Excerpt -
European political crisis: Between nationalist populism and European
technocracy, it’s going to be time to ask people their opinion
Published
on March 16, 2013 - "Whereas since the upheaval in 2008, the world somehow
deals with the ceaseless aftershocks (US political deadlock or dramatic
presentations on the debt ceiling and deficit reduction, bank or country
rescues, European sovereign debt, currency wars, geopolitical tensions,...),
Europe is entering a new phase of the crisis, this time political..."
Strategic
note - Reform of Gobal Gouvernance: The rapprochement Euro-BRICS at the service
of the system’s upgrade or as a matrix of a new model ?
This
concept of a matrix for a renewed global governance is fruitful. By way of
proof, apply it to monetary reform. Rather than calling for the creation of a
global currency with no discretion to impose it, create a Euro-BRICS currency
(or even just an index) between Europeans and the BRICS based on our six
currencies (Euro, Rand, Real, Renminbi, Rupee, Rouble) coordinated by a
Euro-BRICS monetary secretariat...
Jobless
claims rise, but labor recovery grinds on
The number
of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week,
although the level still pointed to further healing in the labor market...
Indispensible
Exchange: Germany Cooperates Closely with NSA
German
authorities insist they knew nothing of the NSA's Internet spying operations.
But SPIEGEL research shows how closely US and German agencies work together.
The German opposition is asking uncomfortable questions 11 weeks ahead of a
general election...
Don't Rely
on Business Investment to Spur Recovery
Capital
expenditure across the world is expected to decline this year and next,
according to a new report by rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P),
which warned that hopes of it driving an economic recovery were unfounded...
UK - Huge
rise in use of food banks since welfare changes, says aid body
The number
of people being fed by charity food banks during the three months since the
government's welfare changes took effect has risen by 200%, according to the
UK's biggest voluntary food aid network...
SP AusNet
issues first euro bond as credit risk falls
SP AusNet,
an Australian electricity grid operator, is selling its first euro-denominated
bonds as European credit risk falls to the lowest in more than a month...
Bank of
Japan trims forecasts but still upbeat
The Bank of
Japan left its policy unchanged Thursday, but cut its inflation and economic
forecasts from its April projections while using slightly more upbeat language
in its assessment of the economy...
30,000
California prisoners refuse meals in apparent hunger strike
The protest
was organized by a small group of inmates held in solitary confinement at
Pelican Bay State Prison near the Oregon border. Their complaints focus on
policies that put inmates in isolation indefinitely, some for decades, if they
are suspected of having ties to prison gangs...
UK -
Motorists face 'perfect storm' as petrol prices set to rise
The AA has
warned that Bank of England Governor Mark Carney's low interest rate promise
had dealt a blow to drivers, as the falling pound makes petrol, priced in US
dollars, more expensive. The motoring organisation added that fears over the
fallout of riots in Cairo were adding to the pressure...
UK to
withdraw from 130 EU justice measures
Home
Secretary Theresa May has announced that the UK will opt out of 130 EU law and
order measures. Mrs May said the government would then opt back in to around 35
of these which are seen as vital to the national interest - including the
European Arrest Warrant (EAW) and the Europol crime agency...
Etats-Unis
: La seconde mort de Martin Luther King
Le 25 juin,
la Cour suprême a censuré l'article 5 du Voting Rights Act, qui, depuis 1965,
prémunissait les Noirs des États du Sud contre toute entrave à l'exercice de
leur droit de vote...
House
Republicans eye winding down Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Republicans
in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday unveiled draft legislation
that would wind down mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,
strip the mortgage securitization process from government control and revamp
the Federal Housing Administration...
L'extrême droite s'organise pour les européennes
Les grandes manœuvres en vue des élections européennes de
2014 démarrent. Les partis d'extrême droite tentent de faire cause commune.
Dans cette édition aussi, le programme "Erasmus+" pour les jeunes
Européens...
“Just like
drugs and sex, we have to educate children about money”
Just like
we educate and warn children about drugs and sex, we have the obligation to
talk naturally about money. Having said that, we need to train children in
values, since without them money becomes a dangerous weapon...
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