Author: J. Michael Dennis
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Greece deal uncertain as violence erupts
ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s future in the euro is growing increasingly precarious as violence erupts on the streets of Athens during a general strike. Thousands of people marched through the streets to protest the cuts, which include a 22% drop in the minimum wage at time when the unemployment rate is over 20% and the…
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History repeating itself: A year after Mubarak’s ouster, many Egyptians still angry
Things never change! CAIRO – Egyptian activists vowed to flood Tahrir Square and cripple the country with a strike this weekend, saying that one year after forcing a dictator from power their revolution is far from complete. Egypt’s economy has suffered since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster: Foreign investment has dried up and tourists are staying away.…
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As Predicted: Unrest Flares on Streets of Athens
BY ALKMAN GRANITSAS, ANDREA THOMAS AND NEKTARIA STAMOULI ATHENS—Clashes broke out in central Athens Friday as Greece’s major unions launched a 48-hour nationwide strike to protest new austerity measures demanded by the country’s creditors, adding to social tension in a country now in its fifth year of economic recession. Hundreds of hooded youths in the…
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Le Futuriste Daily News
À une époque où le destin de la planète et des espèces repose sur les décisions arbitraires et intéressées de nos institutions financières, politiques et économiques, Le Futuriste Daily News se veut un outil de changement mondial reflétant la richesse et la diversité culturelle de l’ensemble des peuples, sociétés et nations de la terre. Pour…
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Les derniers versets du livre de Daniel :
« J’entendis, mais je ne compris pas; et je dis: Mon seigneur, quelle sera l’issue de ces choses? Il répondit: Va, Daniel, car ces paroles seront tenues secrètes et scellées jusqu’au temps de la fin. Plusieurs seront purifiés, blanchis et épurés; les méchants feront le mal et aucun des méchants ne comprendra, mais ceux qui…
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The 2007economic crisis aftershock
With the consequences of the last global economic crisis showing little sign of ending, Greece beginning to default on its debt, stock markets remaining volatile, food and energy prices continuing to rise and the real estate bubble about to burst in China, threatening to plunge the world into further chaos, the Next Global Financial Meltdown…
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Remembering the Japanese “Lost Decade”
Some thirty years ago, we used to talk about Japan in much the same tone as we now do of China. Japan was seen as an unstoppable economic growth machine. For most of us, it was only a matter of time before Japan overtook the United States as the world’s largest economy. Ten years later,…
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Syrians reportedly fight for their lives as killings rise
By Karine Barzegar, and Sumi Somaskanda WADI KHALED, Lebanon – As Western nations increasingly push to end the violence in Syria, dissidents on Tuesday said the killings are escalating in the city of Homs — a flash point for the uprising — where residents are fighting furiously to prevent their own annihilation. Troops under President…
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Santorum surprend Romney
Rick Santorum aurait-il réussi à ravir à Newt Gingrich le rôle de candidat numéro un? Cette question se pose à la suite des succès remportés par l’ancien sénateur de Pennsylvanie lors des trois scrutins tenus hier dans le cadre de la course à l’investiture du Parti républicain pour l’élection présidentielle du 6 novembre prochain. Le…
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Toward a new Worldwide Economic Crisis
For years, the successive governments of Greece like many others governments of the world today, have been spending money they didn’t have. As a result, the country ran up a massive deficit, reaching an estimated 13.6% by 2010. To deal with it, Greece started to misreport its official financial statistics and actually paid hundreds of…
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