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Knowledge vs. Opinion: How Cultural Elites Shape Public Percepti
Don’t fall in love with your neighborhood barista | Capitol Hill
Great customer service or coffee shop love? I have this friend, let’s call him John.
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ( ACTA ), is a multinational treaty for the purpose of establishing international standards for intellectual property rights enforcement. The agreement aims to establish an international legal framework for targeting counterfeit goods, generic medicines and copyright infringement on the Internet, and would create a new governing body outside existing forums, such as the World Trade Organization , the World Intellectual Property Organization , or the United Nations . The agreement was signed in October 2011 by Australia , Canada , Japan , Morocco , New Zealand , Singapore , South Korea , and the United States . [ 6 ] In 2012, Mexico , the European Union and 22 countries which are member states of the European Union signed as well. [ 7 ] One signatory (Japan) has ratified (formally approved) the agreement, which would come into force in countries that ratified it after ratification by six countries.
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
The Billionaire Koch Brothers’ War Against Obama
On May 17th, a black-tie audience at the Metropolitan Opera House applauded as a tall, jovial-looking billionaire took the stage. It was the seventieth annual spring gala of American Ballet Theatre, and David H. Koch was being celebrated for his generosity as a member of the board of trustees; he had recently donated $2.5 million toward the company’s upcoming season, and had given many millions before that.
