Republicans and Democrats are promoting a hastily drafted debt ceiling deal that avoids a devastating default in the United States, but does little to slow down the massive accumulation of total federal debt, which is expected to exceed 50 billion dollars in a decade. According to Reuters, the...
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Former South African President Thabo Mbeki warns that South Africa "will one day explode
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has warned that the country faces a ticking time bomb and could see an uprising similar to the Arab Spring sparked by growing discontent. Mbeki, who succeeded the country's anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela in 1999, said South Africa faces unsustainable levels of poverty and unemployment....