Italy’s death industry is thriving
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A survey of Italy’s economy tells a grim story. The country is now in its fourth recession since 2001. Manufacturing is in free fall. Fiat, the country’s largest industrial company, closed one car plant last year. And CEO Sergio Marchio...
2011: A Year of Revolutionary Change
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What a year it has been. The Arab Spring showed the world that people en mass can stand up and overthrow tyrants who wish to rule them with an iron fist to no end. The massive earthquakes that shook Japan showed the world how vulnerable we all are to...
Britain needs a vote on Europe – but not now | Timothy Garton Ash
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The eurozone must first resolve what the EU is going to be – and Scotland what Britain will beAll Britain's political parties should make a commitment in their general election manifestos to hold a referendum on Britain's EU membersh...
Britain needs a vote on Europe – but not now | Timothy Garton Ash
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The eurozone must first resolve what the EU is going to be – and Scotland what Britain will beAll Britain's political parties should make a commitment in their general election manifestos to hold a referendum on Britain's EU membersh...
Goodness Of HCG Supplements: All Sides Of The Topic
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Are you one of those people who are having dilemmas when it comes to weight measurement? Well, this is not very much surprising because there are already a lot of people who are in the same situation. Being fat may not be a big deal for others but if...
Lowballing German growth
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The latest IMF annual surveillance report for Germany has been released. Within the constraints of the structure of these documents — by the time they are published, they reflect consensus views — it is quite interesting. The most strikin...
Where we wrong on peak oil? Don’t think so…
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Brilliant response by Rob Hopkins of Transition Culture to George Monbiot’s recent claim that were were wrong on peak oil. "The “we were wrong about peak oil” argument only really works as something to get excited about if you are a cor...
Where we wrong on peak oil? Don’t think so…
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See on Scoop.it – The Great Transition Brilliant response by Rob Hopkins of Transition Culture to George Monbiot’s recent claim that were were wrong on peak oil. “The “we were wrong about peak oil” argument only r...
This is not the kids' problem | Richard Sennett
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What galls me is that a structural defect of capitalism has been dumped on young people like my studentsToo many people, we all know, are chasing too few jobs. It's an especially depressing prospect for young graduates, who face doing work, if they c...
Schwarzenegger´s legacy in California: Like a Hollywood horror movie
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Arnold Schwarzenegger´s legacy is slowly beginning to dawn on Californian companies and ordinary taxpayers. And it is more and more looking like a Hollywood horror movie: Andrew Chang & Company, which conducted the latest fiscal and econom...
'Forced' to fly the EU flag
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On 29 April, the Mail on Sunday reported: Brussels orders EU flag must fly over Whitehall every day... and we could be fined if we fail to comply. Two months later, on 25 June, the Mail on Sunday returned to the story:The article - which was reheated...
SCOTUS: Congress Coercing States to Expand Medicaid
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The aspect of the court’s decision on “Obamacare” that forbids Congress (and the President) from threatening states by withholding funds already promised is significant in terms of American federalism. In his dissent, Scalia notes the Court had...
Yankee Doodle Cagney
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Today is the day when we’re allowed to wallow in nostalgia, sentimentality and (for us Brits) just a bit of faux US patriotism. And what better way of celebrating the 4th of July than remembering Jimmy Cagney, the “tough-guy” actor...
Why election manifestos can't be legally binding
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Just for sports, because it's better than actually working, why not answer Jason O'Mahony's question: "Why can’t election manifestos be legally binding?"Being a jurist, I'll start with the annoying lawyerly answer: Who would have standing to sue ov...
