Europeans Protest in Mass Over Austerity Measures
From Madrid to Brussels to Dublin to Paris, workers all over the European Union are taking to the streets today in a mass day of action. Hundreds of thousands of European workers are protesting a wide...
View ArticleProtests Erupt in Europe
Anti-austerity demonstrations are taking place throughout Europe, in protest of new government measures designed to prevent another financial crisis.The Associated Press reports that protests against...
View ArticleFrance Paralyzed Over Pension Protests
Hundreds of thousands of French people have effectively shut down the country, having taken to the streets to protest the government's proposed austerity measures. French citizens are outraged over a...
View ArticlePension Protests Continue in France
Protests over the French government's pension reform proposals have spurned skirmishes throughout the France. As the French Senate votes today on that hugely controversial reform, we get an update from...
View ArticleIreland Releases Budget Plan to Reduce Deficit
Ireland has released a new budget plan, designed to save the country billions of dollars over the next four years. Details of the plan come days after the country applied for a multi-billion dollar...
View ArticleGlobal Protests Driven by Disillusionment and the Economy
From London and Athens to Israel and India, and now, Wall Street, protesters all over the world are taking to the streets, and their complaints are not that different. Income inequality, unemployment,...
View ArticleProtests in Rome Turn Violent
The Occupy Wall Street movement went global over the weekend, with protests held in 950 cities in 80 countries around the world. While the majority of the demonstrations were peaceful, protests in Rome...
View ArticleTime Magazine Names 'The Protester' as Person of the Year
Time magazine has declared 2011 the year of the protester. In the year that gave the world the Arab Spring, austerity-related uprisings throughout Europe, and the Occupy Wall Street movement, it is no...
View ArticleThis Week's Agenda: GOP Race, Obama's Budget, Greek Riots
Coming up, what to expect from the week ahead. It's the Agenda, in a moment.
View ArticleGreek Austerity Cause Riots and Unrest
In Greece the government has passed the latest austerity measures needed to avoid a default. But they are not accepted by the people. There is a real, boiling anger, a sense that they have been...
View ArticleGreek Austerity and Protest
Peter Coy, Economics editor at Bloomberg Businessweek, discusses the spending cuts approved by Greece's Parliament and how protestors there have reacted to demands from European lenders.
View ArticleCould Greece Decide the American Election?
Mitt Romney and President Obama may find themselves watching events unfold in Europe with a little uneasiness. After all, Europe's political calendar may pose the perfect economic storm, and it could...
View ArticleHow to Sell Austerity in a Presidential Election
When Mitt Romney selected Paul Ryan as his running mate, he inevitably brought along Ryan's budget plan, too. It's a plan that restructures Medicare and Social Security, while at the same time lowering...
View ArticleFeud Between Paul Krugman and Estonian President Now an Operetta
Tired of grumbling about economic austerity? Maybe it's time to sing about it.So say two Americans living in Estonia.Inspired by a lively social media exchange between Estonian President Toomas Hendrik...
View ArticleLa Scala Scales Back on Productions Due to Crisis
MILAN (AP) -- La Scala has reduced the number of operas it will stage during the 2013-14 season due to Italy's economic crisis, the theater's general manager said Thursday.The program for next season...
View ArticleKEEP CALM AND CARRY ON LISTENING
From "Keep Calm and Fight ISIS" to "Keep Calm and Support ISIS" - any which way - "Keep Calm and X" has become an enduring, global meme. Bob talks to Owen Hatherley, author of the book Ministry of...
View ArticleCountering Austerity Policies at Public Universities
Michael Fabricant, professor of social work at the CUNY Graduate Center, and Stephen Brier, a professor of urban education and the coordinator of the Interactive Technology and Pedagogy program at the...
View ArticleKEEP CALM AND CARRY ON LISTENING
From "Keep Calm and Fight ISIS" to "Keep Calm and Support ISIS" - any which way - "Keep Calm and X" has become an enduring, global meme. Bob talks to Owen Hatherley, author of the book Ministry of...
View ArticleAusterity backlash in Europe and UN monitors in Syria
As the Dutch government falls, a socialist wins the first round of the French presidential election, and the UK slides back into recession, Brussels bureau chief Peter Spiegel and Europe editor Ben...
View ArticleGrowth vs austerity in the eurozone
The growth vs austerity debate has been a focal point of eurozone politics over the past weeks. With voters in France and Greece appearing to reject austerity in this weekend's elections, are we...
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