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Trading For Membership: Effects of EU Candidacy on Trade Openness and GDP Per Capita in Countries Seeking Membership
January 16, 2012 - 2893 words | Political Science » European Union
Does candidacy to the European Union (EU) increase a nation’s Trade Openness? A good way to begin examining this question is by asking, what is Trade Openness? Simply put, it is a nation’s imports plus its exports divided by its GDP ([imports+exports]/GDP... Read Article »

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European Union EU Trade Policy International Trade Political Economy
Corn Subsidies Make Me Sick (and Fat)
November 2, 2010 - 706 words | Opinion » Government Subsidies
There are few government policies disheartening enough to make me lose sleep at night. But of those few, the subsidization of the corn industry is one big one, and the way in which the government continues to squander billions of dollars on a senseless policy that... Read Article »

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Corn Subsidies The Farm Bill Government Subsidies High Fructose Corn Syrup Ethanol
The Bush Tax Cuts: A Lasting Legacy
September 2, 2010 - 4312 words | Economics » George W. Bush Presidency
"And I'm the one who will not raise taxes. My opponent now says he'll raise them as a last resort, or a third resort. But when a politician talks like that, you know that's one resort he'll be checking into. My opponent, my opponent won't rule out raising taxes. But... Read Article »

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George Bush Bush Tax Cuts Financial Crisis Tax Rates
Book Review: Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine"
July 9, 2010 - 1875 words | Book Reviews » Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein’s The Shock Doctrine ties together history, economics, globalization, natural disasters and geopolitics into one bleak picture. Klein’s thesis is that the Shock Doctrine, also called Disaster Capitalism, has been put into practice all over the... Read Article »

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The Universal Prayer: How Money Became the World's First Shared Religion
May 3, 2010 - 2331 words | Opinion » Money
Money is a term difficult to define. It is a concept subject to deep individual interpretation. For some, money means power, to others, a way of living; some say it begets stability, and there are those who believe it is at the center of everything. In fact, I am one... Read Article »

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Money Meaning Of Money Money As Religion Capitalism New Religion Universal Religion
A High Standard of Living, Brought Low by AIDS in South Africa
January 4, 2010 - 1940 words | International Affairs » International Health
In 1994 South Africa's regime of apartheid, under which the black majority was suppressed and discriminated against by the white minority, came to an end1. The African National Congress (ANC) won the first free elections in the same year, and the paty has held power... Read Article »

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South Africa Developing World AIDS HIV Apartheid Standard Of Living Sub-Saharan Africa International Health
Cost-Effective Renovations and Other Improvements for Creating More Energy Efficient Homes
October 29, 2009 - 1978 words | Economics » Energy Efficiency
Just by flipping through television channels or walking through the aisles of a grocery store, it is easy to see that the popularity of “Green” and “Sustainable” lifestyles is growing everyday. With an impending energy crisis on our hands, people... Read Article »

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Energy Efficienct Efficiency Home Renovation Electricity Conservation Green Climate Change Reduce Costs Insulation Lighting Heating Cfl Energy Efficient Homes
A Daylight Debacle: Is Daylight Saving Time Still Relevant?
October 26, 2009 - 2117 words | Anthropology » Daylight Saving Time
Whether you noticed it or not, in 2008 Daylight Saving Time ended a bit later than normal. Though this is in fact the second year of the new Daylight Saving Time, or DST, schedule, many Americans are still not used to the new timeframe. DST now begins on the first... Read Article »

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Daylight Saving Time Dst DST Effects on Health DST Reasons DST History
Invasion of the Invaded: NAFTA and the Rise of Illegal Immigration
October 25, 2009 - 6069 words | Political Science » Nafta
On January 1, 1994, the day the North American Free Trade Agreement, the great neoliberal experiment that tested the economic waters of the post-cold war world went into effect, the southern Mexican state of Chiapas was under siege. They came from everywhere and nowhere... Read Article »

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Mexico Immigration NAFTA Illegal Immigration Invasion Of the Invaded North American Free Trade Agreement
 
 

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