Center for Research on Globalization Privatization of UK's Royal Mail– Goldman Sachs and UBS Gave “Priority …Center for Research on GlobalizationThe Bureau reveals the shareholders given priority status in the controversial Royal Mail flotation. (Image: Royal Mail via shutterstock.com). Hundreds of City institutions registered interest in Royal Mail shares in …

The Lists: Food stamps and poverty in MississippiWDAM-TVMississippi does offer a food stamp program known as SNAP; however, in November of 2013, over 300,000 participants benefits were cut by 5 percent, which left program participants anywhere from $11 to $36 dollars short for food. According to sociologist … More: continued here

Harrop: Historic post offices are on the blockReno Gazette JournalVENICE, Calif. – This beach community is LA's latest magnet for hip, cool and gentrification. Modest cottages currently sell for an immodest $2 million, even as homeless people, sprawled on nearby lawns, holler for handouts. Not everyone here agrees on … More: …

How The US Post Office Killed Innovative Digital Mail Because It Disrupted …TechdirtYou really should read the full story, but it involves the Postmaster General calling Outbox's founders into his office. They thought that it might be about an opportunity to work together to provide the American public a much …

Bad smell lingers around Royal Mail share saleFinancial Times… lingers around Royal Mail share sale. From Mr James Anderson. Sir, The news that Lazard Asset Management made a profit of £8m for its clients, by selling shares in the privatisation of Royal Mail during the first week of trading, is …

Nearly one in five people are on food stamps in five states, a stark reminder that the Great Recession continues to be a drag on the nation's poorest. More: continued here

WDIV Detroit 1 in 5 rely on food stamps in 5 statesWDIV DetroitNearly one in five people are on food stamps in five states, a stark reminder that the Great Recession continues to be a drag on the nation's poorest. In Mississippi, Oregon, Tennessee, New Mexico and Louisiana, food stamp …

Local 10 1 in 5 rely on food stamps hereCNNMoneyNationally, about 15% of Americans are on food stamps. And as the economy has improved, nationwide use of the safety-net program for the most vulnerable has edged down to 46.5 million in January, about 1.2 million fewer than a year earlier, …

Nearly one in five people are on food stamps in five states, a stark reminder that the Great Recession continues to be a drag on the nation's poorest. More: continued here

Postal Service will close main Topeka post officeHutchinson NewsTOPEKA – The U.S. Postal Service says it will not change a decision to close the main post office building in downtown Topeka. The postal service notified Mayor Larry Wolgast this week that it will relocate services at the building to another …