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Category Archives: Arab Spring / Occupy
George Soros foresees US class war
In a recent interview with Newsweek, George Soros has said that he foresees “riots on the streets [in the USA] that will lead to a brutal clampdown that will dramatically curtail civil liberties.” This is not good news for US … Continue reading
“Most worrying day of the crisis so far”
As fear drives eurozone debt markets and economies markedly downwards, and the increased volatility makes good money for some, the underlying grievance of the Occupy Wall Street movement can now be seen mirrored clearly in the European crisis. The tension is effectively … Continue reading
China has more internet users than population of EU
The modernisation of China continues apace, as measured by the number of citizens with access to the Internet, which has transformed western lifestyles and economies. China now has over half a billion people using the Internet, more than twice the number … Continue reading
Burma releases political prisoners
Burma’s government has freed numerous dissidents signalling a desire for reform. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9e7affae-f493-11e0-a286-00144feab49a.html
‘Arab Spring’ still struggling in Syria
Syria’s foreign ministry has threatened “tough measures” against any state that recognises the council of opposition, announced last month in Istanbul. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/096b5de6-f28b-11e0-824e-00144feab49a.html
Of the 1%, by the 1%, for…
While protesters Occupy Wall Street for the third week it is interesting to stumble across an article in Vanity Fair (written in May this year) that says almost exactly the same things. The top 1% of Americans earn almost 25% of the national income … Continue reading
Arab Spring continues
The Yemeni president has called for early elections that would bring stability to the Yemen, transferring power from himself to an elected government. Increasingly, the struggle of pro-democracy activists against the regime is turning into struggle between members of the … Continue reading