Global Warming Back In The News Tuesday President Obama announces steps to address global warming. The Economist, a magazine which has heretofore been an advocate of drastic action, suggests that less convincing evidence of rising temperatures may make political acceptance of new initiatives a tough sell. Cohn does his best to affirm that the urgent […]
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The French Plan For The Auto Industry
Posted by Tom Lindmark on January 20th, 2009
Proving that government assistance to industry rarely proceeds logically, the French have announced that they will provide $7.9 billion to their ailing auto industry. The assistance, however, comes with strings. Addressing a conference of industry executives, government officials and labor union representatives, Prime Minister François Fillon said the government stands ready to provide funds to […]
