Paul Krugman on Newsnight, 30 May 2012
Nobel laureate Paul Krugman takes down a fat cat Tory donor and a Tea Party Tory MP on BBC Newsnight, admonishing their austertity lust and cuts hunger.
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Argentine grandmothers running out of time in search for missing
More than 34 years after losing them in the vortex of a military dictatorship that kidnapped and vanished thousands, Oesterheld said she is resigned to dying without ever knowing exactly …
Argentine grandmothers running out of time in search for missing Leer más‘I’m sick of being Cassandra. I’d like to win for once’
By now you will probably have read an awful lot about the financial crisis. Perhaps I’ve been reading all the wrong stuff, but until now I hadn’t managed to find …
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LONDON (MarketWatch) — The euro debt crisis, like any really spectacular geoeconomic event, is spawning its own special vocabulary. We’ve already had Merkozy, now relegated to the footnotes, and are …
6 reasons Spain will leave the euro first Leer másJAY Z & Kanye West – No Church In The Wild
Music video by Jay-Z & Kanye West performing No Church In The Wild feat. Frank Ocean & The-Dream. © 2012 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
JAY Z & Kanye West – No Church In The Wild Leer másMining protest leader arrested in Peru – Americas Wires
Peruvian police have arrested a leader of anti-mining protests in a southern province where the government declared a 30-day state of emergency after two people were killed in clashes with …
Mining protest leader arrested in Peru – Americas Wires Leer másSpain Crisis Quickening Pace for Eurozone Response
A couple days ago, Spain floated an idea to deal with their bailout of Bankia, which would have represented a back-door way for the country to print money without having …
Spain Crisis Quickening Pace for Eurozone Response Leer más“There Was Never Any Pay Day for the Negroes”
By ABL 2.0 May 28th, 2012 Erik Loomis of LGM posted this on Twitter, and it just made my day. It’s a “Fuck you, pay me!” letter from Civil War …
“There Was Never Any Pay Day for the Negroes” Leer másHow Facebook Fucked Up Its Own IPO
By Barry Ritholtz – May 22nd, 2012, 7:21AM What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express …
How Facebook Fucked Up Its Own IPO Leer másArgentina’s resource-rich province tries to develop gas fields
SuperFan Badge SuperFan badge holders consistently post smart, timely comments about Washington area sports and teams. More about badges | Request a badge Culture Connoisseur Badge Culture Connoisseurs consistently offer …
Argentina’s resource-rich province tries to develop gas fields Leer másHow Europe Keeps Messing Up in Greece in 1 Chart
There’s nothing wrong with making a bad prediction prediction. Predictions, as the cliché goes, are hard, especially about the future. But there is something wrong with consistently making bad predictions …
How Europe Keeps Messing Up in Greece in 1 Chart Leer más«Es un problema cultural»
Hace unos días volvía a Argentina desde Estados Unidos, con una escala en el Aeropuerto de Atlanta. Por esas cosas de ese horror infinito que es todo lo relacionado con …
«Es un problema cultural» Leer másCould Parallel Currencies Save The Eurozone
The problem in terms of the euro is that this doesn’t really resolve the bank run problem. Dipping Spain’s toes into the waters of reintroducing a national currency only further …
Could Parallel Currencies Save The Eurozone Leer más«Hell No» – Your Right to Dissent
Michael Ratner: There is a North America-wide strategy to take away the right to mass protest
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This is the news Web site of the Associated Press, its member newspapers and broadcasters. To get the latest news from the AP and a member Web site, click on …
News from The Associated Press Leer másAaron Sorkin’s Commencement Speech – 13 May 2012
Aaron Sorkin ’83, screenwriter of the Social Network, used his particular blend of wit and principles to deliver a stirring commencement address for our 158th graduation ceremony on Sunday, 13 …
Aaron Sorkin’s Commencement Speech – 13 May 2012 Leer másThe Next Asia is Africa: Inside the Continent’s Rapid Economic Growth
As African economies grow, its societies are changing as well. Zambians gather to welcome home the national soccer team in Lusaka. (AP) LUSAKA, Zambia — The teenagers started arriving at …
The Next Asia is Africa: Inside the Continent’s Rapid Economic Growth Leer másMerkel Intervention at G8 Summit on Stimulus for Eurozone
Most of the leaders of the free world are meeting at the G8 Summit today at Camp David, and it sounds like the event has the look of an intervention …
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