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[Premium] Euro zone policy may turn to relax 3/60 hurdle and to EuroTARP
The mood has turned against austerity in the euro zone because it is now rightly seen as anti-growth. The question is what next. Here I will hazard a few predictions of where euro zone policy is headed including a Euro
Death of pensioner sparks protests in Greece: Video
“The anger that prompted Christoulas to take his own life in Syntagma Square in view of the Greek parliament is shared by much of the middle-class and low-income Greeks who have carried a disproportionate burden of the stringent tax increases, and pay and pension cuts meted out in the name of putting Greece on an economically sustainable path.”
[Premium] Daily Commentary: Spain
This is a day of the general strike in Spain, so a large number of the links below are about Spain and the situation there, in both English and Spanish
Video: General Strike in Spain
Below is a video of scenes from the least peaceful parts of today’s nationwide general strike in Spain. Other links are below. In general, the protests were peaceful
Model on food prices and social unrest predicts crisis in 2013
The people at NECSI sent me the following interesting blurb on the relationship between rise food prices and social unrest
Farage: Troika Driving Greece Towards Violent Revolution
Anti-Euro MP Nigel Farage says the troika’s economic policy in Greece is moving that country toward a violent revolution
Greece and the Rise of Nationalism in Europe and East vs West
I am not particularly shocked or worried about the cancelled European finance ministers meeting. I still think this bailout gets done because Europe and the markets are not prepared for a disorderly default and politicians cannot risk the fallout one would create. Where my concern lies is the medium to longer-term
Greece: falling apart
This is the reaction to the latest austerity measures proposed for Greece
Greek protests turn very anti-Germany
This is how it’s going down in Greece right now. The sentiment is very Anti-German on the eve of the austerity/bailout decision. The debt haircut and writedowns coming of upwards of 50% is a default in everything but name. Technical default is a real possibility as well
Stop Censorship, Stop SOPA
Enemies of freedom will always tell you that there is some trade-off between freedom and civil liberties to get you to give up your freedom. This is a false dichotomy and always will be
Protest and Nationalism in Eastern Europe
Since the possibility of further social tensions leading to nationalism is something on my radar screen, I thought I would post these videos from Euronews. In a good economy, these issues are nothing to get concerned about. But in a bad economy, especially one wracked by austerity and unemployment, tensions will have political consequences
The Job Guarantee, Kleptocracy and Blogging
A post about the job guarantee idea in the context of a historic economic crisis