Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with economy www.salem-news.com 2010 The truth is not only wasn’t there a decisive victory in Iraq. There was a sense of loss. A loss of 5,000 soldiers, a million Iraqis, trillions of dollars, and the demolishing of a country’s infrastructure based on a pack of lies by George Bush that Saddam had Weapons of Mass Destruction. http://salem-news.com/articles/february092012/no-victory-iraq-jm.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february092012/no-victory-iraq-jm.php Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:15:00 PST The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the STOCK Act today, which omits disclosure requirements for "political intelligence" workers that were included in the version of the bill passed by the Senate last week ( S 2038). The STOCK Act explicitly bars members of Congress from profiting from investment decisions based on non-public or privileged information. http://salem-news.com/articles/february092012/stock-act.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february092012/stock-act.php Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:43:00 PST I know many Americans are wondering what is really going on right now in Iraq with the formerly massive, U.S. military presence now evacuated. We know that a large American political force remains behind and that contractors... mercenaries, are providing security. http://salem-news.com/articles/february092012/iraq-now-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february092012/iraq-now-tk.php Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:43:00 PST Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney says revenue is down a little, but it will fit within the co-chairs’ budget proposal. That means we can move forward with a budget rebalance that will keep our schools open and criminals behind bars. It means we will take care of our seniors and provide services for people with disabilities and our children. http://salem-news.com/articles/february082012/revenue-reax-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february082012/revenue-reax-tk.php Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:16:00 PST This is the Executive Summary for the March 2012 Oregon Economic Forecast. Salem-News.com brings you the complete document, and also reactions to the news of Oregon falling more than $35 million this year. This information contains recent trends, demographics, risks and forecasts, General Fund revenues and information on Extended General Fund revenue outlook. http://salem-news.com/articles/february082012/oregon-2012-revenue.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february082012/oregon-2012-revenue.php Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:35:00 PST A 15-year-old boy was among those detained by the riot police on Monday night in Portland, Oregon. The latest arrests come as local authorities have in recent days launched a crackdown against the nationwide Occupy movement. http://salem-news.com/articles/february072012/occupy-portland-ptv.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february072012/occupy-portland-ptv.php Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:05:00 PST Let's consider some statistical facts that must be taken into account: A child, less than 5 years old, dies of hunger every 6 seconds. About 30 children die every 3 minutes from impoverishment. Studies reveal a total of 6 million children under 5 suffering from malnutrition worldwide. http://salem-news.com/articles/february062012/child-hunger-cf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february062012/child-hunger-cf.php Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:25:00 PST Things appear to be turning ugly between police and Occupy protesters in the US. The movement has staged protests across the country over the past few months, to highlight, amongst other things, corporate greed and economic inequality. http://salem-news.com/articles/february032012/occupy-oakland.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february032012/occupy-oakland.php Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:15:00 PST Follow this. Large US banks indulged in risky real estate loans resulting in their holding billions of dollars in bad debts, then turned around and sold many of them fraudulently disguised to pension funds. Failing because of their stupidity and foolish investments, US banks were given 8 trillion dollars of your money without your say or vote in the matter... http://salem-news.com/articles/february032012/bank-fraud-jc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february032012/bank-fraud-jc.php Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:39:00 PST Construction employment increased in 148 out of 337 metropolitan areas between December 2010 and December 2011, decreased in 128 and stayed level in 61, according to a new analysis. “Many communities are benefiting from growing demand from the private sector for new construction activity,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/stalking-judge.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/stalking-judge.php Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:54:00 PST When mad men and women run the world, to be sane is dangerous. An American psychologist Dr. Harvey Cleckley, professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Medical College of Georgia, wrote ‘The Mask of Sanity’ published in 1941. In this book Dr. Cleckley talks of psychopathic personalities, humans that are without conscience. http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/india-nukes-as.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february022012/india-nukes-as.php Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:43:00 PST On a recent story, Stephen, a frequent commenter wrote: I think it is an illusion to think Canada is a country. Canada is one of the 50+ states. http://salem-news.com/articles/january312012/canada_stepping_out_dj.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january312012/canada_stepping_out_dj.php Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:41:00 PST In the U.S., radiation-related "safety" decisions over commercial nuclear power plants are handled very undemocratically. They are considered to be strictly the purview of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Courts, utility and state energy commissions, EPA, DOE, and everyone else whose regulatory authority touches on nuclear power will insist that you cannot talk to them about "safety." You must go to the NRC. http://salem-news.com/articles/january262012/nuclear-power-ah.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january262012/nuclear-power-ah.php Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:04:00 PST In his State of the Union address, President Obama laid out a Blueprint for an America Built to Last, encouraging companies to create manufacturing jobs in the United States while removing deductions for shipping jobs overseas and encouraging insourcing. The proposals are designed to build on this progress, Obama said. http://salem-news.com/articles/january252012/obama-oregon.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january252012/obama-oregon.php Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:48:00 PST I am State Representative Dennis Richardson and I need your help in resolving Oregon's State Budget crisis. The graph with this article shows the drastic decline in income taxes and other revenues over the past three years. Just in the last six months of 2011, since the Legislature’s 2011 Session ended, the State Revenue Forecast decreased by another $306 million. http://salem-news.com/articles/january232012/oregon-budget-crisis.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january232012/oregon-budget-crisis.php Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:35:00 PST Here is an uncomfortable truth: America is great at capitalism when there is no competition or weak competitors. The fundamental problem with Americans today, is that its middle class has been trained to consume products and eat tons of junk food, while growing up through the decades after the Second World War, when global competition did not exist to any significant degree. http://salem-news.com/articles/january222012/global_capitalism.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january222012/global_capitalism.php Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:07:00 PST Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued a statement Friday on the second anniversary of the Citizens United decision allowing unlimited secret donations by corporations in elections. “Our nation is unique in world history in that it was founded on the simple idea that the people are in charge. http://salem-news.com/articles/january212012/citizens-united-jm.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january212012/citizens-united-jm.php Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:28:00 PST While receiving its share of bad publicity over the fallout from a deadly civil war that ended just over two years ago, along charges of war crimes and Genocide, Sri Lanka has been ranked 97th among the 184 countries as the freest to carry out business in. The Sri Lankan economy continues to progress toward greater economic freedom, registering significant score gains in the past two years. http://salem-news.com/articles/january202012/lanka-tourism.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january202012/lanka-tourism.php Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:02:00 PST Pirate profiteers and street merchants are central players in the economies of Mexico and other nations of the developing world. Although informal businesses are far from new in the United States, recent reports indicate they are growing in scope and diversity. http://salem-news.com/articles/january172012/third-world-economies.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january172012/third-world-economies.php Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:08:00 PST Only the blind do not see that the US government is preparing to attack Iran. According to Professor Michel Chossudovsky, “Active war preparations directed against Iran (with the involvement of Israel and NATO) were initiated in May 2003.” Washington has deployed missiles directed at Iran in its oil emirate puppet states, Oman and the UAE, and little doubt in the other US puppet states in the Middle East. http://salem-news.com/articles/january142012/washington-agenda-pcr.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january142012/washington-agenda-pcr.php Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:33:00 PST "They come up here with no money, they can't speak the language, and they expect to find work and a comfortable life. Maybe you should go down to Mexico with no money, not speaking any Spanish, and see if they welcome you with open arms... you wouldn't last six months let alone a year, and that's if you weren't killed first!" That advice/idea I received while arguing with an anti-immigrant racist in Oregon, May 2008. http://salem-news.com/articles/january142012/mexico-life-vp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january142012/mexico-life-vp.php Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:59:00 PST Strange title I know, but we're in strange times. Terrorism is the use of terror in attacking or controlling a perceived enemy. Terrorism is understood by some people on some levels, but by and large it has been used to describe anyone who refuses to accept oppression, and fights back. Those who the developed nations brand "terrorist" are almost always poor; they generally are getting the hell blasted out of them by U.S. made weapons and they violently resist with whatever they can place their hands on. http://salem-news.com/articles/december212011/terrorism-101.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december212011/terrorism-101.php Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:54:00 PST I've written frequently about unacceptable political behaviour-- wars, occupations, deception, hate--the negative things that make the news every day, and some things that never see the light of the media. A critic of mine once said that my writing was often vitriolic. He was nearly right, and I haven't seen much wrong with vitriol unless it was overdone. Some actions should provoke anyone’s ire. http://salem-news.com/articles/december182011/caustic-comments-pb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december182011/caustic-comments-pb.php Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:19:00 PST In an e-mail to constituents this month, El Paso Congressman Silvestre Reyes lauded the November opening of a new, high-tech pedestrian crossing system at the Paso del Norte (Santa Fe) Bridge between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso. With assistance from the Unisys Corporation, the maze-like system uses a combination of revolving doors, hand-held mobile devices and radio frequency identification (RFID) to process US passports; ten fingerprint biometric capture devices were also installed for inclusion in the system, according to Unisys. http://salem-news.com/articles/december182011/border-crossing-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december182011/border-crossing-kp.php Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:58:00 PST A new Quarterly Economic Commentary report published by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) in Ireland estimates that with the eurozone crisis continuing to cast a shadow over any possible Irish economic recovery, tens of thousands will continue to emigrate from the country in 2012. “The financial crisis currently gripping the eurozone, coupled with tightening fiscal policy across the region, are likely to send the eurozone back into recession,” the report reads. http://salem-news.com/articles/december072011/irish-emigration.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december072011/irish-emigration.php Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:27:00 PST The idiot of the headline is me in the sense that I am not an economist and have never had any formal association with study of the theory and practise of economics, but... I began to understand why what is today called Western capitalism was bound to crash way back in the early 1970’s when I was researching and producing an epic documentary on the everyday reality of global poverty and its implications for all. http://salem-news.com/articles/december072011/capitalism-crashing-ah.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december072011/capitalism-crashing-ah.php Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:45:00 PST Construction employment declined in 146 out of 337 metropolitan areas between October 2010 and October 2011, increased in 140 and stayed level in 51, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. It was noted that many communities continue to lose construction jobs even as a federal program to invest in highway, transit and other infrastructure construction have been stalled in Congress for years. http://salem-news.com/articles/december062011/const-jobs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december062011/const-jobs.php Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:49:00 PST What is keeping us from thriving? After a lifetime journey of pursuing that question, my research revealed that a small group of financial elite have gained control over key areas of our lives – energy, food, health care, education and more – and are the single greatest threat to humanity’s ability to thrive. As I researched the problems in each Sector of human activity, I came to the shocking realization that virtually every problem we face is human-caused. But then I realized what good news this actually is... http://salem-news.com/articles/december052011/global-domination-fg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december052011/global-domination-fg.php Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:03:00 PST It is unusual in the U.S., for state government to take to national airwaves to pitch perceived accomplishments in costly ads. But in Mexico, as federal power diffuses to state level, more states are aiming for national audiences in publicizing their purported achievements. http://salem-news.com/articles/december032011/border-news.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december032011/border-news.php Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:58:00 PST The power of corporate media never ceases to amaze, while the blind willingness of the public to be lead by that media, is equally mind boggling. Do we ever learn? Did we not blindly follow corporate media’s charge to war in Iraq without asking any questions? http://salem-news.com/articles/december032011/wmd-media-jc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december032011/wmd-media-jc.php Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:49:00 PST