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Casinos Too Bad to Close

Mexico is having a hard time controlling illegal casinos.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - The Mexican state is trumped by the power of some casinos operating on the margin of the law.

At least that’s the conclusion of two Mexican congressmen after hearing testimony from the Pena Nieto administration’s official in charge of regulating gaming.

A Paean to the Hurricane Industry... A Story of Survival

The Republican platform promises to do better. I don’t think they have done so bad. Everybody’s broke but them. - Will Rogers

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and upwardly mobile private equity companies (a.k.a. brain capital) have tough sledding (no double entendre intended) in the Sunshine State.

It's too hot for heavy industry, too swampy for land plays, and because of the demographics just mentioned, old codgers tend to impede the “headwinds,” the “catalysts”...

Questionnaires: Lack of Feedback Lambasted

Would consumer feedback be costly? Not necessarily.

(SALEM) - There's a huge Question Mark lurking around the question of questionnaires. By golly, I perceive some inherent folly.

Very frequently, after a class or special event, its sponsors issue us a questionnaire. They seek out our feedback as a sort of quality control over their undertaking.

Reason and Responsibility: the Rana Plaza Collapse

The Rana Plaza tragedy was an outcome of a corrupt system that is rotten to the core. Who should - and can - be held accountable?

(YORK, UK) - The deadly collapse of a building in Bangladesh late last month made news around the world and brought the country back into the western media spotlight.

On 24 April Rana Plaza, a eight-story building housing several garment factories, situated in Savar, 24 kilometers outside Dhaka, was reduced to rubble...

A Mother Lode of Scams

Mother’s day phishing emails top the list.

(LAKE OSWEGO, OR) - Loving sons and daughters looking for thoughtful ways to show affection for moms this year should think twice before opening up hearts and wallets.

A recent survey from the National Retail Federation estimates that total Mother’s Day spending will reach $18.6 billion in 2013, and scammers will employ all sorts of tricks to fool consumers.

Vote Alert: Congressman Walden Votes for `Pay China First Act`

“China is the largest foreign creditor to the United States, holding more than $1 trillion in Treasury debt as of March, U.S. data shows.” - Reuters

(WASHINGTON DC) - Congressman Greg Walden just voted to pay Chinese bondholders ahead of American troops and veterans, and our doctors and hospitals.

Instead of solving problems and making sure the nation avoids default, Congressman Walden voted for a plan that says China is the first to be paid if a default happens.

Trade Disputes at Global Solar Summit

"Dumping is the fundamental problem in the European solar market" - Milan Nitzschke, President of EU ProSun

(MILAN) - The forecast is for an extremely heated debate, full of surprises, between the international associations representing the solar power industry at the first Global Solar Summit.

It takes place at the Milan Rho Fair from 8 to 9 May 2013...

Upcoming Action at Dow Chemical`s Shareholder Meeting

The ongoing chemical disaster occurring in Bhopal, India, has claimed over 25,000 lives in the past 29 years.

(DA NANG Vietnam) - An upcoming action at is planned for the Dow Chemical shareholder meeting in Michigan, the event is organized by the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal--North America (ICJB-NA)

ICJB-NA strives to hold Dow Chemical accountable for the ongoing chemical disaster occurring in Bhopal, India, which has claimed over 25,000 lives in the past 29 years.

International Workers Day: A Reminder of U.S. Progress on Worker`s Rights

This May 1st, let us all take a moment to consider the people whose work is undervalued...

(PORTLAND, OR) - May 1 is International Workers Day.

It is a day to be reminded that “just and favorable” work conditions, “equal pay for equal work,” workplaces “free of discrimination,” and “protection against unemployment” are fundamental human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Let`s Let Asia Have This Century

Asia living standards rise, American watch theirs fall. If that continues, what's the point of an American Century. Maybe we should let the Asians have it.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Over the past two or three years a lot of ink has been spilled to explain that this the 21st century will be the Asian Century.

Yet, in a Washington Post article last Sunday, CFR President Richard Haass makes the argument that it's really going to be the second American Century.