Study suggests US companies use overseas workers to cut wages * The RegisterSkills shortage? What skills shortage? An extensive study of the US labor market has shown that the skills shortage which technology firms are constantly complaining about is overstated and firms may instead be using overseas workers to drive down wage costs.
Error Claims Cast Doubt on Bank of America Foreclosures in Bay AreaBy Matt Drange and Amy Julia Harris, Center for Investigative Reporting and Elizabeth Wagner, NBC Bay Area Published: April 25, 2013 Joji Thomas was desperate to save his home. The San Francisco mechanical engineer sold his car, tapped into his wife’s savings and begged friends for money.
U.S. gives big, secret push to Internet surveillanceJustice Department agreed to issue “2511 letters” immunizing AT&T and other companies participating in a cybersecurity program from criminal prosecution under the Wiretap Act, according to new documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
Meditating Measurably Changes The Brain Even When Not Actively Meditating – Waking Times ” Waking TimesApril McCarthy, Prevent Disease Waking Times A new study has found that participating in an 8-week meditation training program can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when someone is not actively meditating.
The Tech Industry’s Darkest Secret: It’s All About AgeThey don’t prepare you for this in college or admit it in job interviews. The harsh reality is that if you are middle-aged, write computer code for a living, and earn a six-figure salary, you’re headed for the unemployment lines. Your market value declines as you age and it becomes harder and harder to get a job.
Bloomberg Says Interpretation of Constitution Will ‘Have to Change’ After Boston BombingIn the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday the country’s interpretation of the Constitution will “have to change” to allow for greater security to stave off future attacks. “The people who are worried about privacy have a legitimate worry,” Mr. Bloomberg said during a press conference in Midtown.
WikiLeaks wins case against Visa contractor ordered to pay ‘$204k per month if blockade not lifted’ – RT NewsIceland’s Supreme Court has ruled that Valitor (formerly Visa Iceland) must pay WikiLeaks $204,900 per month or $2,494,604 per year in fines if it continues to blockade the whistle-blowing site. The court upheld the decision that Valitor had unlawfully terminated its contract with WikiLeaks’ donation processor, DataCell.
A Comma Gives Legal Victory To AIG Over Bank Of AmericaThe placement of a comma in a law written in 1919 was the deciding factor in an appeal between American International Group Inc (AIG) and Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC). American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) has beaten Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) on an appeal in its mortgage fraud suit-because of a single comma.
Mirabile Dictu! Someone (Bankruptcy Trustee Freeh) Finally Sues Jon Corzine Over MF Global ” naked capitalismThe great unwashed public might get to enjoy a bit of theater. MF Global bankruptcy trustee Louis Freeh filed suit against Jon Corzine and two other MF Global executives, Brad Abelow and Henri Steenkamp, for running the firm into the ground for breach of fiduciary duty of care, breach of fiduciary duty of loyalty, and breach of fiduciary duty of oversight.
Beijing slams US ‘woeful record of human rights’ – RT NewsThe US turns a blind eye to human rights issues, seriously threatening the lives of its citizens, a Chinese report claims. The damning analysis of US human rights abuses is Beijing’s retaliation to a Washington report decrying the Chinese government.
Law professor makes a case for legally recognizing the Dangers of SurveillanceThe Dangers of Surveillance, written by Neil M. Richards, Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis, was recently published on the Social Science Research Network. In it, Richards proposed “four principles that should guide the future development of surveillance law.”
Graham: FBI report raises questions about who helped 9/11 terrorists – Florida – MiamiHerald.com9/11 New FBI records connecting Saudis who lived in Sarasota before 9/11 to “individuals associated with the terrorist attacks” has spurred a renewed push to find out whether the al Qaeda suicide hijackers who killed nearly 3,000 people had help.
Hunger Striking at Guantánamo BayGUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba ONE man here weighs just 77 pounds. Another, 98. Last thing I knew, I weighed 132, but that was a month ago. I’ve been on a hunger strike since Feb. 10 and have lost well over 30 pounds. I will not eat until they restore my dignity.
A Mindful Difference: Respond vs React – Thin DifferenceThere may be a slight difference between the words react and respond. Yet, in practice, there seems to be a gulf of difference. React in action. When people react, it seems to be defensive. We seem to be at a disadvantage. We are uncomfortable with what is being said or done, and we react.
Pavlovian Politics: Leaders Line Up To Call For Increased Surveillance In Aftermath of Boston BombingPavlovian Politics: Leaders Line Up To Call For Increased Surveillance In Aftermath of Boston Bombing Below is my column today in USA Today on the Boston bombing and the call for new security laws and expanded surveillance.
What rights should Dzhokhar Tsarnaev get and why does it matter?Shortly before Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, an American citizen, was apprehended last night, GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham advocated on Twitter that the Boston Marathon bombing suspect be denied what most Americans think of as basic rights. “If captured,” Graham wrote, I hope [the] Administration will at least consider holding the Boston suspect as [an] enemy combatant for intelligence gathering purposes.”