Ireland
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The Pain in Spain By Conn Hallinan
When the current economic crisis hit Europe in 2008, small countries on the periphery were its first victims: Iceland, Ireland, and Latvia. Within a year it had spread to Greece and Portugal, though the GDP of both nations—respectively 11th and 12th in the European Union (EU)—are hardly central to the continent’s economic engine. But now… Continue reading
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn Was Trying to Torpedo the Dollar By Mike Whitney
Whoever wants to nail IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has really pulled out all the stops. Their agents have been rummaging through diaries, hotel registries, phone records, yearbooks, yada, yada, yada. The UK Telegraph even paid a visit to a high-priced DC knocking shop to get a little dirt from Madame Botox; whatever it takes to… Continue reading
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Fintan O’Toole’s Own Cultural Revolution by William Wall
Their situation is ‘objectively’ hopeless: the whole drift of history is basically against them, they cannot rely on any ‘objective tendencies’ pushing in their way, all they can do is to improvise, do what they can in a desperate situation. But, nonetheless, does this not give them a unique freedom? And are we — today’s… Continue reading
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Spaniards take to streets to protest austerity measures — RT
People gathered in the streets of Madrid on Saturday to protest against tough austerity cuts as the country struggles with huge debt. The people have been planning this ever since the government announced a new batch of austerity measures in early December. Continue reading
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Thousands Protest Irish Nightmare Economy By Leo Panitch
Last weekend in Ireland, thousands of people demonstrated against austerity measures and against bearing the burden of the Irish crisis. Just how did the Irish miracle turn into the Irish nightmare? Paul Jay of The Real News Network recently interviewed Leo Panitch. Continue reading
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The Global Insurrection Against Banker Occupation
A collection of videos all related to the latest Crisis of Capital (now coming to to a town near you), courtesy Glen Greenwald over at Amped Status. Continue reading
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Revolution Roundup #2: As Mass Rebellion Spreads Throughout Europe, Americans Dance With The Stars By David DeGraw
Over the past few days the people of Ireland, Italy, Britain, Austria and Portugal have all held massive demonstrations against the Global Banking Cartel. Continue reading
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Thousands Protest Irish Nightmare Economy
Leo Panitch: US created financial crisis and European banks turned the Irish Miracle into a nightmare Continue reading
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Ireland: “We Can’t Pay That Money, and We Won’t Pay That Money” by 50 Halala
“Well, our gallant allies in Europe have arrived 95 years too late and uninvited, and instead of guns to help the revolution they have brought economic weapons of mass destruction. Does anybody in this country or in Dáil Éireann think that we can as a people afford to pay 6.7 percent on money that we… Continue reading
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Greece – Ireland – Portugal – Spain – Italy – UK – Europe’s Financial Domino Effect Washington’s Blog
Iceland has the world’s 112th biggest economy, Ireland the 38th, and Portugal the 36th. In contrast, Spain has the world’s 9th biggest economy, Italy the 7th and the UK the 6th. A failure by one of the latter 3 would be devastating for the world economy. Continue reading
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Mick Barry, “The Socialist Alternative to IMF/EU Diktats”
The bailout of Anglo Irish Bank is set to cost the taxpayer between €29.3 billion and €34.3 billion according to the Government and up to €40 billion according to some economists. The bank should be closed down immediately and the losses should be taken by bondholders, private banks who lent to Anglo and wealthy depositors.… Continue reading
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MEDIA LENS ALERT: TECTONIC TILTING – Unlevel Playing Fields And The Rise Of Climate Scepticism
The media at least claim, albeit erroneously, to offer a balance in reporting and commentary, such concerns are deemed irrelevant to advertising. Adverts – arguably an even more powerful influence distorting public perceptions than factual journalism – +all+ promote mass consumerism. Why is it important for a democracy to have balance in reporting and commentary,… Continue reading
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Irish Parliamentarians call for “Veto” against Israel OECD membership By Omar Barghouti
Irish Senators and Members of Parliament (TDs in Irish) are leading the way in explicitly calling on the Irish government to VETO Israel’s membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an exclusive club of 30 of the richest industrialized states. Continue reading
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Joe Higgins, “the Best Fighter Money Can’t Buy,” Elected as MEP
“This is a roar of opposition by ordinary people in Dublin to the savage policies of the Fianna Fáil-Green Party government in making working people and the unemployed pay for a crisis caused by speculators, by big developers, and by big bankers, facilitated by Fianna Fáil.” — Joe Higgins Continue reading
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How Ireland Went Bust By Harry Browne
The unemployment rolls in the Republic of Ireland are growing by more than 30,000 per month. It might not sound like a lot, but on a straight per-capita comparison, in a state of some four million people, that’s more than three times worse than what’s been afflicting the US. Continue reading
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‘Green slime’ invades Iraq By William Bowles
THERE’S a phrase set aside in the British army for men like Brigadier Gordon Kerr and it’s “Green Slime’’. Soldiers don’t mince words, and to regular squaddies and military brass, Kerr and his Intelligence Corps are on roughly the same level as pond life. Highly effective, immensely powerful and very dangerous pond life, but pond… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 