BY ELYSSA LUKE – After five years of relatively secret negotiations, 12 Pacific Rim countries signed the world’s largest trade deal on Monday, October 5, 2015.[1] The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement cuts tariffs and fosters trade to boost growth amongst twelve nations already responsible for over 40% of world trade.[2] The agreement encompasses most goods […]
BY JULIANNA FAYNLEYB – On November 13, 2015, eight terrorists associated with ISIS launched a series of attacks in Paris, France, killing over 120 and injuring another 352. Armed with assault rifles and suicide vests, the terrorists systematically attacked six locations within the city, including the Stade de France where French President Hollande was attending […]
BY GINA LOREDO – “Offshore tax havens cost the United States approximately $100 billion per year; worldwide, the revenue losses from tax havens may be over $250 billion.” [1] Obtaining records from a foreign bank presents a challenge for the United States because they are not under United States jurisdiction. In order to deal with […]
BY MIKE DEUTSCH – Article two of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted in 1948, defines “genocide” as “any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: killing members of the […]
