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Greece Didn’t Refuse Austerity: They Refused Further Debt Slavery to the EU
Greece Didn’t Refuse Austerity: They Refused Further Debt Slavery to the EU Did you hear the news? “Greece Says No to Further Austerity Measures!” Did you shake your head and say, “Wow, the nerve of those people refusing to cut their expenses in the face of all that debt”? I’m no financial expert, but I […]
There is Only One Way Out For Greece
There is Only One Way Out For Greece Brussels has been dead wrong. The stupid idea that the euro will bring stability and peace, as it was sold from the outset, has migrated to European domination as if this were “Game of Thrones”. Those in power have misread history, almost at every possible level. The […]
Greece Votes NO – Let The Chaos Begin…
Greece Votes NO – Let The Chaos Begin… The result of the referendum in Greece is a great victory for freedom, but it is also threatens to unleash unprecedented economic chaos all across Europe. With almost all of the votes counted, it is being reported that approximately 61 percent of Greeks have voted “no” and […]
Two Startling Victories for Global Sanity in One Week
Two Startling Victories for Global Sanity in One Week Austerity doesn’t work. Dutch judge: Citizens are right, slash carbon emissions. Two remarkable developments in the past week that could have a significant impact in many countries are worth a lot more attention in Canada and the United States. First, a major research document published by five top […]
The Greek Bank Holiday: This is What an Economic Collapse Looks Like
The Greek Bank Holiday: This is What an Economic Collapse Looks Like A “bank holiday” sounds like such an innocuous thing, doesn’t it? Playful, a well-deserved rest, maybe even fun. If you’d like to learn more about the fun of such a holiday, look no further than the streets of Greece, where people have been […]
Starvation Is The Price Greeks Will Pay For Remaining In The EU
Starvation Is The Price Greeks Will Pay For Remaining In The EU Syriza, the new Greek government that intended to rescue Greece from austerity, has come a cropper. The government relied on the good will of its EU “partners,” only to find that its “partners” had no good will. The Greek government did not understand […]
Alexis Tsipras: The Bell Tolls for Europe
Alexis Tsipras: The Bell Tolls for Europe This is a letter From Greek PM Alexis Tsipras in today’s Le Monde. I have little to add, his eloquence needs few comments at this moment. One thing is certain: the negotiations will never be the same. And neither will Europe. Straight from the Prime Minister’s offical website: : Alexis […]
Austerity, Economics and Religion
Austerity, Economics and Religion There are many things going on in the Greece vs Institutions+Germany negotiations, and many more on the fringe of the talks, with opinions being vented left and right, not least of all in the media, often driven more by a particular agenda than by facts or know-how. What most fail to […]
“Brazil Just Getting Worse and Worse”
“Brazil Just Getting Worse and Worse” The “B” in the falling BRICS… Brazil is in a tough spot. Led by weak investment and plummeting confidence, growth, after slowing markedly since mid-2013, came to a virtual halt in 2014. This largely reflects the impact of diminished competitiveness, the erosion of policy credibility, owing to a persistent […]
Will Austerity Be the Straw that Breaks the EU AND the UK?
Will Austerity Be the Straw that Breaks the EU AND the UK? From where we’re sitting, the biggest victory in the May 7 British election will turn out to be not that of the Conservatives, but of the SNP, the Scottish nationalists. The party took 56 out of 59 Scottish seats in the United Kingdom’s […]
Steps Towards a New World
Steps Towards a New World Four Co-ops That Are Building a New Economy Nowadays the exit from the so-called economic crisis in Europe has become the main topic of conversation. Various politicians, “experts” and technocrats speak of possible exits from the critical situation in which our societies have been trapped. But their proposals rarely go […]
Violent Clashes Break Out Next To New ECB Headquarters In Frankfurt As Thousands Protest Austerity: Live Webcast
Violent Clashes Break Out Next To New ECB Headquarters In Frankfurt As Thousands Protest Austerity It’s not just Greece which is protesting the utter lack of reforms enabled by the ECB known as “austerity” – as of today so is Germany itself with the so-called #Blockupy movement. According tolocal media reports, the start of anti-austerity […]
We’ll Meet Again, Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When
We’ll Meet Again, Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When I was having a post-Departmental Colloquium dinner with a small group of colleagues from the Harvard Chemistry Department in the Spring of 2008 when the subject turned to the then-recent shudderings of the stock market – a topic which at the time was of greater concern […]
Huge Madrid march in support of anti-austerity party Tens of thousands take to the streets of Spanish capital in support of Podemos. Tens of thousands of people have marched in Madrid in support for anti-austerity party Podemos, whose surging popularity and policies have drawn comparisons with Greece’s new Syriza rulers. On Saturday, protesters chanted “Yes […]
