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Pavel Constantin, Cagle Cartoons, Romania —
Posted on May 11, 2013
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Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China —
Posted on Apr 29, 2013
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Kap, Cagle Cartoons, Spain —
Posted on Apr 22, 2013
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Shutterstock photo of the euro.
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By William Pfaff — A new “Alternative for Germany” political movement has erupted as a backlash against the euro, and against Germany’s fellow members of the EU.
Posted on Apr 17, 2013
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Tom Janssen, Cagle Cartoons, The Netherlands —
Posted on Apr 7, 2013
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Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China —
Posted on Apr 1, 2013
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Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News —
Posted on Mar 30, 2013
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Christo Komarnitski, Cagle Cartoons, Bulgaria —
Posted on Mar 29, 2013
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Arcadio Esquivel, Cagle Cartoons, La Prensa, Panama —
Posted on Mar 28, 2013
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Christo Komarnitski, Cagle Cartoons, Bulgaria —
Posted on Mar 25, 2013
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ell brown (CC BY 2.0)
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By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt —
Default on the public debt, nationalization of the banks, and a citizen dividend could save the Italian economy.
Posted on Mar 7, 2013
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Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE —
Posted on Feb 17, 2013
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Christo Komarnitski, Cagle Cartoons, Bulgaria —
Posted on Feb 9, 2013
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Tom Janssen, Cagle Cartoons, The Netherlands —
Posted on Jan 18, 2013
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Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE —
Posted on Jan 13, 2013
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Gwydion M. Williams (CC BY 2.0)
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Residents of the Greek city Volos—some of whom have lost up to 40 percent of their disposable income—have taken to bartering or using alternative currency to survive the worst economic crisis in modern times.
Posted on Jan 3, 2013
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Pavel Constantin, Cagle Cartoons, Romania —
Posted on Dec 14, 2012
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Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China —
Posted on Nov 23, 2012
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Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE —
Posted on Nov 5, 2012
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Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China —
Posted on Oct 27, 2012
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Manny Francisco, Cagle Cartoons, Manila, The Phillippines —
Posted on Oct 14, 2012
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Kap, Cagle Cartoons, La Vanguardia, Spain —
Posted on Sep 19, 2012
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SnowViolent (CC BY 2.0)
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A leaked letter from Greece’s lenders—the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund—orders the country to introduce a six-day workweek as part of a package of austerity demands for a second bailout.
Posted on Sep 5, 2012
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Photo by TaxFix.co.uk (CC-BY)
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By William Pfaff — Most of the damage to the European economy was done by innocent submission of credulous policymakers to the conventional wisdom of the international marketplace.
Posted on Sep 4, 2012
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By William Pfaff — The European Union is at risk of being destroyed by the euro. The credit crisis founded upon the swindle by Wall Street that was retailed to Europe’s banks has created divisions in Europe which are undermining what was supposed to be mutual confidence and solidarity among the 17 members of the euro zone.
Posted on Jul 17, 2012
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NASA GSFC/Jacques Descloitres and Ana Pinheiro
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By Amy Goodman — As Spain’s prime minister announced deep austerity cuts Wednesday in order to secure funds from the European Union to bail out Spain’s failing banks, the people of Spain have taken to the streets once again for what they call “Real Democracy Now.”
Posted on Jul 11, 2012
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Photo by motiqua (CC-BY)
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By William Pfaff — Nearly every step in the federalist direction has produced unnecessary complication and strain in the EU. Portugal is not Iowa. Italy cannot become California.
Posted on Jul 11, 2012
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The U.S. economy added 80,000 jobs in June—well short of what experts say it will take to pull the country out of its employment slump. The euro and world markets fell on that news while London’s banking scandal keeps spreading.
Posted on Jul 7, 2012
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Photo by WEF/Remy Steinegger (CC-BY-SA)
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By William Pfaff — The latest, and 20th, European “summit” meeting, held last week in Brussels, was symbolically a defeat for Germany’s Angela Merkel, who agreed that Europe’s permanent bailout fund could directly recapitalize certain troubled eurozone banks.
Posted on Jul 3, 2012
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Christo Komarnitski, Cagle Cartoons, Bulgaria —
Posted on Jun 29, 2012
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Martin Sutovec, Cagle Cartoons, Slovakia —
Posted on Jun 28, 2012
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Photo by Rock Cohen (CC-BY-SA)
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By William Pfaff — On Tuesday the European Council published a new proposal for European monetary reform that rests on continued monetary union—the source of the present crisis.
Posted on Jun 26, 2012
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The leaders of France, Germany, Spain and Italy made a bid to save the euro Friday, pledging to push for a $163 billion program to stimulate growth in the depressed European economies.
Posted on Jun 22, 2012
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AP/Yorgos Karahalis
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New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras faces a daunting task after his pro-euro party won the Greek elections over the weekends: form a coalition government in three days, and do it without the help of the party that finished second in the vote.
Posted on Jun 18, 2012
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Bankers are bracing for international financial chaos as Greek voters head to the polls to decide on an austerity plan that could kiss the euro bye-bye. But that’s not the only major world event happening, with Egypt’s military tossing the recent Democratic elections aside as it dissolves the country’s parliament.
Posted on Jun 15, 2012
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Patrick Chappatte, Cagle Cartoons, NZZ am Sonntag —
Posted on Jun 11, 2012
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Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE —
Posted on Jun 10, 2012
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RJ Matson, Cagle Cartoons, Roll Call —
Posted on Jun 6, 2012
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The promised $70 million project to quicken Cuba’s Internet connection speed was never delivered; German voters are on Angela Merkel’s side when it comes to the European economy; meanwhile, a vial with Ronald Reagan’s blood is being auctioned, along with one of Scarlett Johansson’s used tissues. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on May 28, 2012
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Martin Sutovec, Cagle Cartoons, Slovakia —
Posted on May 23, 2012
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Christo Komarnitski, Cagle Cartoons, Bulgaria —
Posted on May 16, 2012
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By William Pfaff — To understand what is happening in the eurozone, it is necessary to understand something of the past.
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Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE —
Posted on May 15, 2012
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Last time on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Scott Tucker disrupts the celebration of Obama’s gay marriage announcement; the Green Party candidate; Robert Scheer and Sergei Plekhanov; austerity check; and the class politics of parking tickets.
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Photo illustration from an image by Colin Grey (CC-BY)
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Last time on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Scott Tucker disrupts the celebration of Obama’s gay marriage announcement; the Green Party candidate; Robert Scheer and Sergei Plekhanov; austerity check; and the class politics of parking tickets.
Posted on May 15, 2012
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Christo Komarnitski, Cagle Cartoons, Bulgaria —
Posted on Apr 1, 2012
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Christian Guthier (CC-BY)
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By E.J. Dionne, Jr. — The question is whether 2012 will mark a comeback by a left invigorated by a growing unhappiness with rising economic inequalities and a backlash against austerity policies aimed at saving Europe’s common currency. (Pictured, British Labour Party leader Ed Miliband.)
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Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China —
Posted on Feb 26, 2012
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Christo Komarnitski, Cagle Cartoons, Bulgaria —
Posted on Feb 19, 2012
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