“This Phase 2 Report on the Russian Federation by the OECD Working Group on Bribery evaluates and makes recommendations on the Russian Federation’s implementation of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and the 2009 Recommendation of the Council for Further Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in… Continue Reading
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Pew – How Americans Get TV News at Home
“Even at a time of fragmenting media use, television remains the dominant way that Americans get news at home, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of Nielsen data. And while the largest audiences tune into local and network broadcast news, it is national cable news that commands the most attention from its viewers.… Continue Reading
Pew – Tea Party’s Image Turns More Negative
“The Tea Party is less popular than ever, with even many Republicans now viewing the movement negatively. Overall, nearly half of the public (49%) has an unfavorable opinion of the Tea Party, while 30% have a favorable opinion. The balance of opinion toward the Tea Party has turned more negative since June, when 37% viewed… Continue Reading
Investor Complacency Regarding The Government Shutdown
S&P Capital IQ (no fee req’d) – Investor Complacency Regarding The Government Shutdown And Related Politicking Is Justified, For Now “For the past week, financial market pundits have repeatedly asked the question, why are investors so “complacent” about the potential risks associated with a temporary shutdown of the U.S. federal government? The answer to this question is multi-faceted,… Continue Reading
Forecasting inflation and the Great Recession
Forecasting Inflation and the Great Recession, Marco Bassetto, Todd Messer, and Christine Ostrowski. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. October 2013. “Economic Perspectives article shows how the recovery of inflation in 2009-10 occurred precisely at the only time (since 1985) the models would predict disinflation, i.e., inflation went up when the models said it should go down.” Continue Reading
Report – The Future Evolution of the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal
Reductions Without Regret: The Future Evolution of the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal, John A. Swegle and Douglas J. Tincher – Savannah River National Laboratory. September 2013 [Steven Aftergood, Secrecy News] Reductions Without Regret: Summary Reductions without Regret: Historical Perspectives Reductions without Regret: Defining the Needed Capabilities Reductions without Regret: Avoiding Wrong Turns, Roach Motels, and Box… Continue Reading
Constitution Annotated – Online and Searchable
“The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (popularly known as the Constitution Annotated) contains legal analysis and interpretation of the United States Constitution, based primarily on Supreme Court case law. This regularly updated resource is especially useful when researching the constitutional implications of a specific issue or topic. The Featured Topics and Cases page highlights… Continue Reading
Residential Segregation by Income, 1970-2009
Via US2010 project of the Russell Sage Foundation and Brown University – Residential Segregation by Income, 1970-2009. Kendra Bischoff, Cornell University and Sean F. Reardon, Stanford University “Every city or metropolitan area in the U.S. has higher- and lower-income neighborhoods. The extent to which these neighborhoods differ in their average socioeconomic status, however, varies considerably. Moreover, this socioeconomic residential sorting has… Continue Reading
Fitch Places United States’ ‘AAA’ on Rating Watch Negative
Fitch Ratings has placed the United States of America’s (U.S.) ‘AAA’ Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) on Rating Watch Negative (RWN). “The ratings of all outstanding U.S. sovereign debt securities have also been placed on RWN, as has the U.S. Short-term foreign currency rating of ‘F1+’. The Outlook on the Long-term… Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Board – Beige Book – October 16, 2013
Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District: “Prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and based on information collected on or before October 7, 2013. This document summarizes comments received from business and other contacts outside the Federal Reserve and is not a commentary on the views of Federal Reserve… Continue Reading
Report – Investigating Agribusiness
Olive Oil: The Green Gold Rush, a new report from the Investigative Reporting Project Italy (IRPI), explores “food fraud” in the Mediterranean olive oil industry. It highlights fraud in the way olive oil is produced, distributed and marketed, exposing consumers to the industry’s gross manipulation of a regional commodity.” Continue Reading
Analysis Provides State-by-State Estimates of Poor Uninsured Adults Who Fall Into the “Coverage Gap” Under the Affordable Care Act
“A new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation provides state-level data showing how many impoverished uninsured adults fall into the Affordable Care Act’s “coverage gap” — those who will be ineligible to enroll in Medicaid and also will not qualify for financial assistance to buy private health insurance in the new marketplaces in states that… Continue Reading
