The Air Force plans to award a lucrative contract Tuesday to develop and build a fleet of 80 to 100 long-range stealth bombers over the next decade, a massive military spending project that could help resuscitate Southern California’s beleaguered aerospace industry. The estimated $60-billion initial contract is one of the... Leer más
JOSEPH STIGLITZ Nobel Prize-winning economist, Columbia University professor and chief economist for the Roosevelt Institute. His new book is called Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy: An Agenda for Growth and Shared Prosperity. This is viewer supported news DONATE Nobel Prize-winning economist and Columbia University professor Joseph Stiglitz warns about... Leer más
WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday that it did not agree with the assertion last week by the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, that additional scrutiny of law enforcement in the past year may have made police officers less aggressive, leading to a rise in violent crime in some... Leer más
WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew reproached Congress on Monday for “once again manufacturing a crisis for our country” by waiting “to the last minute” to raise the debt limit, and recalled that the federal government is just “eight days” away from running out of funds. “Some in Congress... Leer más
Every week the Truthdig editorial staff selects a Truthdigger of the Week, a group or person worthy of recognition for speaking truth to power, breaking the story or blowing the whistle. It is not a lifetime achievement award. Rather, we’re looking for newsmakers whose actions in a given week are... Leer más
EFE– El senador Bernie Sanders, el más firme competidor de Hillary Clinton por la nominación demócrata a las elecciones presidenciales de EEUU en 2016, ha pasado al ataque con duras críticas tras la remontada de la exsecretaria de Estado, cuya campaña pasa por un buen momento. Sanders pronunció sus comentarios... Leer más
Desde hace seis años, febrero es importante para el Perú y su relación económico-comercial con Estados Unidos. ¿Por qué? Es el mes de aniversario de la entrada en vigencia del tratado de libre comercio bilateral. Como ya es costumbre, en ese mes abundan datos sobre cuánto dinero representaron las exportaciones... Leer más
A lo largo de los años, he sido testigo del compromiso y la dedicación de los inmigrantes al único país que consideran suyo. Es el amor que compartimos por Estados Unidos el que me llevó a luchar arduamente por años para lograr la aprobación de una reforma migratoria en el... Leer más
WASHINGTON – Hispanic workers in the U.S. earn 72 percent of what non-Latino whites are paid, according to a report presented Wednesday by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. “The Economic State of the Latino Community in America” was prepared by the CHC in collaboration with the Joint Economic Committee of Congress.... Leer más
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump remains the top choice of the largest group of Republican and Republican-leaning voters in the race for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination and 42 percent of those voters expect him to be the party’s nominee, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released Wednesday. The survey,... Leer más
