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Don’t Kid Yourself: We All Pay for the Defunding of Higher Education

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By Erika Shaker via Behind The Numbers I went to McGill in the late 80s and early 90s when tuition fees were less than $1,200 a year, so with summer jobs and some parental help I graduated from my first degree debt-free. For my MA, which I took in Ontario, I worked part-time and graduated [...]

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France: Hollande, a Triumph with European Scope

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After 17 years of conservative governments, the triumph of the Socialist Party (SP) candidate Francois Hollande in the presidential elections is widely considered a political change in France with European rammifications. Hollande won Sunday’s election with 51,67 percent of the votes, compared to 48,33 of his rival Nicolas Sarkozy, according to data provided by the [...]

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US-Pakistani Relations Worsened by New U.S. Drone Attack

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In an episode of worsening relations between Pakistan and the United States, a U.S. drone carried out a new attack on Saturday in North Waziristan, the second in less than a week, killing 10 people. According to the private Geo News television network, the aircraft fired two missiles at a house in the tribal region [...]

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Did Gaddafi Finance Sarkozy’s Campaign?

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A new blow to Sarkozy has been delivered by the Mediapart Internet portal which enjoys the reputation of a ‘media-killer’ in France. This time the website has produced evidence that Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 election campaign was financed by Muammar Gaddafi. The current French President called this information a “silly lie”. According to the Voice of [...]

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While You Were Sleeping: Fed Policies Make It Easier to Hire a Cheaper You

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by Armine Yalnizyan via Behind the Numbers Have you noticed how common it has become to talk about replacing workers with even cheaper workers? If you’re looking over your shoulder, you’re not paranoid; you’re paying attention. There’s probably a cheaper you out there.  And in Canada, the feds are helping your boss find them. This [...]

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