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Written by Andres Oppenheime
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Monday, 26 April 2010 |
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 Now that Arizona has enacted the most xenophobic anti-immigration law in this country, get ready for the big Hispanic exodus. But it won't be an exodus back to Mexico or to Central America. It will be a stampede toward Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago and other cities with huge Hispanic populations, where Latinos will be able to live without fear of being stopped by police because of the color of their skin or for speaking Spanish. According to a bill passed by the Arizona legislature and signed into law Friday, police officers would have to arrest anyone when they have ``reasonable suspicion'' that the person does not have valid immigration papers. And it would allow anyone to sue local or state officials who they believe aren't carrying out the law. In effect, the law would unleash an indiscriminate hunt for undocumented immigrants. Its victims could include U.S. citizens who happen to be brown-skinned or prefer to speak Spanish. There are five major reasons why this Nazi-era-reminiscent legislation should be stopped in Arizona and kept from being copied by other states.
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Written by Dinero.com
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Friday, 23 April 2010 |
 President Obama took his rhetoric of reform on Thursday to the nation’s financial capital in a high-profile foray to chide Wall Street bankers for their “reckless practices” and to press for tighter regulations meant to avert another financial crisis. Addressing leaders of New York’s financial giants, including Goldman Sachs, Mr. Obama described himself as a champion of change battling “battalions of financial industry lobbyists” and the “withering forces” of the economic elite. With his poll numbers sagging, the choreographed confrontation seemed aimed at tapping the nation’s antiestablishment mood as well as muscling financial regulation legislation through Congress. But the president also struck a note of conciliation with an industry that has contributed generously to his party, beseeching bankers to work with him to forge a new regulatory structure. While he spoke, his Democratic allies in Washington moved to force a showdown in the Senate on Monday, scheduling a procedural vote that will test the prospects for bipartisan compromise and Republican resolve to block the president’s plans.
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Written by Hacer Latin America News
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Monday, 19 April 2010 |
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 A few months ago, it was announced that Chile had been admitted to the OECD, the “club” of most developed countries. It is the first South American country to be admitted. Chile has similar levels of economic freedom as the United States. Transparency International and other institutional quality indices, also have Chile in the top 25. I remember that over thirty years ago, during my university years, Chileans were emigrating to neighboring countries escaping the chaos created by Salvador Allende’s socialism: closed newspapers, galloping inflation, expropriations which were already beginning to affect the middle class. How was this change possible? The career of several of the ministers of the new administration provides us with an answer. Many devoted decades to the study of the public problems affecting the country.
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Written by Bussinessweek
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Thursday, 15 April 2010 |
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 Brazil’s economy will expand 5.5 percent a year in 2011 through 2013 as inflation stays within the central bank’s target of 4.5 percent, according to forecasts made as part of the country’s federal budget. The proposed budget rules for 2011, released in Brasilia today, specify that the next president will be able to continue booking investments in the government’s growth program as part of the primary surplus. That may allow Brazil to increase infrastructure projects without threatening its surplus target. The 2011 budget rules will allow the government to continue to “recover the investment capacity of the federal government with the goal of modernizing the country’s infrastructure,” according to the Budget Ministry document sent to Congress, which is subject to approval by lawmakers.
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Written by Advertising Age
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Wednesday, 14 April 2010 |
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 A new section front for Times business coverage on the web is the latest attempt to win those readers and advertisers. The online section front has been rebuilt to more closely resemble a home page, complete with the top-left and top-right "rabbit ear" ad units traditionally limited to the paper's standard home page; an automated "latest news" box on the top-right with stories from The Times and other sources such as Reuters and the Associated Press; a frequently updated river of news down the left column; a center column highlighting analysis; and Times blog posts wherever they may fit in the news or insight columns. The Times is also promoting the business section's web presence with ads on sites such as Bloomberg, USA Today, Yahoo, MSN and Reuters that urge consumers to see "The new Business Day."
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