Tuesday, Mar 16th 2010
Charity worker safe after mob’s adoption anger | Independent.ie
Haitian's concerned about foreign nationals taking advantage of the catastrope in their country to take children - a justifiable concern - are described as an 'angry mob of Haitian men' when confronting an Irish female 'charity worker' (as opposed to an agent of a private adoption [...]
The economist Michael Burke has a post up on Socialist Economic Bulletin, which has been cross-posted on Progressive Economy about the current situation in Greece. The post is a follow on from his previous posts on the topic which I have already linked to. In this piece Michael shows that Greece’s debt crisis has been [...]
Shell Corrib Gas - Who are the real Thugs & Bullies? | Indymedia Ireland
A number of high profile Shell to Sea campaigners including 'the Chief' Pat O'Donnell and Maura Harrington sought to appeal certain criminal convictions in cases heard last week at Castlebar Circuit Court from 9th - 11th February. A few of the appeals [...]
Palestinian Avatar « Louis Proyect: The Unrepentant Marxist
Bilin Reenacts Avatar Film A.K.A The Palestinian Avatar!
Sex, Lies, and Economics: The Amazing Story of Economics and Economists Before Adam Smith | Michael Perelman
Michael Perelman provides some details and short excerpts from his current project a book which he hopes to publish called Invisible Handcuffs. It includes an incredible story of 17th Century economist William Petty, who:
Besides having the distinction of being [...]
The real reason for the euromess | Paul Krugman
For the truth is that lack of fiscal discipline isn't the whole, or even the main, source of Europe's troubles not even in Greece, whose government was indeed irresponsible (and hid its irresponsibility with creative accounting).
No, the real story behind the euromess lies not in the profligacy [...]
Iceland’s fight for press freedom | Alda Sigmundsdóttir | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
I thought the idea of creating this sort of haven in Iceland – a country struggling with the exposure of massive amounts of corruption, not to mention a severely restricted media sector – was both novel and intriguing. It also seemed perfectly [...]
Even before EU Finance ministers were due to meet today to discuss whether Greece needs to do more to reduce its deficit this year from 12.7 to 8.7 percent GDP, Jean-Claude Trichet was on TV demanding that Greece needs to take “extra measures” to ensure the credibility of their “turnaround plan”. These extra measures, a [...]
Proinnsias Breathnach | Competitiveness myths unsupported by the evidence
"The preoccupation of many economists with labour costs as the key to export competitiveness is difficult to fathom given the minor role played by such costs in the overall cost structure of Ireland’s main export sectors. In manufacturing as a whole, labour costs amounted for just 15.5% [...]
Iceland aims to become an offshore haven for journalists and leakers » Nieman Journalism Lab
On Tuesday, the Icelandic parliament is expected to introduce a measure aimed at making the country an international center for investigative journalism publishing, by passing the strongest combination of source protection, freedom of speech, and libel-tourism prevention laws in the world.
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