This post was written by Vicky Donnelly and originally posted on Contact.ie. “THERE MUST BE 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LENDER” On the occasion of International Women’s Day we ask – Is Ireland stuck in…
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Open letter to the foreign speakers at the conference: Iceland´s Recovery—Lessons and Challenges
Rakel Sigurgeirsdóttir, an Icelandic teacher from Reykjavík sent on this explanation for the open letter (below) that is addressed to the foreign experts invited to attend the Iceland´s Recovery-Lessons and Challenges conference, being held on…
A grim assessment of Europe’s Social Democratic Parties: video
This is a very interesting instalment from an interview that the Scottish branch of Unite the union conducted with Yanis Varoufakis in which he provides a very damning assessment of social democratic parties in Europe….
Michael Albert – Dublin Talks
Michael Albert, writer, activist, author of ‘Parecon – Life after Capitalism’ and co-founder of ZNet, will be speaking at various locations in Dublin on 11th and 12th of October 2011 (details below). Subjects include media, participatory…
European Conference Against Austerity & Privatization, London Oct 1st 2011
The Coalition of Resistance is organising a European conference against Austerity, Cuts and Privatisation, and in defence of the Welfare State on Saturday 1st October in London. You can register and get details about the…
Genoa 2001, the Death of Carlo Giuliani and the Making of Berlusconi’s Mousetrap
Here’s something which Eamonn Crudden passed on to me today to mark the anniversary of the death 10 years ago of Carlo Giuliani, a young anarchist who was shot dead by Italian Police in Genoa…
Who Benefits From the Crisis in Ireland?
Last Sunday Michael Burke had an article in the Guardian’s Comment is Free on the European Banking Association’s stress tests and the current Eurozone debt crisis. Michael argues that the spending cuts imposed on “bailed…
Even the IMF Doesn’t Believe This
Yes, we got a pat on the head. Yes, as Stephen Kinsella put it, there was a ‘nothing to see here, keep moving,’ quality to the EU-IMF’s performance report. And, yes, the IMF is forecasting…
The New IMF Head Should Look to the Future, Not the Past
The main direction of lobbying for the IMF’s new managing director is unfortunately showing the weak side of that organization, not its strong one. Serious economic commentary already knows the greatest challenges of the next…
The Strauss-Kahn Scandals We Ignore
This article originally appeared in New Europe today. Republished with the kind permission of the author. The press coverage of Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s arrest leaves me ambivalent. Like every other journalist who has written about the…
Yanis Varoufakis | On the Political Economics of Dominic Strauss Kahn’s Political Death
Yanis Varoufakis | On the Political Economics of Dominic Strauss Kahn’s Political Death Yanis Varoufakis on the political ‘death’ of DSK. Varoufakis quotes DSK in a BBC Radio 4 interview broadcast in Jan 2011 where…
Athens Conference on Debt and Austerity: From the Global South to Europe May 6-7-8, 2011
This is a statement published after the Athens Conference on Debt and Austerity: From the Global South to Europe, which was held on May 6-7-8, 2011. We, representatives of movements and activists from across the…
Debt and Austerity: From the Global South to Europe Global Gathering: Athens, Greece 6th-8th May 2011
Invitation – Open to All Debt and Austerity: From the Global South to Europe Global Gathering: Athens, Greece 6th-8th May 2011 We would like to invite you to attend a ground-breaking global gathering in Athens,…
Will Iceland Vote “No” on April 9, or commit financial suicide?
An article by Michael Hudson, on today’s “Icesave” Referendum in Iceland. Republished with permission. Thanks to Gunnar Skuli Armannsson for passing it on. A year ago, in March 2010, Iceland’s economy was so small that…
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