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NewsTrust - Business - Most Recent Stories Copyright (c) 2008 NewsTrust en-us Wed, 23 May 2012 02:06:22 -0700 http://newstrust.net/images/logos/newstrust-logo_20px.gif NewsTrust http://newstrust.net/subjects/business/most_recent http://newstrust.net/subjects/business/most_recent NewsTrust helps people find good journalism online. We rate the news based on quality, not just popularity. Our social news network features top-rated stories from hundreds of mainstream and independent sources. Find out more at http://newstrust.net/ SpaceX Launches Private Capsule on Historic Trip to Space Station Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8727277/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8727277/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/yahoo_news?ref=rss">Yahoo! News</a> - May. 22 - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private space capsule called Dragon soared into the predawn sky Tuesday, riding a pillar of flame like its beastly namesake on a history-making trip to the International Space Station.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8727277?ref=rss">3.6 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8727277?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8727277/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Facebook Money Unlimited Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8714038?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8714038?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/new_yorker?ref=rss">New Yorker</a> - By Jeffrey Toobin - May. 21 (Special Report) - When Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission was first argued before the Supreme Court, on March 24, 2009, it seemed like a case of modest importance. The issue before the Justices was a narrow one. The McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law prohibi</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8714038?ref=rss">4.1 average</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8714038?ref=rss">11 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8714038?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Law U.S. Congress U.S. Supreme Court Republicans Campaign Reform Election Reform Money and Politics Elections Advertising Corporate Governance Campaign Finance Presidential Election 2012 Advocates: '12 Budget Dance Has Heavier Beat Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8726275/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8726275/toolbar?ref=rss <span>bkbureau.org - May. 21 (News) - After years of austerity, advocates say the annual ritual of protests against proposed cuts has taken on a more urgent tone.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8726275?ref=rss">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8726275?ref=rss">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8726275/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Poverty Money and Politics Obama Administration Youth Hispanic Obama’s remarks on worst job growth: Did he end it or should he own it? Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8725699/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8725699/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/washington_post?ref=rss">Washington Post</a> - By Josh Hicks - May. 21 - “The ideas that [Republicans are] putting forward have been tried. We tried them between 2000 and 2008, and it resulted in the most sluggish job growth that we’ve ever seen, resulted in all kinds of phony financial profits and debt, and resulted in the worst financial crisis and economic crisis we’ve seen since the 1930s.” Read full article ...</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8725699?ref=rss">1.5 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8725699?ref=rss">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8725699/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Jobs G8 leaders end summit with pledge to keep Greece in eurozone Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8724389/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8724389/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/the_guardian?ref=rss">The Guardian</a> - By Ewen MacAskill - May. 20 (News Report) - US and France succeed in putting promotion of growth at top of communique despite Germany's resistance to stimulus package Barack Obama and the other G8 leaders wrapped up their negotiations on the European crisis at Camp David on Saturday with a pledge to keep Greece in the eurozone and to promote growth. The communique, which had the growth promise at the top, represents a victory for Obama and the new French president, François Hollande, over German chancellor, Angela Merkel, who has resisted calls for a stimulus package. But it may be shortlived. The communique was short in detail and Merkel could re-establish her dominance next week at an informal European meeting. The eight leaders meeting at the US presidential retreat in Maryland issued a communique declaring in its opening paragraph: "Our imperative is to promote growth and jobs." It added: "The global economic recovery shows signs of promise, but significant headwinds persist. Against this background, we commit to take all ...</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8724389?ref=rss">4.7 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8724389?ref=rss">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8724389/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Global Economy Europe European Union France Jobs Germany Greece How to peek through Dan Schultz’s Truth Goggles, the B.S. detection software Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8724771/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8724771/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/nieman_watchdog?ref=rss">Nieman Journalism Lab</a> - By Andrew Phelps - May. 20 (Opinion) - Last November I wrote about Dan Schultz and his Truth Goggles, a piece of software he’s developing in partnership with PolitiFact that highlights suspicious claims in news articles. It’s as simple as spellcheck. Now, as Schultz finalizes his graduate thesis at the MIT Media Lab, he’s conducting a user study to understand how people (anonymously) respond to a prototype of the tool. It’s our first look at the software in action, and he wants you to give it a try.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8724771?ref=rss">3.6 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8724771?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8724771/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Media and Politics Internet Fake News Journalism How Crazy Is Wall Street, New York Times? Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8724770/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8724770/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/daily_beast?ref=rss">The Daily Beast</a> - By Edward Jay Epstein - May. 20 (Opinion) - The New York Times published an opinion piece on May 12, 2012, concerning the question of whether the rich, from a moral standpoint, are good or bad. The story reported, “A recent study found that 10 percent of people who work on Wall Street are ‘clinical psychopaths’ and that they exhibit an ‘unparalleled capacity for lying, fabrication, and manipulation.’ ” The vivid term “clinical psychopath” brings to mind the berserk buzz-saw-wielding investment banker played by Christian Bale in the film American Psycho. Since some 3.9 million people work in the financial-services industry, a clinically diagnosed horde of lunatics numbering almost 400,000 people would certainly be a matter of public concern, though it might only confirm some journalists’ view of American capitalism.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8724770?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8724770?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8724770/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Money and Politics Corporate Governance Finance Psychology Wealth The Most Powerful Special Interest in Washington: The Acronym Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8723838?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8723838?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/new_york_times?ref=rss">New York Times</a> - By Micah Cohen - May. 20 (Opinion) - A linguistic plague is creeping through the nation's capital - the "bacronym," where a PAC or bill name is chosen so that the initial letters of each word form a desired word.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8723838?ref=rss">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8723838?ref=rss">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8723838?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> U.S. Congress U.S. Senate Media and Politics Money and Politics Elections Housing Campaign Finance Michele Bachmann Maryland Presidential Election 2012 This week in the War on Women: Damn broads are greedy, lying whores Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8723766/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8723766/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/daily_kos?ref=rss">Daily Kos</a> - By rss@dailykos.com (Kaili Joy Gray) - May. 20 (Opinion) - Praise great Gaia for the awesome perks of being a woman! Sure, we women may have once been second-class citizens, but ever since the radical feminists destroyed the patriarchal structure of our society and totally ended sexism forever, usurping all the levers of power in the public and private sector, it's been a non-stop gravy train of government handouts and free rides, as we enjoy our superior status in society by lording it over the oppressed menfolk. Am I right? No, of course not, but that's the mindset of the Republican Party, as it continues to wage war against women's rights and privileges. Damn broads have too many rights nowadays, and those excessive rights infringe on the more-important-rights of Catholic bishops who think women's health care restricts their religious liberty; the rights of men who abuse their wives and girlfriends because sometimes that's the only way to keep them in line; and the rights of Republican taxpayers to ensure that their money is not spent on ...</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8723766?ref=rss">3.5 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8723766?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8723766/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Poverty Law Women Jobs Do You Want the Good News First? Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8723679?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8723679?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/new_york_times?ref=rss">New York Times</a> - By Thomas L. Friedman - May. 19 (Opinion) - I’ve spent the last week traveling to two of America’s greatest innovation hubs — Silicon Valley and Seattle — and the trip left me feeling a combination of exhilaration and dread. The excitement comes from not only seeing the stunning amount of innovation emerging from the ground up, but from seeing the new tools coming on stream that are, as Amazon.com’s founder, Jeff Bezos, put it to me, “eliminating all the gatekeepers” — making it easier and cheaper than ever to publish your own book, start your own company and chase your own dream. Never have individuals been more empowered, and we’re still just at the start of this trend.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8723679?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8723679?ref=rss">5 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8723679?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> China Foreign Policy Immigration Innovation Technology Jobs Facebook Romney Embraces Growth, Leaving Austerity To Europe Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8723636/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8723636/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/huffington_post?ref=rss">Huffington Post</a> - By Jon Ward - May. 19 (Opinion) - Austerity is out. Growth is in. And Mitt Romney's campaign has taken notice. Politicians in Europe and in President Barack Obama's administration can't get enough of the G word these days. "Growth must be a priority, at the same time as we put in place some fiscal compact to improve our finances," said the new French President Francois Hollande, during a visit with Obama in the Oval Office on Friday.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8723636?ref=rss">3.3 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8723636?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8723636/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Global Economy European Union U.S. Economy Nicolas Sarkozy Mitt Romney The Wright stuff: President Obama and the Ricketts smear Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8722071/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8722071/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/the_guardian?ref=rss">The Guardian</a> - By Ana Marie Cox - May. 19 (Opinion) - Republicans are rightly shamed by a Super Pac ad plan to tag Obama as a black radical. The irony is his very lack of radicalism Nebraska has already supplied the right with a billionaire boogeyman: Warren Buffet, hero of the secretarial pool and worldly philanthropist. Now, the left has a Husker to hate: Joe Ricketts, the man for whom a group of Republican troublemakers dreamed up the perhaps-intentionally hilarious, to-be-sure-intentionally shocking "Plan to Defeat Barack Hussein Obama" . The document's deadpan staccato phrasing has the punctuation-agnostic urgency and livid prose of a "Mission: Impossible" assignment memo (or an Austin Powers trailer). "The Plan. An Overview," reads the titular section: "A five-minute unusually unique" – sic! – "film bringing his tutorship beneath Reverend Wright and others to the forefront of popular discourse … We start by raising an eyebrow. Teasers, hints of dark clouds to come. Buying print space, newspaper ads, kiosks at the airport, around the ...</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8722071?ref=rss">3.3 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8722071?ref=rss">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8722071/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Money and Politics Presidential Election 2012 What the Chinese Want Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8722269/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8722269/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/wall_street_journal?ref=rss">Wall Street Journal</a> - By Tom Doctoroff - May. 19 (Opinion) - Consumers in China are increasingly modern in their tastes, but they are not becoming 'Western.' How the selling of coffee, cars and pizza sheds light on a nation racing toward superpower status.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8722269?ref=rss">3.3 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8722269?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8722269/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Global Economy China Consumer Issues Mitt Romney's flip-flops Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8721953/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8721953/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/politifact?ref=rss">PolitiFact</a> - By Bill Adair , Louis Jacobson - May. 18 (Fact Check) - For the 2012 presidential campaign, we're using the Flip O-Meter to assess the statements of President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. This article includes links to the Flip-O-Meter items we've published on Romney. We'll update it as we publish more in the future.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8721953?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8721953?ref=rss">3 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8721953/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Gun Control U.S. Economy Republicans Taxes Mitt Romney Climate Change Presidential Election 2012 Paul Krugman on Eurozone: "The Whole Thing Could Fall Apart in a Matter of Months" Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8721064/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8721064/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/democracy_now?ref=rss">Democracy Now</a> - By Paul Krugman, Amy Goodman - May. 17 (Interview) - The European economic crisis is expected to top the agenda at the G8 meeting tomorrow at Camp David. In Greece, voters will soon head to the polls for another round of elections which will be viewed by many as a referendum on the Euro. Our guest today, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, warns the current bank run in Greece could spiral into the end of the Eurozone. "It is really quite shocking,” Krugman says. “I hate to sound apocalyptic.” Meanwhile, France's new finance minister has reiterated that the country's new socialist government will not ratify the European Union's fiscal pact calling for greater austerity. [Transcript to come. Check back soon.]</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8721064?ref=rss">4.0 average</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8721064?ref=rss">3 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8721064/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Global Economy Europe "End This Depression Now" Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8721062/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8721062/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/democracy_now?ref=rss">Democracy Now</a> - By Paul Krugman, Amy Goodman - May. 17 (Interview) - Right now, there just is not enough spending, and we need the government, which can do it, to step in and provide the demand we need. ... We’ve had austerity in the face of a recession, in a way that we have never had before since the 1930s. ... And the results are clear: it’s disastrous."</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8721062?ref=rss">4.6 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8721062?ref=rss">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8721062/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Poverty U.S. Economy Money and Politics Jobs Jamie Dimon Should Resign Over JPMorgan's $3B Lost Bet and Campaign Against Financial Regs Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8721063/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8721063/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/democracy_now?ref=rss">Democracy Now</a> - By Paul Krugman: Amy Goodman - May. 17 (Interview) - As the financial giant JPMorgan Chase continues to suffer major losses on its risky derivatives trades, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman says bank chief Jamie Dimon should resign “precisely because he has been using his supposed wisdom as a way to campaign against reform and now it turns out he wasn't that wise after all. In fact, his bank was doing seriously bad stuff." Krugman says, "I think it would be better for everybody if he went." The Justice Department is now probing JPMorgan amid new calls for tougher regulation of Wall Street. "They are making these bets with your money because these are banks that are guaranteed. They have guaranteed deposits," Krugman says. "We are supposed to have a rule going into effect -- the Volcker Rule -- that says they can't do this kind of stuff, but they are continuing to do it. ... We can not trust the bankers to use this money safely." [Transcript to come. Check back soon.]</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8721063?ref=rss">3.5 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8721063?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8721063/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> U.S. Economy Corporate Governance Finance Wealth What You've Heard About Greece Is Not True Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8721060/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8721060/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/huffington_post?ref=rss">Huffington Post</a> - By Richard Parker: - May. 17 (Comment) - You've probably come across reports that the Greeks are feckless tax evading...</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8721060?ref=rss">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8721060?ref=rss">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8721060/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Global Economy European Union Finance Greece 'Naked Short Selling' Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8718166/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8718166/toolbar?ref=rss <span>readersupportednews.org - By Matt Taibbi - May. 16 (Investigative Report) - “Fuck the compliance area – procedures, schmecedures,” chirps Peter Melz, former president of Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp. (a.k.a. Merrill Pro), when a subordinate worries about the company failing to comply with the rules governing short sales. We also find out here how Wall Street professionals manipulated public opinion by buying off and/or intimidating experts in their respective fields.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8718166?ref=rss">4.4 average</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8718166?ref=rss">4 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8718166/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Law Finance Crime Mitt Romney Debt Speech Ignores Key Facts Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8716373/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8716373/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/huffington_post?ref=rss">Huffington Post</a> - By Tom Raum - May. 16 (News Analysis) - When Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney decried the "prairie fire" of U.S. debt Tuesday, he ignored some of the sparks that set...</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8716373?ref=rss">4.4 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8716373?ref=rss">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8716373/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> U.S. Budget Money and Politics Elections Finance Taxes Mitt Romney Presidential Election 2012 Social journalism research helps explain how information is verified on Twitter Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8718238/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8718238/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/poynter_institute?ref=rss">Poynter Institute</a> - By Craig Silverman, Alfred Hermida - May. 16 (Interview) - Hermida, a founding member of the BBCNews.com team who now serves as an associate professor at the University of British Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, also recently presented a paper at the International Symposium on Online Journalism about A</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8718238?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8718238?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8718238/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Internet Citizen Journalism Journalism New Media Social Networks Twitter Crony Capitalism: After Lobbying Against New Financial Regulations, JPMorgan Loses $2B in Risky Bet Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8717221/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8717221/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/democracy_now?ref=rss">Democracy Now</a> - By Amy Goodman - May. 15 (News Analysis) - The loss has renewed calls for tougher regulation of Wall Street, with critics saying JPMorgan could have avoided it under regulations the bank opposed.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8717221?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8717221?ref=rss">3 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8717221/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Law Money and Politics Finance Austerity is Sinking Economies from Europe to U.S. Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8717261/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8717261/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/democracy_now?ref=rss">Democracy Now</a> - By Amy Goodman, William Black - May. 15 (Interview) - White-collar criminologist and former senior financial regulator William Black addresses the grassroots reaction to austerity measures in Europe -- from the "Indignados" movement in Spain to the anti-bailout elections in France and Greece -- as well as in the United States, where the Occupy movement is re-emerging as the presidential campaign gets into full gear. "Finance is supposed to simply be a middleman to help the real economy," Black says. "It in fact now completely dominates and is a parasite on the real economy. German austerity has pushed the entire eurozone into recession and the periphery into Great Depression-level unemployment. And the same arguments are being made in the United States and are used as a pretext to try to destroy Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. It is economically illiterate, but politically attractive." [includes rush transcript]</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8717261?ref=rss">3.7 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8717261?ref=rss">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8717261/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Global Economy How to Use the Internet Wisely, for Your Health and Your Country's Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8712835/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8712835/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/atlantic_monthly?ref=rss">Atlantic Monthly</a> - By Howard Rheingold - May. 13 (Opinion) - Use the following methods and tools to protect yourself from toxic bad info. Use them and then pass them along to others. Promote the notion that more info literacy is a practical answer to the growing info pollution. Be the change you want to see. Although the Web undermines authority (by enabling anybody to publish), authority is still useful as one clue to credibility in a detective hunt that accounts for many other clues. Claims to authority, however, need to be questioned. I might add credibility to my assessment if a source is a verified professor at a known institution of higher learning, an authentic MD or PhD, but I would not subtract it from people without credentials whose expertise seems authentic. If you are going to grant credibility to people whose expertise is based on being a professor of something, make sure that assertion is accurate. Don't stop at simply verifying that the claim to be a professor is valid if you are looking for scientific credibility. The next step is to use the Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index that derives a score from the scholar's publications, citations by other scholars, grants, honors, and awards. If you want to get even more serious, download a free copy of Publish or Perish software, which analyzes scientific citations from Google Scholar according to multiple criteria. Or use the h-index to calculate how many times other scientists have cited a particular source. Again, don't trust just one source; triangulate.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8712835?ref=rss">3.9 average</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8712835?ref=rss">5 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8712835/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Media and Politics Internet Technology Psychology Citizen Journalism Fake News Journalism Social Networks Social Change Digital Learning News Literacy How the five web literacies are becoming essential survival skills Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/8710737/toolbar?ref=rss http://newstrust.net/stories/8710737/toolbar?ref=rss <span><a href="http://newstrust.net/sources/nieman_watchdog?ref=rss">Nieman Journalism Lab</a> - By Justin Ellis - May. 13 (News Report) - Howard Rheingold isn’t too concerned about whether Google is making us stupid or if Facebook is making us lonely. Those kind of criticisms, Rheingold says, miscalculate the ability humans have to change their behavior, particularly when it comes to how we use social media and the Internet more broadly. “If, like many others, you are concerned social media is making people and cultures shallow, I propose we teach more people how to swim and together explore the deeper end of the pool,” Rheingold said Thursday. Rheingold was visiting the MIT Media Lab to talk about his new book, Net Smart: How to Thrive Online, which examines how people can use the Internet not just to better themselves, but also society as a whole. Rheingold has a longer online history than most, going back to The WELL, one of the first online forums back in the 1980s. Ever since writing about that experience, Rheingold has developed a habit for dropping the kind of book that not just probes what it means to be online, but charts what that means for all of us.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8710737?ref=rss">3.8 average</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8710737?ref=rss">4 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/8710737/toolbar?ref=rss">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Media and Politics Innovation Internet Psychology Social Networks Future Digital Learning News Literacy