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The Real Story of Detroit’s Economy — Good Things Are Really Happening in Motown
By Frank Joyce As a life-long Detroiter who has lived both in the city and the suburbs, I’ve been fascinated by the media frenzy over Detroit’s bankruptcy. Like most big news topics these days, Detroit has become a screen onto which … Continue reading
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Tagged bankruptcy, Chapter 9, Detroit, law, Motown, services, United States, United States bankruptcy court
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New Yorkers to get pay bump in 2014
By Nazish Dholakia Workers in New York City will see their pay tick upward in 2014, according to a survey by Aon Hewitt.Working New Yorkers will get a salary bump of 2.8%, up from 2.6% in 2013. But the expected increase still falls short … Continue reading
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Tagged Metro Areas, New York City, New Yorkers, salary, United States, wages
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Why Its Easier To Buy An Assault Weapon Than To Vote, In One Graphic
By Igor Volsky & Adam Peck On Wednesday, in a speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, President Bill Clinton connected Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I have a dream” speech to the struggles still facing … Continue reading
How Two Newspaper Reporters Helped Free an Innocent Man
By Maurice Possley During nearly 25 years as a reporter at the Chicago Tribune, I received hundreds of requests for help from convicted defendants. None was more compelling than the hand-printed letter from Daniel Taylor, a 25-year-old inmate at Stateville … Continue reading
Mall developers feel the pull of Africa’s consumer boom
By Matthew Bigg and Tiisetso Motsoeneng When Wal-Mart Stores (WMT.N), the world’s top retailer, bought control of major South African discount chain Massmart Holdings (MSMJ.J) in 2011, American shopping mall developer Irwin Barkan had an epiphany. An industry veteran of 30 years, Barkan’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, consumer, Economic growth, Ghana, malls, Massmart, retail, South Africa, Walmart, World Bank
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Merrill Lynch Set To Pay Largest-Ever Racial Discrimination Settlement
By Alan Pyke Eight years after a group of black financial advisers filed a lawsuit alleging their bosses systematically steered the most profitable business to white employees, Merrill Lynch is preparing to pay the largest racial discrimination settlement ever. In … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, business, discrimination, Financial adviser, lawsuit, Merrill Lynch, race, racism, wall street
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James Spader to Play the Villain in ‘Avengers’ Sequel
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Tagged Avengers 2, entertainment, James Spader. film, Joss Whedon, movie, Ultron
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Scandal Season 3 Promo
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Tagged entertainment, Gladiators, promo, Scandal, Season 3, television
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America cares for you – until you start asking questions
By Gary Younge When Ray Kelly, the man Barack Obama is currently considering to lead homeland security, was the New York City police commissioner, he allegedly had a policy of terrorising black and Latino neighbourhoods. A hearing into the city’s … Continue reading →