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Recent Features (The Globalist) Thursday, November 20, 2008 Stop! You're Giving Me the Blues How should the United States pull itself out of this current state of (economic) depression? us.rd.yahoo.com
China in the Times to Come (The Globalist) China never stops challenging the minds of those who study it — or the character of those who rule it. No country has had a history of comparable continuity. us.rd.yahoo.com
Study Finds Cost Of Diabetes In The United States Exceeds $217 Billion (Medical News Today) According to findings from a National Diabetes Economic Barometer study, undiagnosed, pre-diabetes and diabetes cost the United States an estimated $217.5 billion in 2007 due to higher medical expenditures and lost productivity. The research shows that beyond the estimated $174 billion that is widely-accepted as the cost of diagnosed diabetes in 2007, an additional $18 billion was spent on 6. us.rd.yahoo.com
The United States: Orchestrating a Civic Coup in Bolivia (New America Media) For three years, the United States under Pres. George W. Bush sought to undermine the government of Bolivian President Evo Morales, with strategies similar to the U.S. coup in Salvador Allende's Chile in 1973. The report details the U.S. interventions. us.rd.yahoo.com
Obama's First Moves (The Globalist) President-Elect Obama will inherit one of the worst economic downturns in U.S. history. As Peter Morici argues, he must act quickly and decisively — focusing not only on the country's banks and infrastructure, but also on its trade imbalance. us.rd.yahoo.com
Dangerous Economic Territory (The Globalist) Globalization is fast becoming a bad word for politicians in America. This attitude, combined with current economic uncertainties, is causing a political shift from consensus in favor of free trade, to consensus against it. us.rd.yahoo.com
Obamanomics: The View From Down Under (The Globalist) Barack Obama’s presidential campaign was built on hope. But how does hope relate to the current global economic crisis? us.rd.yahoo.com
It's tough sailing in uncharted economic waters (Orangeville Citizen) IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY that we were reading almost daily about how well protected Canada was from the economic problems besetting the United States. us.rd.yahoo.com
The United States of recession (Fortune via Yahoo! Finance) As you pile the family into the car and head home for Thanksgiving, you may want to give a little thought to how your home state is weathering the economic crisis. us.rd.yahoo.com
The Iraq War and the Sicilian Campaign (Part I) (The Globalist) Comparisons have inevitably emerged between current U.S. operations in Iraq and the Vietnam War. Yet, as Brent Ranalli explains, there are other parallels that can be drawn — even from ancient warfare. us.rd.yahoo.com
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