Employers can help their employees to pursue financial stability and literacy by signing on to free turnkey programs offered by America Saves. The different programs can be found by clicking "About Us" in the header menu. The "Split to Save" program enables employees to automatically deposit part of their direct-deposit paycheck into a savings account. Employees also have access to no-cost tools...
Founded in 1882, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) works to "serve the public interest by providing safe, efficient and economical transit services." Their members include public bus, rapid transit, and commuter rail systems, along with various private organizations that provide support services for these systems. First-time visitors to the site may wish to look over some of...
Wants are much different than needs, though it would seem that various groups do a very good job of convincing individuals that they need all types of consumer goods. This rather insightful documentary from American RadioWorks looks into the world of buying and selling by talking with marketers, scientists, designers, and others. Produced by Chris Julin, Ochen Kaylan, and Ellen Guettler, the...
Mexico vote takes pulse for presidential race
http://www.boston.com/news/world/latinamerica/articles/2011/07/04/mexico_vote_takes_pulse_for_presidential_race/
Mexico arrests Zetas leader 'connected to attack' against ICE agents
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/07/04/mexico.arrest/
United Nations Human Rights: Mexico...
Getting a handle on what the phrase “globalization” means can be a bit like trying to lasso a fast-moving cloud. Does globalization mean the cross-pollination of different musical styles? Is it the vast geographical expansion of major multinational corporations into remote locales? Well, of course, it’s both of these things and quite a bit more. In a paper that appeared in the Autumn 2006 edition...
The researchers and scholars at the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS) at the Universiteit Twente in the Netherlands have long been interested in the changing world of higher education within Western Europe. This latest 58-page report on the broader landscape of this system focuses on the latest developments in higher education's infrastructure, finance, governance and quality...
In many urban areas around the United States, certain neighborhoods have few, if any, traditional financial services available for local residents. This intriguing report, produced by the Urban Institute Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center (for the Fannie Mae Foundation), explores the alternative financial service providers (such as check-cashing outlets) that some 56 million adults...
The World Bank is stepping up to the new media plate by asking concerned app developers to bring out their innovative software applications that "move us a step closer toward solving some of the world's most pressing problems." On the site, visitors can look over all of the apps that have been submitted as part of this initiative, and they are all quite interesting. They include "Food Factor",...
This digital exhibit from the National Agricultural Library highlights the work of the USDA Bureau of Home Economics, which was in existence from 1923 to 1962. Readers will also find a bit of pre-history of the Bureau, beginning with the Smith-Lever Act of 1914 that established a system of cooperative extension offices connected to land grant universities as a way to improve agricultural practices...
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