Mois : avril 2015

The Persian Paradox – Iran is much more modern than you think

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Erich Follath, April 3, 2015 (Photo Gallery).

People in the West tend to have a monolithic view of Iran. But there’s a lot more to the country than the mullah-led theocracy, and it often gets ignored. And national pride is alive and well … // Continuer la lecture de « The Persian Paradox – Iran is much more modern than you think »

Islamic State is the cancer of modern capitalism

Published on Intrepid Report, by Nafeez Ahmed, April 3, 2015.

Debate about the origins of the Islamic State (IS) has largely oscillated between two extreme perspectives. One blames the West. IS is nothing more than a predictable reaction to the occupation of Iraq, yet another result of Western foreign policy blowback. The other attributes IS’s emergence purely to the historic or cultural barbarism of the Muslim world, whose backward medieval beliefs and values are a natural incubator for such violent extremism … //

… Follow the money:   Continuer la lecture de « Islamic State is the cancer of modern capitalism »

Greece Threatens to Miss IMF Payment, Issue Drachma

Published on naked capitalism, by Yves Smith, April 3, 2015 … Updated later, April 3.

Greece has decided to up the ante in its negotiations with the Troika. The open question is whether the latest move, the press leak via Ambrose Evans-Pritchard at the Telegraph that Greece will miss its April 9 payment to the IMF so that it can continue to make pension payments, and has started to make plans to issue the drachma, are game-changers that Greece hopes they will be.   Continuer la lecture de « Greece Threatens to Miss IMF Payment, Issue Drachma »

EUROPE: 19 economists call on the ECB to make ‘QE for the people’ in a letter to the Financial Times

Published on Basic Income Earth Network BIEN, by Stanislas Jourdan, March 27, 2015.

A letter published today in the Financial Times signed by 19 economists, including BIEN co-founder Guy Standing, calls on the European Central Bank to adopt an alternative quantitative easing policy. The letter includes a call to distribute cash directly to citizens of the eurozone.   Continuer la lecture de « EUROPE: 19 economists call on the ECB to make ‘QE for the people’ in a letter to the Financial Times »