Documentary – Catastroika

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.

50 years of U.S. embargo against Cuba

Cuban flag hanging down the balcony of one of Havana’s many houses in urgent need of repair. But where are the funds to come from?

Much has been written about Cuba, even more has been said. Its beaches are among the most beautiful in the Caribbean. Its capital Havana was once praised as the Paris of the Antilles. No visitor fails to notice this, even though decades of deprivation and neglect have taken their toll.

Greece and the EU – Democracy and Sovereignty

One of the main concerns of this blog has been the promotion and advocacy of democratic principles. Events need to be measured against them regardless where and when they have taken place. The way the sovereign debt crises in Greece has been dealt with poses lots of questions in this regard. One of them is whether or not Greek sovereignty has been violated. See also my article Greece – first injury then insult.