On The Brink Of What?
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This weekend I have been thinking quite a lot about what the world is gonna look like on Monday, and have come to the conclusion that it won’t be that different from the way it was last Friday. The big news … Continue reading →...
Will SYRIZA win?
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By Pandelis Kiprianos, Professor of History, University of Patras. Exit poll give the following picture. ND (New Democracy – Conservative party) 27,5- 30,5% SYRIZA (Radical Left)27-30% PASOK (Socialist Party) 10-12% DH.MAR (Democratic Left) 5,5...
Will SYRIZA win?
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By Pandelis Kiprianos, Professor of History, University of Patras. Exit poll give the following picture. ND (New Democracy – Conservative party) 27,5- 30,5% SYRIZA (Radical Left)27-30% PASOK (Socialist Party) 10-12% DH.MAR (Democratic Left) 5,5...
Behzat Ç, final episode of the 2nd season tonight
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Tweet The only Turkish TV serials I have been following is Behzat Ç. Plot summaries of Behzat Ç from IMDB is here: Centered around a personally troubled, officially discredited police chief and his inharmonious police team in Ankara Police Force. E...
UK and Spain must cooperate to manage protected nature sites in Gibraltar waters, says European Environment Commissioner
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The European Commissioner for the Environment Janez Potočnik has said both the United Kingdom and Spain must cooperate in their management of EU protected sites around the disputed Rock of Gibraltar.Mr Potočnik said the two governments should have...
Leefdaal and the war
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On my way out to Berthem with the dog this morning, I stopped off at Leefdaal’s village church cemetery to pay my respects at two Commonwealth war graves (picture). My better half had told me that they were there. Company Quartermaster Sergeant...
Götterdämmerung and the Greek elections
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After writing so much about the Eurozone crisis, today it’s time for a moment of human reflection at the choice today of the Greek people between difficult options.They are not helped by pejorative labels about the possible outcome like “Drachmag...
Waiting for Greece
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The Greek people are now voting! Tension is high as this vote will influence Europe’s destiny. Our future is at stake. My wish is that Pro-Europe Parties will win. I hope the winner will be able to combine dignity, fairness, Europeanism with the st...
Delingpole on the madness of the Rio+20 conference
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James Delingpole´s take on the usefulness of the Rio+20 conference is rather damning - and true: Like the disastrous Copenhagen, Cancun and Durban summits before it, the Rio event looks set to be another damp squib, beset by bickeri...
“Crowdfunders vs. Banksters: New Hybrid Tactic from Spain” and a cyberculture roundup
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TweetCrowdfunders vs. Banksters: New Hybrid Tactic from Spain from The Meta-Activism Project by Mary C Joyce In contemporary activism it’s not a questions of online or offline, but how to integrate the two. Tactics are likely to be hybrid, making...
Solidarity in action: fighting Greece’s forest fires
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It is a hot day today in Greece – because of the ongoing crucial elections, but also because of raging forest fires. Flames are threatening residential areas in the Attica region and injuring several Greek fire-fighters. Windy weather makes th...
Latin America: Riding the Global Financial Waves
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Simulations show that despite increasing financial integration, output costs associated with global financial shocks in Latin America have declined in the past 15 years. Of course, the progress made so far does not make the region immune, but has hel...
the Guardians’s Cukurcuma top 10 guide, Istanbul at 79th spot in cost of living…an Istanbul news roundup
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Tweet Top 10 guide to Çukurcuma, Istanbul The Guardian Istanbul’s antiques district, Çukurcuma, is now home to novelist Orhan Pamuk’s new Museum of Innocence – explore its winding streets with Sarah Gilbert’s top I...
E.U. Crisis, Greek Elections: It's Not About the Money Honey, We Don't Need your Money, Money.
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To day Greeks have the stage all to themselves. Tomorrow the audience will either applaud or walk out of the theatre. Either way the show is over.Press eyes focus on whether outside forces can shape the outcome of the Greek election through direct th...
Why Merkel is So Stubborn
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Merkel is still convinced that austerity and reforms are the way forward to save the euro and make Europe more competitive.
Russia: Bloggers Honor Tupac Shakur
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Highly intelligent and socially aware, Tupac Shakur embodied the plight of contemporary African Americans who struggle to overcome poverty and racism. RuNet bloggers have honored him by his story from beginning to end on the anniversary of his birth.
A Syriza victory will mark the beginning of the end of Greece's tragedy | Costas Douzinas and Joanna Bourke
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A vote for the left today will drastically change the austerity policies that have created a humanitarian crisisThe Financial Times Deutschland last week published an article on its front page headlined "Resist the demagogue". It was written in Greek...
SEE: Social Media Use Study
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Growth in social media activities has slowed down, indicates the research of Wave6 [sr; en], which surveyed active Internet users in 62 countries: Macedonia and Croatia are more involved in the social media than Serbia, where watching video clips is...
Book Review: What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets
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In What Money Can’t Buy, Sandel examines one of the biggest ethical questions of our time and provokes a debate that’s been missing in our market-driven age: What is the proper role of markets in a democratic society, and how can …...
Book Review: The Future of Europe: Towards a Two-Speed EU?
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Public unease with the European Union, Euro problems, and dysfunctional institutions give rise to the real danger that the EU will become increasing irrelevant, just as its member states face more and more challenges in a globalised world. Jean-Claud...
Tim Farron’s Licence to Roam
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There was a moment on the BBC’s Question Time this week when someone asked Liberal Democrat Party President Tim Farron whether he agrees with any of the Coalition government’s policies. It was a forgivable jibe and actually quite useful...
