setting the Political Agenda for 2014 and 2016, a daylong conference in Washington, D.C. that will focus on America's desperate need for more and better jobs. Recently, Cathy Harding, Roosevelt's VP of
...CFTC Caves To Wall Street, Will Continue To Allow Cartel To Control Derivatives Market
Written by DSWright
Behold the power of finance capital. Despite shitting the bed and making us all clean it up, Wall Street will remain essentially the same as the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) caved to the banksters and will continue to allow a cartel to control the derivatives market.
...Under pressure from Wall Street lobbyists, federal regulators
White House Benghazi Emails Have Different Quotes Than GOP Version
Written by DSWrightEmails released by the White House contradict some of the quotes from versions of the same emails Republicans in Congress leaked to the media . The White House recently released the emails in response to allegations of a coverup by Obama Administration officials relating to the administration’s knowledge of Al-Qaeda’s involvement in...
Daily Digest - May 17: It's Gatsby's World, They're Just Working In It
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Gatsby and the McJobs Rebellion (KC Star)
Roosevelt Institute Fellow Dorian Warren notes that the new adaptation of The Great Gatsby is timed nicely with fast food and retail workers' push for fairer wages. The story of unbridled greed keeps being retold, but this time they plan to write their own
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