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Colombia: Government, banking and pyramid schemes

Posted by Juliana Rincón Parra on 19/11/2008

Colombians are buzzing in outrage after the collapse last week of several investment offices which were operating as Ponzi schemes and pyramids, where people would deposit their savings and receive up to 300% in return. The last company standing was DMG, which has a massive following and is now bein ...

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Japan and the U.S: Debt Crisis

Posted by Oiwan Lam on 18/11/2008

Observing Japan comments on the debt crises in Japan ad the U.S.: For the past two decades, Japan has fallen from a great height, and barring adjustments, it may have further to fall. The US may yet experience a similar decline.

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An Eco-Stimulus Package for Our Economy

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2008

In his recent op-ed for the New York Times, Al Gore laid out a clear plan for America to lift itself out of both the energy and economic crises. The movement to build a clean energy future began in the grassroots, and has become a nationwide imperative involving the government, companies and indi ...

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Costa Rica: Free Trade Agreement Ready For Implementation

Posted by Roy Rojas on 18/11/2008

After a lengthy process, which included a nationwide referendum where Costa Ricans approved a free-trade agreement with the United States, the laws will go into effect on January 1, 2009. However, it took consensus building within the National Assembly in order to pass the necessary laws, while som ...

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Armenia: Investigative Journalist Assaulted

Posted by Onnik Krikorian on 17/11/2008

Although the precise circumstance are still unclear, Unzipped comments on news that Edik Baghdasarian, an investigative journalist and editor of an online publication, was attacked today. The blog posts a video of Baghdasarian receiving medical treatment in a local hospital and writes that the attac ...

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