Affordable Housing Dilemma: The Preservation vs. Mobility Debate, May 2012
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Monthly Archives: May 2012
BIS and OECD publish "Threat of fiscal dominance?"
Threat of fiscal dominance? BIS Papers No 65, May 2012 “The massive expansion of central bank balance sheets to contain the worst financial crisis in living memory raises questions about the theory and practice of monetary policy. The persistence in many advanced countries of large fiscal deficits and the prospect of high public debt/GDP ratios… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Defense Acquisitions, DOD Strategic Communication, Human Rights, Managing for Results, AIDS Relief
Defense Acquisitions – Further Action Needed to Improve DOD’s Insight and Management of Long-term Maintenance Contracts, GAO-12-558, May 31, 2012 DOD Strategic Communication – Integrating Foreign Audience Perceptions into Policy Making, Plans, and Operations, GAO-12-612R, May 24, 2012 Force Structure – Army and Marine Corps Efforts to Review Nonstandard Equipment for Future Usefulness, GAO-12-532R, May… Continue Reading
EFF – House Hearing on Warrantless Wiretapping and the FISA Amendments Act
News release: “This morning, the House Judiciary Committee held an important hearing on the FISA Amendments Act (FAA) and the scope of the NSAs warrantless wiretapping program. The FAA, which gutted privacy protections governing the interception international phone calls and e-mail to and from the United States, is set to expire at the end of… Continue Reading
Report – Behind Closed Doors: An Overview of DHS Restrictions on Access to Counsel
“[May 31, 2012] the American Immigration Councils Legal Action Center released a report and filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit on the pressing issue of noncitizens access to counsel. Reports from across the country indicate that the Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) immigration agenciesU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement… Continue Reading
New report from The Sentencing Project Report – Trends in U.S. Corrections
“Trends in U.S. Corrections is a visual tool that provides a compilation of key developments in the criminal justice system over the past several decades.” Continue Reading
Out of Reach 2012- America's Forgotten Housing Crisis
National Low Income Housing Coalition, March 2012 – “Out of Reach 2012 – America’s Forgotten Housing Crisis is a side-by-side comparison of wages and rents in every county, Metropolitan Area (MSAs/HMFAs), combined non metropolitan area and state in the United States. For each jurisdiction, the report calculates the amount of money a household must earn… Continue Reading
Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems – Innovations in retail payments
Innovations in retail payments, CPSS Publications No 102, May 2012 “Over the past decade, a number of innovative developments in retail payments have emerged. Many central banks take an interest in retail payments as part of their role in maintaining the stability and efficiency of the financial system and preserving confidence in their currencies. Although… Continue Reading
New study predicts that global cancer burden is set to surge more than 75% by 2030
Global cancer transitions according to the Human Development Index (20082030): a population-based study. The Lancet Oncology, 1 June 2012 doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70211-5: “Cancer is set to become a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the coming decades in every region of the world. We aimed to assess the changing patterns of cancer according to varying levels… Continue Reading
U.S. PIRG – The Campus Debit Card Trap Are Bank Partnerships Fair To Students?
The Campus Debit Card Trap – Are Bank Partnerships Fair To Students? by Rich Williams, Higher Education Advocate, U.S. PIRG Education Fund, with Edmund Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director, U.S. PIRG Education Fund, May 2012 “Banks and other financial firms are taking advantage of a variety of opportunities to form partnerships with colleges and universities to… Continue Reading
Deloitte Shadow Banking Index – 'Only' $9.53 Trillion in Size at End of 2011
“The shadow banking system in the United States might not be as large today as regulators and market participants feared, according to a new quarterly index introduced today by the Deloitte Center for Financial Services. However, with regulatory changes and financial innovation looming, the shadow banking system could creep back very quickly, the Deloitte research… Continue Reading
Principles for Voluntary Efforts to Reduce the Impact of Botnets in Cyberspace
Industry Botnet Group Principles for Voluntary Efforts to Reduce the Impact of Botnets in Cyberspace “The proliferation of botnets and malware in cyberspace threatens to undermine the efficiencies, innovation, and economic growth of the Internet and diminishes the trust and confidence of online users. Every participant has a role in helping to reduce the impact… Continue Reading
