Новости за 15.03.2016

In the 15 years since President Clinton’s 1996 welfare “reform,” the number of people in the US living in absolute poverty, defined as an income of less than $2.00 per day, has doubled.

Legendary music producer George Martin, who supervised almost all of the Beatles’ recordings, died on March 8.

The ongoing detention of hundreds of Tamil political prisoners is part of a broader government attack on democratic rights.

Markets are awaiting decisions by the Bank of Japan and the US Fed on monetary policies as concerns grow over negative interest rates.

Education and health care, two areas of spending not protected from cuts by the state’s constitution, have faced years of budget-slashing.

Drawing on income statistics from eight of the world’s 15 most advanced economies, the series paints a picture of dimming social prospects for young people.

Last week Fiat Chrysler announced that what had originally been scheduled as a six-week layoff would be extended for another three weeks.

The action was announced on the steps of the headquarters of Arts Council England.

McDonnell said ensuring Labour’s credibility on the economy to big business was “the struggle of a generation.”

The South Korean sanctions go further than the recent UN resolution in strangling the North Korean economy and exacerbating Pyongyang’s political crisis.

The mass demonstrations came as new figures showed the country’s economy sliding deeper into depression.

Trump is seeking to exploit the disaffection of sections of workers and lower-middle class people whose economic and social grievances have long been ignored by the Democratic Party and the trade unions.

The ruling elite is exploiting the attack to justify stepped-up security operations in Kurdish areas of Turkey and preparations to invade Syria.

The end result of the program of economic nationalism can be seen in the experience of the 1930s, when it brought about social devastation and led to world war.

Sunday’s election results pose the question of why a xenophobic party such as the AfD is able to mobilise dissatisfaction with the established parties for its own ends.