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The Euro Crisis: European Leaders Wing It and Deny Reality
At Spiegel Online, Stefan Schultz offers this ironic assessment of the way that Europe’s leaders have, thus far, managed the euro crisis: Since the start of the euro crisis, Europe’s leaders have perfected two techniques: scrambling to catch up with events, and … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, euro crisis, europe, global economy, the dollar, the euro
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While you were sleeping, Europe’s Greece crisis was deepening
This at the UK’s Guardian: “The crisis in Greece could pose as big a risk to the global economy and financial markets as the collapse of Lehman Brothers did in September 2008”, said Julian Jessop, of Capital Economics. He added: … Continue reading
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Tagged debt, economics, global economy, gold, Great Depression 2.0, niall ferguson, panic, recession, silver
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21st Century Russia: Early 1930s Germany Redux?
A sobering documentary on 21st century Russia. Worth watching in full. We live in dangerous times. Here’s part 1 of 6:
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Tagged capitalism, cossacks, death, economics, fascism, global economy, life, Putin, Russia, totalitarianism
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Caught with Our Pants Down? Is America Behind Other Nations in the Global Green and Clean Energy Competition?
Apparently so. Two energy observers in the San Francisco Chronicle cite alarming statistics: As Congress debates climate and energy legislation, Asian challengers are moving rapidly to win the clean-energy race. China alone is reportedly investing $440 billion to $660 billion … Continue reading
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