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China’s Economic Downturn Needs To Happen To Boost Consumption
NPR’s Robert Siegel talks with Patrick Chovanec, chief strategist with Silvercrest Asset Management group, about the Chinese stock market and the impact on the U.S. and global economy. » E-Mail
Guatemalan Ex-Dictator Rios Montt Found Mentally Unfit For Genocide Retrial
NPR’s Kelly McEvers speaks with documentary filmmaker Pamela Yates about Guatemalan ex-dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who was declared mentally unfit for trial Tuesday by Guatemala’s forensic authority. » E-Mail This
Lead Prosecutor Brings Ghandi-Like Attitude To Brazil’s Corruption Scandal
By Lourdes Garcia-Navarro In Brazil, one of the biggest corruption scandals in its history has an unlikely hero. He is a 35-year-old Harvard educated lawyer who says his inspiration is
New York City’s Plan To Eliminate Cash Bail For Low-Level Defendants Begins Next Year
By Lucy Perkins NPR’s Joel Rose reports that the goal of the plan is to reduce the number of people in the city’s jail on Rikers Island. » E-Mail This
YC’s BlueCrew Provides Workers For The On-Demand World (But Hires Them As Employees With Benefits)
By Kim-Mai Cutler The Damocles sword hanging above the emerging on-demand economy is how to classify workers, and whether the dichotomy between permanent W2 workers and 1099 contractors is even
Does It Matter That 95 Percent Of Elected Prosecutors Are White?
By Amita Kelly “The group of people who are really the managers of the criminal justice system in America are concentrated among one demographic group: white men,” said an author
Greeks Brace For Shortages At Home, Await Word On Fate From Abroad
By Eleanor Beardsley Greeks are increasingly worried as they confront an eighth day of closed banks and limited withdrawals. Meanwhile, people are running short of money for essentials. » E-Mail
A Few Thoughts On Microsoft’s Massive Writedown
By Alex Wilhelm This morning marked a long-awaited financial mess for Microsoft, which wrote down more than $7 billion of goodwill related to its purchase of the majority of Nokia’s
Congress Considers Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind Standards
By Juana Summers Congress is considering a reauthorization of No Child Left Behind education standards that could have sweeping effects on schools. But there’s a fight over testing, state control
Apple Watch Review: After 2 Months…
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