Europe: a grocery shop or an idea?
The euro may break up within the next several months or, again, it may not, depending on whether Europe can find leaders or just mediocre managers. The way it’s going at the moment, it’s a […]
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Aurora shooting: gun lobby sincerely believes not enough people were killed
US mourns Aurora victims If anybody is serious about bringing the people responsible to justice, they should go after the gun lobby, in the first place. Is it likely to happen? There is too much […]
The financial industry is like a parasite
From the moment the financial industry is not used to gather capitals to finance productive activities, it is just a totally sterile activity. Its only purpose being the manipulation of money and payment of profits […]
Gad Lerner: L’ombra nazista sulla Grecia
Gad Lerner: L’ombra nazista sulla Grecia Si é sempre colpa di qualcun altro. Che sia l’Europa, gli stranieri, il capitale – sempre lo stesso discorso. Il fatto che i greci – ricchi e poveri – […]
BBC World Have Your Say: Has this week changed France?
From Google+: “BBC World Have Your Say – 14:21 – Public Has this week changed France? It been a dramatic few days in France, culminating in the death of the gunman suspected of killing seven […]
BBC World Have Your Say: What are the competing claims over the Falklands?
BBC: What are the competing claims over the Falklands? and discussion on G+ Why would the Falklands suddenly become a priority for Argentina? Does it have anything to do with the government trying to distract its citizens from […]
The Telegraph – Jonathan Franzen: e-books are damaging society
The Telegraph: Jonathan Franzen: e-books are damaging society Franzen may be a good writer, it doesn’t mean that everything he says should be cast in bronze… I think that the 3′ serial interviews granted to […]
Joseph E. Stiglitz: Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%
I find it difficult to summarise Stiglitz’s piece in Vanity Fair, May 2011, simply because I think that he makes his point so clearly, in as few words as possible, that I couldn’t put it […]
Najciekawsze pomysły o UE w tej chwili przychodzą z Polski
Gazeta Wyborcza: Europa jest chora. Nie ma jednego lekarstwa Wygląda na to, że najciekawsze pomysły w tej chwili przychodzą z Polski, podczas gdy starzy członkowie Unii sa w stanie rozterki.
Pakistan and the US
Council for Foreign Relations writes about Pakistani Media and anti-Americanism: “U.S.-Pakistan ties deteriorated significantly in the past year, and the anti-American rhetoric in Pakistani media (NYT), especially television, reached a crescendo. Najam Sethi, an award-winning Pakistani journalist […]
Sikorski przeprasza Kaczyńskiego
Gazeta Wyborcza: Sikorski i Rostowski przepraszają Kaczyńskiego za stan wojenny Właśnie kiedy już zacząłem myśleć że nie ma wizji w Europie, przemówienie Sikorskiego w Berlinie zaprzeczyło mi. Mówił on jak mąż stanu – nareszcie ktoś z wizją, a brakuje to […]
Arab Spring – a small reading list
I belong to a discussion (or is it debating?) group. We recently had a debate on the Arab Spring – good or bad? Here are some of the sources I used for the debate: