Category: Currency
Che-cago teachers strike riddled with radicals having a blast
In its second day, the Chicago Teachers Union strike plays host to a teacher exclaiming “this is the best I’ve felt in my entire career teaching!” Another protester, wearing a Che Guevara shirt, says...
U.S. Poverty Rate Stays at Almost Two-Decade High
The U.S. poverty rate remained at almost a two-decade high last year, while household incomefell, underscoring a sputtering economic recovery that’s at the heart of the presidential campaign. The U.S. Census Bureau released figures today that showed...
Chicago teachers strike threatens to become protracted struggle
(Reuters) – Chicago teachers stayed away from public schools for a third day on Wednesday in a strike over Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s demand for tough teacher evaluations that U.S. education reform advocates see as...
Catastrophic World Food Crisis predicted
David Frum, the American-Canadian journalist, editorialist and political writer makes a shocking prediction in his opinion column in CNN: that 2013 will be the stage of a worldwide catastrophe, a serious global crisis caused...
Eurozone crisis: Spain refuses bailout terms
Mariano Rajoy, the Spanish prime minister, has said he is more determined than ever to avoid having to ask for a bailout – despite the insistence last week by ECB president, Mario Draghi, that it would...
U.S. Rating May Be Cut by Moody’s If Debt-to-GDP Not Reduced
Moody’s, which placed a negative outlook on the U.S.’s Aaa grade in August, said in a statement today that the rating would likely be cut to Aa1 if negotiations fail to produce such policies....
Experts warn of ‘perfect storm’ for global economy
CERNOBBIO, Italy (AP) — Experts and leaders gathered in Italy may disagree on the cure, but the malady seems clear: the world economy faces a “perfect storm” of risks that include prolongedcrisis in a structurally flawed Europe,...
Chicago Bled Dry by Striking Teachers’ Unions
The smartest parents in Chicago right now are those whose kids attend charter schools, private schools, or parochial schools. Those institutions don’t employ Chicago’s unionized public-school teachers, who went out on strike this morning...
