The Second UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries: Two Years in the Planning →

November 03, 2014 by Aleksi Tzatzev in United Nations

A lot has changed since the 2003 Almaty Programme of Action (APoA). The average income per capita of Landlocked Developing Countries has grown 3.8 per year – well above the global average of 1.5 percent. Since 2000, the value of merchandise exports of LLDCs has also increased almost seven-fold. Nevertheless these states remain highly vulnerable to external economic shocks and climate change, two weaknesses that the Second UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries seeks to remedy.

The Supreme Court Fight Over Generic Drugs Could Be The Obamacare Of 2013 →

December 13, 2012 by Aleksi Tzatzev in Business Insider

The so-called "pay for delay" practice costs consumers $3.5 billion each year in higher drug costs, the Federal Trade Commission claims.

There's A Disturbing Trend Involving Anti-Gay Hate Crime In The US →

December 12, 2012 by Aleksi Tzatzev in Business Insider

While the number of hate crimes in America is going down, hate crimes against gays are not, according to the FBI's Hate Crime Report.

Judge Rejects Lawsuit To Block Ohio's Electronic Voting Machines →

November 06, 2012 by Aleksi Tzatzev in Business Insider

A federal judge ruled Tuesday there was "zero" evidence that new voting machine software in Ohio could interfere with ballots.

Google Is Spending More Than Ever On Lobbying While An FTC Fight Looms →

October 23, 2012 by Aleksi Tzatzev in Business Insider

The company has already spent $13.1 million on lobbying in the first three quarters in 2012, compared to the $9.7 million it shelled out in all of 2011, according to The Hill, which cited disclosure forms filed Monday.

Appeals Court Says The Defense Of Marriage Act Is Unconstitutional →

October 18, 2012 by Aleksi Tzatzev in Business Insider

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday found that a key section of the Defense of Marriage Act violates the right to equal protection guaranteed by the Constitution.

Obama: US open for business →

January 25, 2012 by Aleksi Tzatzev in The Daily Targum

In his third “State of the Union” address, President Barack Obama called for a revival of the nation’s manufacturing sector and the closing of many tax loopholes responsible for losses of revenue.

Former Nixon counsel speaks of Watergate scandal and executive power →

November 17, 2011 by Aleksi Tzatzev in The Daily Targum

Almost four decades after the Watergate scandal, which brought an end to President Richard Nixon’s administration and marked the height of investigative journalism, John Dean thinks there are still lessons to be learned.

Activists work to localize global Occupy protests →

November 07, 2011 by Aleksi Tzatzev in The Daily Targum

Occupy New Brunswick hopes to gain traction next week, sharing ambitions with its New York sister, two months after the Occupy Wall Street movement began.

US trade adviser points to benefits of foreign trade →

October 20, 2011 by Aleksi Tzatzev in The Daily Targum

President Barack Obama’s chief trade adviser and negotiator pointed to last week’s passage of bilateral trade agreements between the United States and South Korea, Colombia and Panama as opportunities for job creation and faster economic recovery.

Poll reports more NJ voters support Obama’s re-election →

October 12, 2011 by Aleksi Tzatzev in The Daily Targum

Half of N.J. voters polled believe President Barack Obama deserves a second term in office, according to the Eagleton Institute of Politics.