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The global Occupy movement focuses on the 99%, but what about the poor 1%? Eating the rich won’t end starvation.They’re getting the negative focus, and should for the most part. Even so, have pity on the rich, if for...

Even as Iraqis celebrated the departure of the last American troops Sunday, the dangers left behind after nearly nine years of war were on full display. Politicians feuded along the country's potentially explosive sectarian lines and the drumbeat of...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The growth of the Brazilian economy, together with the shortage of skilled labor, is attracting more foreign workers to the country.During the first half of 2011, a record 26,545 work visas were issued to...

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica – The government is clamping down on businesses and individuals who defraud the state by failing to pay taxes.The government wants to curtail a runaway fiscal deficit that in 2010 was the highest in Latin...

Are the protests around the world, which even hidebound Time Magazine in America is featuring as ‘Person of the Year,’ auguring and catalyzing a global shift in consciousness?The mass movements directed at governments around the world (with even villagers...

The most difficult question in philosophy is called ‘the problem of evil.’ I have reluctantly explored the issue since first having been directly exposed to evil in the last year of the Soviet Union.But just what is it? Evil...

This prequel to the Shrek cartoon franchise, with Antonio Banderas as the heavily accented cat of the title, is an entertaining, if not rip-roaring spin-offPuss in Boots Production year: 2011 Country: USA Cert (UK): U Runtime: 90 mins Directors: Chris Miller Cast: Amy Sedaris, Antonio Banderas, Billy Bob Thornton, Salma Hayek,...

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica – Rodrigo Sánchez said it was a real estate opportunity he couldn’t refuse.“A friend of mine told me about this business,” Sánchez, 50, said. “He said that he would pay $3 million colones (US$5,967) and...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Brazil wants 2014 to be the year the World Cup goes green. The road to a sustainable soccer competition begins with the 12 stadiums of the host cities.In order to obtain financing from the Brazilian Development...

For a nation that prides itself on the beauty of its environment and the diversity of its ecological heritage, Costa Rica has been remarkably slow in joining the “green” movement, which for several decades has been taking root around...