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Obama Administration Fulfills Some Open Gov Goals, National Security Bureaucracy Hinders Progress – “The Obama Administration has made some positive changes towards an open government this year, but the national security bureaucracy continues to hinder progress, according to a report released today. The 2011 Secrecy Report was released by OpenTheGovernment.org, a coalition of more than …
Adult Smoking in the US, Vital Signs, September 2011: “Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the US. Some people who smoke every day are smoking fewer cigarettes; however, even occasional smoking causes harm. The percentage of American adults who smoke decreased from 20.9% in 2005 to 19.3% …
Bureau of Prisons – Improved Evaluations and Increased Coordination Could Improve Cell Phone Detection, GAO-11-893, September 6, 2011 U.S. Postal Service – Actions Needed to Stave off Financial Insolvency, GAO-11-926T, September 6, 2011
The Encyclopedia of 9/11: “Here in New York City, we heard it first, the drone of the plane down the West Side, surprisingly loud. Then, if we were outside, our heads pointed in the right direction, we could see it: the dull-red gash in the North Tower, smoking ominously. Just as wed begun to absorb …
Shared National Credits Review for 2011, August 2011 “The interagency Shared National Credits (SNC) Review for 2011 indicates that credit quality improved for the second consecutive year for large corporate loans and loan commitments held by U.S. bank organizations, foreign bank organizations (FBO), and nonbanks, such as securitization pools, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension …
Victim Service Agencies by Victims of Serious Violent Crime, 1993-2009 (NCJ 234212), by BJS statistician Lynn Langton: “Presents data from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) on trends in the percentage of serious violent crime victims who received help or advice from a victim service agency from 1993 to 2009. This special report examines the …
Which countries match the GDP and population of ● Brazil’s States? ● Which countries match the GDP, population and exports of Chinese provinces? ● Which countries match the GDP and population of India’s states and territories? [via Metafilter]
Social Security and Retirement Around the World: Historical Trends in Mortality and Health, Employment, and Disability Insurance Participation and Reforms: Disability in Belgium: There is More than Meets the Eye. Alain Jousten, University of Liege – Department of Economics; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA); Netspar; International Monetary Fund (IMF; Mathieu Lefèbvre, University of …
Barboza, Gustavo A. and Trejos, Sandra, An Economic Model of Corporate Social Responsibility Under Global Warming (September 5, 2011) “Abstract: This study develops a model for the profit maximizing firm with corporate social responsibility behavior as compatible and mutual goals to effectively reduce negative effects of global warming externalities. Our model results indicate that under …
NYT: Postal Service Is Nearing Default as Losses Mount – “The United States Postal Service has long lived on the financial edge, but it has never been as close to the precipice as it is today: the agency is so low on cash that it will not be able to make a $5.5 billion payment …
“The Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality (CPI) seeks answers to two questions: 1. Why is the United States so unequal and poverty-stricken? 2. What can or should be done about it? The facts are simple… Income inequality is extreme and increasing: The top 1% of Americans control nearly a quarter of …
Apocalypse Then: The Evolution of the North Atlantic Economy and the Global Crisis. Tamim Bayoumi and Trung Bui. September 01, 2011 “The financial crisis, originated from the collapse of US housing markets in 2008, reverberates around the world. Its destructive force was felt nowhere more keenly than Western Europe. Indeed, it continues to mire in …
