The LA times has a story on the latest attempt to root out corruption in the Baja police force: They’re installing cameras to catch extortion attempts, publicizing that people can pay tickets with credit cards and transferring corrupt cops. They’ve deployed a squad of female traffic officers to offer courteous help to tourists. They’ve even …
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Ars Technica has a interesting writeup on a study of the life cycle of alternative energy sources, and their total environmental impact. The article is called The ‘greenness’ of alternative energy sources. It looked at the “flow of material and energy used in the construction, operation, and ultimate decommissioning of a renewable energy supply. In …
Harvard Magazine has a good article up online called Debtor Nation. The four pages give an overview of the current situation with the US economy and currency and its dependence on debt. The global imbalances created by this dynamic of American borrowing and foreign lending appear stable for now, but if they slip suddenly, that …
This is hardly surprising: Two Chinese officials at leading Communist Party bodies have given interviews in recent days warning, for the first time, that Beijing may use its $1,330bn (£658bn) of foreign reserves as a political weapon to counter pressure from the US Congress. Shifts in Chinese policy are often announced through key think tanks …
Hillary, check your head. “Mrs Clinton proposed expansion of the groups among measures to tackle weaknesses in the mortgage market and Âsupport homeowners. She vowed to clamp down on “unfair lending practices†and create a $1bn federal fund to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. Mrs Clinton said fixing the mortgage crisis would be among the priorities …