As we have noted several times, the Greek crisis raises significant questions regarding the future of the Eurozone.
As we have noted several times, the Greek crisis raises significant questions regarding the future of the Eurozone.
The German government often promises poor countries enormous sums for environmental protection and development, but it rarely keeps its word.
In the context of the Greek crisis, that tendency could come back to haunt Berlin.
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Germany may have lost its position as the world’s leading exporter to China, but its dominance in the export market still has its fellow euro-zone members hot under the collar.
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One of the things you’ve got to say for Alan Greenspan is that he has at least a modicum of intellectual honesty. Despite the ghastliness that started in Black September 2008, most free-market fundamentalists have continued to hold to, if not intensity, their commitment to their “faith-based” economic views.
Over this past weekend, a lot of people were asking me a lot of questions about whether the Germans were “going to” bail out Greece.
What a surprise – NOT 😉 !!! If you’ve ever felt you were being ripped off in a New York City cab ride, YOU’RE PROBABLY RIGHT … “The drivers’ scheme, the Taxi and Limousine Commission said, involved 1.8 million rides and cost passengers an average of $4 to $5 extra per trip.
IHT piece confirms view Cold War won by Gorbachev for whole world, not Reagan Star Wars fantasies.
IHT piece confirms view Cold War won by Gorbachev for whole world, not Reagan Star Wars fantasies.
Foreign Policy magazine argues that Israel and Palestine are both tiny areas, basically large metropolises, and that it is in the economic interests of both to find a working peace. Herein lies on the only real hope of peace, and it is the issue that politicians and mediators should focus on. A refereshing look at a very jaded topic.
