Global recession-depression not over: ask Greece

When things go badly, it is time to change the rules. The EU clamped down on Greece and is awaiting the Greek political factions to form consensus around compliance. Just as in the USA, when expenses exceed...

New Greek Threat: More Credit for Us Or No More Gyros for You

Athens -- Facing a debt burden that could enslave its citizens for decades to come, Greece has gone on the offensive, declaring it will halt the production of gyros worldwide if it’s not given a larger line of...

Merkel Out: Political Crisis in Germany

By: Sam VakninAuthor of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" The only perosn standing between a solution to the eurozone sovereign debt and banking crises and a total meltdown is Angela Merkel. She refuses to countenance a change in the role and charter of the European...

Dixons, Currys and PC World chains making a loss

DSG International, home to Dixons and the Currys and PC World chains in Britain, and Europe's No.2 electrical goods retailer, said it made a loss before tax and one-off items of 25.3 million pounds in the 24...

Greeks - Overthrow Bankers' Dictatorship

In Greece, the date November 17, 1973, marks the student uprising against the Western-backed military junta that ruled Greece from 1967-1974. Since the overthrow of the Junta, November 17 is commemorated...

Obama Turns Back the Debt Clock to Save the World

Washington DC - With the stroke of a pen, President Barack Obama has rescued the world from a catastrophic economic meltdown.  The president signed into law today The Quantitative Time Act, effectively...

Greece can run a marathon, but can’t outrun debt

Face up Corruption has been rampant. Greeks have been unrealistic in addressing their fiscal responsibility. Now, their President wants to run away. He may have to, but the Greeks have nowhere to go. " “AP...

Greek referendum deepens euro zone crisis

ATHENS, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou faced calls from within his own party to step down on Tuesday after he threw the nation's euro zone membership into jeopardy by calling a...

Greeks Won't Take It No More

- Greeks are "moving to the next stage of resistance that has emerged from nonstop anti-austerity protests and demonstrations in the streets over the past two years" -  One of Greece's most important national...

Austerity Police - Greece, Oakland CA, more to come

Greek blogs are filled with unconfirmed reports that the so-called European Gendarmerie Force (EGF) has deployed to Greece to assist Greek police operations against demonstrators. While Athens has officially...

Macedonia’s 2011 Independence Day Interview with Stevo Pendarovsk

Macedonia’s 2011 Independence Day Interview conducted by: Sam Vaknin I have been fortunate to meet Stevo Pendarovski several times, in his official capacities, and “for coffee”. On all occasions, I found him to be level-headed, incisively analytical, and a true...

Alexander the Great: Murdered in Babylon, Resurrected in Skopje

Was Alexander the Great murdered in Babylon? In a historical mystery which combines Dan Brown's narrative panache (but with far superior writing skills), Agatha Christie's sense of drama and mis-en-scene, and Paul Johnson's synoptic view, Graham Phillips makes a convincing...

US Gov. Spending Cuts: What's On The Table?

Under the first U.S. income tax law that was passed in 1913, only 1 percent of Americans were required to file income tax returns, and to be liable to file you would have had to be earning an annual income of about...

Greece Votes for Austerity Measures

Legislators to end corruption Ha! " “Breaking News Alert: Greek parliament approves austerity plan  June 29, 2011 9:33:01 AM The Greek parliament on Wednesday approved a controversial package of tax hikes...

Greece: Bring on Pawn Stars

Got a do what you have to regain footing. Selling assets is something to which nations might have to become accustomed. Assets for cash are the essence of being a pawn broker. Don’t expect to redeem the full...

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