Mexico passed a law for the compensation of victims of crime

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Admin

The law includes the dead, injured, kidnapped or missing if they are civilians or members of the Mexican drug cartels and crime gangs. It will also cover the victims of other crimes, such as extortion.

The size is now approved by Congress and must be signed into law by the President, who supported the move.

The law will set up a national registry of victims and set aside funds to offset those financed in part by the assets seized from organized crime groups. Payment of compensation can reach as high as one million pesos ($ around) each.

The law requires authorities to make an effort to identify victims of crime staying or finding people who might still be alive.

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Rural religious community in Montana State battle charged labor law

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Admin

The Protestant group is similar to the Amish and Mennonites who live their religion centered on Germany-speaking communes scattered in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Canada.

They do not pay wages, not to vote and not enlisted in the military. They made their own clothes, produce their own food and build their own buildings.

“As an act of faith and worship, each individual is committed to the group. They didn’t have a television, a vacation, a home improvement loan or college tuition to pay, “Michael Talia, an attorney for a large colony of the sky, said in the description of the group to the Montana Supreme Court.

The High Court on Wednesday heard arguments from the colonies and countries on whether the Montana’s requirement that employers carry worker’s compensation insurance can be extended to religious organizations. State judge has ruled the law 2009 statutory workers compensation extending to force the group to pay for insurance in violation of their right to freely exercise their religion.

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Declaration for democracy

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Admin

Grassroots movement for a constitutional amendment to regaining control of our democracy for us people only got great support from more than a dozen members of Congress of the United States. “Congressional Summit on the Overturning of American citizens,” convened by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT.) and Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) at the u.s. Capitol, highlighted a growing movement to reverse citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and other horrible decisions the Supreme Court went against core constitutional principles and democracy.

Hiding somewhere in the crowd, but the live-tweeting from an alternate universe was not inhabited by a majority of Americans, citizens United head honcho David Bossie dismissed these leaders and grass-roots supporters as “clowns” and “Socialist” who wants to “chill speech.”

Back to reality where money property and does not speak, and unlimited political spending by corporations and the wealthy to buy influence and access is contrary to the values of the first amendment, the event today is a breath of fresh air in the Capitol where big companies and wealthy interests dominate the conversation too often.

Instead, we hear the voice of concerned Americans like Georgina Forbes Vermont. He described how people from all walks of life, Democrats and Republicans and independents alike, arranged so that the citizens in more than 65 town meetings across the country simultaneously demanding a constitutional amendment that will be based on the principles that the companies are not people and the money is not speech. Last week, the Vermont Senate to follow suit in the same way. What’s more, the Maryland legislature of New Mexico, and Hawaii also have announced their support for the amendment, and similar efforts under way in more than 17 other countries.

In response to these efforts led citizens and declaration for democracy supports the kinds of constitutional amendment business.

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Trade, security is top of the agenda at the Summit for American Harper ‘s

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Admin

Prime Minister Stephen Harper are planned for Canada signals desire to improve trade and investment in Latin America after he arrived here Friday for a weekend summit of political leaders from the Western hemisphere.

Harper attended the Summit of the Americas, the leaders of 34 Nations Conference which is held every three years.

This year’s Summit will touch on a variety of issues such as economic development, alleviate poverty, natural disasters, combating crime and preparation, Mexican drug cartels, and promote trade through major infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and ports.

The face of politicians officially launched their Summit on Saturday, a group of some 200 senior businessmen from the Western hemisphere–including about 25 from Canada – it’s continue their own Summit Friday.

Shortly after his arrival here, Harper was scheduled to meet with Canada chief executive officer at one session, and later held similar discussions with entrepreneurs at round sponsored by the United States Chamber of Commerce.

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Theft of ideas and the black unemployment

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Admin

Black unemployment is a persistent symptoms of racial discrimination and disparity of skill, but the competition and trade policy plays a role in unemployment which is too often overlook the policy makers.  Information technology (it) and intellectual property (IP) theft is a significant threat for u.s. companies the ability to generate income and thus the jobs.

Recently, U.S. Senator Mary l. Landrieu (D-Louisiana) and Olympia j. Snowe (R-Maine), Chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on small business and entrepreneurship, along with a bipartisan group of 14 other members of the Committee, wrote a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urged to help Attorneys General in 36 countries facing the problem grows and IP theft of u.s. companies by foreign manufacturers, and others.

Some have noted that many African-Americans are grappling with the February 2012, the African-American unemployment rate still stands at 8.8 per cent, up from 8.5% in January.  This is significantly higher than the great recession tops the overall unemployment rate of 10.2% in October 2009.

The fate of African-Americans has been tied to the manufacturing sector since the end of World War II.  John Schmitt and Ben Zipperer of economic and policy research centers have noted that manufacturing jobs “built under represented in their manufacturing.

Boost African-American unemployment trends will require the efforts of Phoenix.  Department of labor and other agencies have been awarded a consortium of 10 South Carolina educational institutions — including engineering colleges (HBCU) Denmark-$ 20 million to develop 37 new online course work are springing up in manufacturing and other key sectors.  While this approach to address gaps in skills, the FTC can do its part to resolve it and IP theft and ensure competitive landscape remains conducive to the growth of employment.

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