Written by Foras Teamhrach
Counterpunch – “On May 4, 2000 a controlled burn on Cerro Grande Mountain, deep in the Bandelier National Monument, escaped control of the US Forest Service. The flames would rage across New Mexico’s highlands for over one month until contained. It would take another month to fully extinguish. Hundreds of homes were burned to [...]
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Written by Foras Teamhrach
Protests are continuing in Athens – Live Streaming – Constitution Square, Athens: http://www.aganaktismenoi.com/index.php/live-streaming-.html
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Live Streaming of continuing Greek Protests – Go To: http://www.aganaktismenoi.com/index.php/live-streaming-.html
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Written by Foras Teamhrach
Guardian – “The narrative now cemented in the public imagination that Greece could be the "next Lehman Brothers" is, for the most part, largely overblown. There’s no doubt that a Greek default would be incredibly painful. But while on the surface the analogy may seem apt – two bankrupt, systemically important players in search [...]
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Guardian – “Discussions of the Greek debacle commonly assume that it’s a disaster made in Greece that now requires the rest of the Europe to step in and sort it out. Wrong: this is a crisis of the eurozone, in which Athens is not a leading actor but merely a stage set. The [...]
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Guardian – “Greece’s chances of avoiding a catastrophic disorderly default appeared to improve on Thursday as the Greek parliament approved the second stage of its €28bn (£25bn) austerity plan, and Germany announced that its banks will support a new bailout package. After heated debate, MPs narrowly voted in favour of an enabling bill [...]
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Irish Independent – The Government’s visa waiver programme has been launched today in a bid to attract millions of tourists. The short-stay scheme will allow visitors from 16 countries including China and Russia to travel to Ireland without a visa as long as they have entered Britain with a valid visa. It will run from [...]
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