World Bank leadership contender José Antonio Ocampo quits One of the three candidates in the race to head the World Bank has pulled out, calling the selection process a “political exercise”.
Job hopes on the rise for college graduates A job fair in the UMass Lowell recreation center brimmed with hopeful graduating seniors on a recent afternoon. But more surprising, the cavernous gymnasium also brimmed with employers – so many that event organizers had to turn some companies away for lack of space.
Job hopes on the rise for college graduates A job fair in the UMass Lowell recreation center brimmed with hopeful graduating seniors on a recent afternoon. But more surprising, the cavernous gymnasium also brimmed with employers – so many that event organizers had to turn some companies away for lack of space.
World Bank leadership contender Jose Antonio Ocampo quits One of the three candidates in the race to head the World Bank has pulled out, calling the selection process a “political exercise”.
Obama, Romney tax plans for ultra-rich offer window on disparate economic views Perhaps no one has more at stake in this year’s presidential election than the ultra-wealthy.
The Christian Science Monitor Modesto cop killing highlights spike in violence against police Two high-profile shootings of police officers in small towns – one on each coast – are highlighting statistics that show a sharp spike in police officer deaths nationwide during the past two years.
The Christian Science Monitor Modesto cop killing highlights spike in violence against police Two high-profile shootings of police officers in small towns â one on each coast â are highlighting statistics that show a sharp spike in police officer deaths nationwide during the past two years.
Obama, Romney tax plans for ultra-rich offer window on disparate economic views Massachusetts was still reeling from the bursting of the tech bubble. It was also in the midst of a decades-long bleeding of manufacturing jobs. Under Romney, manufacturing payroll employment dropped more than 14 percent, giving the state the third-worst record nationally during that time, according to analysis by Andrew Sum, director of the Center for […]
Chicago Tribune Chicago homicides soar in first quarter of 2012 Homicides in Chicago soared by 60 percent in the first three months of 2012, continuing a troublesome trend that began late last year. Nonfatal shootings also rose sharply in the first quarter, Police Department statistics show.
Toronto Sun Race case now needs quiet for a fair trial 18 The man who carefully handled Trayvon Martin’s body for burial has a request. Now that George Zimmerman faces second-degree murder in the shooting of 17-year-old Martin, Florida funeral director Richard Kurtz wants rhetoric put aside and for justice to take over.
The Advertiser The traits that America’s school shooters share When the first headlines hit online news sites about the recent shooting spree at Oikos University, a small and previously obscure school in Oakland, my mind immediately considered the possibilities. The gunman could very well be an older student — or perhaps former student — with a grudge against the school. Within hours, reports surfaced […]
The Science of Compassion: A Conversation With Professor David DeSteno Compassion is a deep-seated value in every religious tradition. Judaism teaches that the world stands on Torah, on prayer and on acts of loving kindness. Christians celebrate the story of the Good Samaritan in Luke. And a major reason the Dalai Lama is so honored is because of his Buddhist teachings on compassion.