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Turkey general election: What’s at stake and why it matters
Turkey’s national parliamentary election on June 7th matters. The future direction of one of the Middle East’s strongest, most economically successful, most populous countries is at stake.
While President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s name is not on the ballot, this Sunday’s…
Jobs Report: Friday unemployment numbers hide widespread joblessness
The economy added 257,000 jobs in January, down significantly from the 324,000 fourth quarter average monthly gain. Overall, the economy is creating jobs but lower oil prices and a strong dollar are slowing the pace.
Unemployment rose a notch to…
Detroit bankruptcy: Why judge’s decision on city’s fate will impact every American
Will American cities in financial distress be given a legal precedent to use Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection to prioritize selected creditors, like pensioners, even if it violates bankruptcy law?
Has the bankruptcy process devolved into a political instrument, improperly influenced…
Why women still need husbands
Over the past several decades, America has witnessed a profound change in the way women view men and marriage. It began with the baby boomer adage “never depend on a man.”
This message resulted in a generation of women who…
Just How Cash-Strapped is the FHA?
A top House Republican challenged the Obama Administration Monday over the financial health of the Federal Housing Administration a day before a hearing on the agency’s recent $1.7 billion Treasury Department bailout.
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, (R-TX), chairman of the House…
Republicans dealing Obama the winning hand in government shutdown fight
It seems that President Obama has more allies on the Hill than we thought. But they’re not who you’d expect.
The Republicans and Ted Cruz have become President Obama’s greatest ally. Their latest gambit appears to have failed and there…