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Paul Krugman and Richard Layard, two economists, have launched a manifesto (please read the text in full which will take only few minutes, here) to promote policy change in order to put the current financial and economic crisis finally behind us. They argue that the cause of this crisis has been mis-diagnosed by policy makers. So there is little wonder that the wrong cure has been applied. They conclude: Continue reading
I post the documentary ‘Catastroika’ here because I think it is important. It is important because what goes on in Greece is not without precedent. It happened before and it will happen somewhere else. It happens for a reason. Continue reading
20 years ago on May 23rd, 1992 judge Giovanni Falcone got blown up by the Sicilian Mafia. His wife Francesca was also killed in this blast, together with three security personnel. Only 57 days later on July 12th his friend and colleague Paolo Borsellino met the same fate in the streets of Palermo. Five bodyguards could not prevent his assassination and died with him. The new book by John Follain asked why Falcone and Borsellino had to die? I would put the question another way: is there anything that could have obviated the murders?
I am watching RTE’s live stream (here) about the fiscal compact referendum (60% vs 40%). I am puzzled by the arguments of the victorious yes-side: since the referendum has been passed now, we need a growth strategy. Fair point. But how one stimulates an ailing economy? By putting more money in maybe? But where is that to come from? No answer. Silence. That’s not good enough I am afraid.
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