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Thomas L. Friedman: Loss of Fayyad is yet another setback for West Bank solution
April 25, 2013

E.J. Dionne Jr.: Pick of Pope Francis reveals the church's new center of gravity
March 14, 2013

Charles Krauthammer: Why we give foreign aid
March 07, 2013

McClatchy blogs: Majorities favor gun control proposals, but issue remains divisive, new poll says
February 03, 2013

California's export trade slips again
October 12, 2012

Paul Krugman: Premature turn to austerity was a terrible mistake
January 08, 2013

Greece: "Troika bailout conditions are undermining human rights," warns UN expert on debt and human rights
May 01, 2013
GENEVA May 1, 2013 – The prospects of a significant number of Greeks securing an adequate standard of living in line with international human rights standards...

New energy taxes could bring $6 gas –IMF Wants $500 BILLION TAX–Not a Typo
April 22, 2013
New energy taxes could bring $6 gas By Warren Duffy, Calwatchdog,  4/22/13 Is gas at more than $4 a gallon in California high enough? Not if David Lipton gets...

Robin Hood Tax legislation introduced, could generate billions of dollars to fight climate change
April 18, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 17, 2013 - Friends of the Earth U.S. joined Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) on Capitol Hill today to support the introduction of the...

IMF rejects fossil fuel subsidies
April 08, 2013
LONDON, April 8, 2013 - Fossil fuel subsidies provided by both rich and poor countries to keep their citizens happy are holding back the world economy,...

IMF Calls for Global Reform of Energy Subsidies
March 28, 2013
March 28, 2013 - A new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged policymakers the world over to reform subsidies for products from coal to...

Robert Borosage: Will Pete Peterson’s Half a Billion Bucks Buy a New Recession?
February 25, 2013
Feb. 21, 2013 - The "sequester" – mindless, across-the-board spending cuts designed purposefully to be abhorrent to both political parties – now seems likely to...

Policy' Troika' for Europe Financial Woes at Odds
June 07, 2013 | New York Times
Throughout the crisis, chiefs at the European Union and the International Monetary Fund have been part of a policy-making triumvirate that also includes the European Central Bank...

I. M. F. Concedes Major Missteps in Bailout of Greece
June 05, 2013 | New York Times
The International Monetary Fund released an internal report that sharply criticizes its first bailout program for Greece, saying it seriously underestimated the severity of the...