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Focuses on Cambodia, in light of the capture of the last of the Khmer Rouge leaders. The Museum of Genocidal Crime in the capital of Phnom Penh; The discovery of Kang Khek Ieu, the man who oversaw the torture of millions of people; Death of Pol Pot in 1998; Capture of the last three Khmer Rouge leaders; Difficulties in killing the Khmer Rouge due to the connections that people have with the group; Economic turnaround of the country; Social conditions; Comments from Keo Lundi.

Reports on how the residents of Chillicothe, Ohio are reacting to the so-called best economy in two decades. Contradictions about quality of life and money residents are willing to spend; The conflict between celebration over economic prosperity and superstition that it will not last; The type of business that is most successful in Chillicothe; The challenge for industrial manufacturers of converting the old economy to the new; The status of the local job market as of May 19, 1997.

The article discusses the state of Texas and its reported role as a model for the rest of the U.S. as of October 2013, focusing on Texas' increasing population, globalization's impact on the middle class in America, and Texas' addition of close to 274,700 jobs in the last 12 months. Erica Grieder's book "Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right: What America Can Learn From the Strange Genius of Texas" is addressed, along with the cost of living in Texas and the energy industry's impact on Texas' economy.

The article profiles Rahm Emanuel, who left his job as chief of staff to U.S. President Barack Obama in 2010 and became mayor of Chicago, Illinois. Topics include controversy over the Chicago school board's decision to close 50 of the city's public schools for funding reasons, allegations from Emanuel's opposition in the Chicago Teachers Union that the closings were racially motivated, and the city's economic problems including high unemployment and lack of money to repair and replace its aging infrastructure. Emanuel's 2013 reelection campaign and his efforts to reduce crime, poverty, and gun violence are noted.

The article examines the increasing trend towards renting commodities instead of owning them in the U.S. During an economic recession, young people with student debt are considering renting a home to be a more viable option than owning one, despite deflated housing prices, and the trend has expanded into the automotive and retail markets as well. Topics include why renting an expensive dress for one party is a more economical option than buying, advice on when it is a better investment to buy a commodity, like a stroller or a power drill, rather than renting it, and how economic austerity and online social networking contribute to the rental phenomenon.

The article examines commercial tuna fishing and the global tuna fishery. Bluefin tuna may be declared an endangered species, and the expanding demand for tuna as a food has led to overfishing of other species of tuna. Efforts by fishermen and tuna cannery companies to insure compliance with catch limits for tuna are examined.

Reports on how the residents of Chillicothe, Ohio are reacting to the so-called best economy in two decades. Contradictions about quality of life and money residents are willing to spend; The conflict between celebration over economic prosperity and superstition that it will not last; The type of business that is most successful in Chillicothe; The challenge for industrial manufacturers of converting the old economy to the new; The status of the local job market as of May 19, 1997.

The article reports on the economic crisis in New York City. It states that City Mayor Abraham Beame's request for emergency federal assistance was rejected by U.S. President Gerald Ford. It adds that Treasury Secretary William Simon suggested to Mayor Beame to file a loan from the state government and heed to the call of the White House to start slashing its government spending, which includes the charging of tuition at the city university, reducing professors' salaries, and holding down wage increases of city employees to 5 per cent a year and letting them to contribute more for their pension funds. It also adds that Mayor Beame stated his austerity plans by sending dismissal notices to some 3, 067 city employees.

Considers the six states that form the spine of the Rocky Mountains, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico, where economic growth since 1991 has regularly exceeded five percent and unemployment stands at 5.4 percent. Rockies increasingly regarded as America's heartland; Region owes much of its boom to the 1980s energy bust; Steps individual states took to encourage new business; Some shift coming at expense of California; Examples.

The article focuses on the hurricane of crime, drugs and refugees which have hit South Florida, the favorite winter playground in the U.S. It notes that the three forces which have slammed into South Florida threaten to turn one national prosperous, congenial and naturally gorgeous region into a paradise lost. It provides an overview of what South Florida is up against including drug smuggling and illegal immigrants which added to unemployment.

The article reports on the social and economic conditions in New York City during the tenure of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. It reports on the increase of real estate and housing prices in the Manhattan and the deterioration of conditions in areas such as Charlotte Street, South Bronx, Harlem and the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn. It also reports on the challenges faced by Ed Koch, Mayor of New York City such as budget deficit, increasing welfare budget and rise in crime.

Looks at some of the problems facing the United Nations (UN) in its 50th year and focuses on the bloat and inefficiency of the budget. Questionable activities of some UN officials who charged the UN for certain services; The organization's success in feeding and sheltering refugees; How much the UN spent per day in Somalia; Comments about bureaucratic dead weight; Attempts at reform.

The article discusses the significance of a bill signed by U.S. President Jimmy Carter, which authorizes 1.65 billion dollars in federal loan guarantees for New York City. It mentions that the guarantees will enable the city to borrow enough money to straighten out its financial affairs and repair its decaying infrastructure. It cites that the bill had an even greater psychological and symbolic importance for New Yorkers for it culminated and confirmed a renewal of morale and energy. According to author E. B. White, New Yorkers temperamentally do not crave for convenience and comfort but is in a good mood to think that their city offers incomparable compensations. Actor J. R. Horne mentions that New York has a definite personality since one gets a real sense of the past in the city

The article reports on the economic conditions of New York City after the city officials are forced to produce 477 million dollars to pay for the government expenses in 1975. It mentions that the near disaster default of loans was caused by the deficiencies of the 2.3 billion dollar rescue package that the state legislature had proposed. It also mentions that the Golberg financing scheme constructed by the legislature is only as strong as its individual element which is controlled by Albert Shanker, president of the United Federation of Teachers. Large-scale lay offs of city employees and school workers budget cuts are also mentioned.

The article explores the political and economic conditions after the Common Market referendum in Great Britain. It states that the citizens were reawakened to the fact that they are still facing their old problems and some of them even got worse. It mentions Prime Minister Harold Wilson who talks about the nation's continuing desperate economic dilemma and the government of the Labor Party's sense of urgency of the prolonged crisis. It points on the anti-market campaign of Industry Minister Anthony Wedgwood and his plans for public control of industries and investments that brought panic to business leaders.

The article focuses on the effort of New York City to address the financial crisis in 1975. It notes that Mayor Abraham Beame offered an 11.9 billion U.S. dollar crisis budget for fiscal 1976 that would be balanced by laying off about 50,000 city employees including police and firemen. It further states that Mayor John Lindsay put 20 million U.S. dollars in city funds into the antipoverty program. Moreover, it mentions that day-care centers, drug treatment programs, bilingual teaching, job training, and youth services were proliferated.

The article discusses the relationship between the marital status and poverty level of women in the U.S. Topics include the effect of poverty on relationships, the mental health effects of unintended or mistimed births, and the effect of cultural and economic support on American ideals of marriage and childbearing.

The article discusses the state of Texas and its reported role as a model for the rest of the U.S. as of October 2013, focusing on Texas' increasing population, globalization's impact on the middle class in America, and Texas' addition of close to 274,700 jobs in the last 12 months. Erica Grieder's book "Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right: What America Can Learn From the Strange Genius of Texas" is addressed, along with the cost of living in Texas and the energy industry's impact on Texas' economy.

The article discusses the state of Texas and its reported role as a model for the rest of the U.S. as of October 2013, focusing on Texas' increasing population, globalization's impact on the middle class in America, and Texas' addition of close to 274,700 jobs in the last 12 months. Erica Grieder's book "Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right: What America Can Learn From the Strange Genius of Texas" is addressed, along with the cost of living in Texas and the energy industry's impact on Texas' economy.

The article discusses the state of Texas and its reported role as a model for the rest of the U.S. as of October 2013, focusing on Texas' increasing population, globalization's impact on the middle class in America, and Texas' addition of close to 274,700 jobs in the last 12 months. Erica Grieder's book "Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right: What America Can Learn From the Strange Genius of Texas" is addressed, along with the cost of living in Texas and the energy industry's impact on Texas' economy.

The article discusses London, England and the divide between economic groups within the city. Statistics are provided concerning the inequality of income growth between the rich and poor. Other topics include tax law, the financial district in London and a planned shift from financial services to manufacturing in the economy of Great Britain.

The article discusses London, England and the divide between economic groups within the city. Statistics are provided concerning the inequality of income growth between the rich and poor. Other topics include tax law, the financial district in London and a planned shift from financial services to manufacturing in the economy of Great Britain.

The article discusses the effects that the economic recession has had on Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the article, the city's population has decreased, it has the highest foreclosure rate of any other major metropolitan area, and its unemployment rate has more than doubled since the year 2006. How the recession is affecting its gambling industry is discussed.

The article discusses the effects that the economic recession has had on Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the article, the city's population has decreased, it has the highest foreclosure rate of any other major metropolitan area, and its unemployment rate has more than doubled since the year 2006. How the recession is affecting its gambling industry is discussed.

This article discusses the global recruitment of football (soccer) players from Cameroon. The economic conditions facing football players in Africa are described and the financial sacrifices necessary to play for a European team are noted. Corrupt practices by freelance scouts recruiting Cameroonians for European football clubs, which some people describe as a form of human-trafficking, are explored.

The article focuses on the problems posed by Fiji's increasing number of homeless residents, who make up over 10 percent of the population. Their creation of squatter's communities is described. The often illegal and violent actions taken by landlords to evict them are presented. Government efforts to create permanent housing are seen as inadequate. Expectation the problem will grow worse with increased development is given.

Says that while the unprecedented ironfisted blockade of the El Paso-Mexico border by the US Border Patrol reduces crime, it also threatens the region's fragile economic and social balance. Blockade devised by sector chief Silvestre Reyes; Drop in arrests from 1,000 to 135 a day; Position of El Paso residents; Ordinary working people intercepted; Estimates the shadow work force accounts for 30% of all sales in El Paso; Demonstrations in Juarez, Mexico; Possible impact on NAFTA.

The article reports on the increase of foreign tourists who visit U.S. It states that tourist visits will expect to increase by more than 20 million in 1978 while spending of foreign tourists will reach approximately nine billion dollars. It mentions that the increasing trend of foreign tourism in the nation could benefit black populations and Hispanic Americans through jobs in the service sector. It notes that shopping attracts tourists due to lowered dollar value and low markups and taxes. Meanwhile, it tells that Arthur D. Little Inc. established a plan in response to the request of U.S. Senate to enhance the tourism industry. However, director Barry Bosworth of Council on Wage and Prices Stability (COWPS) says that consumer price index will decrease in April 1978 because of blizzards.

The article reports that Israeli Finance Minister Yehoshua Rabinowitz are in conflicts with several officials with his proposed budget for fiscal year 1976. It notes that it was so far the biggest budget in Israel's history, a 12 billion dollars budget against the 9 billion last year. It infers that the proposed budget will mean more hardships for Israeli taxpayers, including double tuition increase for university students, higher price for milk and bread, and almost 2,000 civil servants will be laid off. It mentions that Defense Minester Shimon Peres wanted at least 560 million dollars more than Rabinowitz prepared to allocate. Chief of Staff Mordecai Gur asserts that serious cuts in defense spending will lose the chance of Israel for a clear victory in a new war within a reasonable time.

The article reflects on the performance of capitalism in the U.S. It claims that the nation is recovering from its recent debilitating turn of inflationary recession and faces a particularly uncertain economic future. The country's production is starting to rebound and unemployment rate fell from 9.2% in May 1975 to 8.6% in June. It affirms that this inflationary recession is threatening the major capitalist nations including Great Britain, Italy, Canada and Japan. According to British historian Arnold Toynbee, commodity-producing nations will launch a kind of economic siege warfare against the Western capitalistic world.

Muses that while in East Germany the customer may now be king, the adjustments are formidable. The absence of the Wall has caused stop-and-go traffic, a rising crime rate, high food prices, mass layoffs and an alarming influx of squatters. Logistics in supplying thousands of East German shops with Western products; Lack of laws.

The article discusses the author's opinion on the trend in television shows away from upscale, yuppie programs and toward grittier, blue collar, physical labor shows. The author's primary example, "Deadliest Catch," is a show about Alaskan crab fishermen, which demonstrates the physical toughness of the job. He says that the trend celebrates America's working class and focuses on workers who depend on their paycheck.

The article focuses on calculating the risk of downsizing in an uncertain housing market. Issues such as taking on debt and interest rates are explored. It is suggested that factors including home size and location of the home also be considered. Statistics on the housing market and how baby boomers and empty nesters are affected are included.

Presents the reactions of citizens of Chillicothe, Ohio to the proposed tax plan of United States President George W. Bush, as of February, 2001. Statement that economic conditions in Chillicothe usually mirror the rest of the country; How the town's second largest employer cut production and eliminated jobs in 2000; Opinion that a tax cut would stimulate the economy; Concern that the tax plan will benefit the wealthy more than the middle class.

Discusses the issue of United States soldiers and their families' need for food stamps; The political issue it has become in the 2000 presidential campaign. Decrease in the number of troops using food stamps; Percentage of military families using food stamps who have six members or more; Efforts of US lawmakers to push various compensation packages for the military to eliminate the need for food stamps.

Looks at the new Mercedes plant in Alabama as a model of how to set up a truly global operation. The melting pot the plant has created and the leadership it has sent from Germany; The United States site cheaper for Mercedes than the high cost of German labor; The management team created; The work force and skill training; Prospects for the Mercedes factory.

The article reports on the challenges of Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir to coordinate the political officials to resolve the economic crisis in Israel. It highlights Shamir's difficulty in winning the support of the small parties particularly the Labor Party, and mentions the worsening tough economic condition in the country. It outlines the different economic measures agreed by Shamir's Cabinet through an emergency session, and mentions his commitment to continue his predecessor's policies.

The article reports on the protracted police strike that led to the anger of New Orleanians due to the cancellation of carnival festivities in New Orleans, Louisiana including the Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday. It discusses the impact of the festival's cancellation on the economy of New Orleans, wherein it says that the city lose as much as 250 million dollars and Bourbon Street merchants started to complain on the lost of business and the increasing incidence of shoplifting. It states that the police marched out as Mayor Ernest Morial refused to negotiate with Teamster-backed majority and did not comply on their demands like an increase in base pay. According to a local television poll, the public support for police declined as the Mardi Gras Day drew nearer, which decreases from 67% to 17%.

The article reports on the economies of the Baltic states, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in 2008. According to the article the three countries had secured significant commercial growth, achieving the greatest degree of expansion in Europe prior to 2008. The global financial crisis that has seen a tightening of credit and a general economic downturn has damaged the Baltic economics seriously.

Focuses on Reunion Island, a French department, or local administrative unit. Economic conditions there; Dependence of the people there on welfare payments from the French government; How France continues the relationship because it depends on the votes of its overseas departments to swing elections; How consumerism has taken root there; Social divisions created by welfare payments.

The article describes the condition of Kenya as of July 2015. It discusses the factors that turned Nairobi into one of sub-Sharan Arica's premier startup hot spots including a culture of entrepreneurial hustle, well educated, English-speaking population, and Kenya's position as the center of East Africa's industries. Some of the most innovative companies that emerge from the tech hub include environmentally charcoal producer GreenChar, electricity firm SteamaCo, and payment company JamboPay.

An interview with casino mogul Steve Wynn is presented about how the gambling industry of Las Vegas, Nevada is coping with the economic recession and why he's the only hotel owner in the city making money. When asked which segment of casino revenue has been hurt the most, Wynn replies table games. He discusses what happens when people who are winning leave the tables, the Wynn axiom, and how he is adjusting his business to the recession.

An interview with casino mogul Steve Wynn is presented about how the gambling industry of Las Vegas, Nevada is coping with the economic recession and why he's the only hotel owner in the city making money. When asked which segment of casino revenue has been hurt the most, Wynn replies table games. He discusses what happens when people who are winning leave the tables, the Wynn axiom, and how he is adjusting his business to the recession.

The article focuses on economic conditions in Andalusia, Spain. The region is one of the largest producers of olive oil in the world, and olive growers are heavily dependent on migrant farmworkers, who are mostly African immigrants. The recession of 2008 has severely affected demand for olive oil, and many fewer jobs are available for the migrant workers.

The article discusses the author's opinion on the trend in television shows away from upscale, yuppie programs and toward grittier, blue collar, physical labor shows. The author's primary example, "Deadliest Catch," is a show about Alaskan crab fishermen, which demonstrates the physical toughness of the job. He says that the trend celebrates America's working class and focuses on workers who depend on their paycheck.