Answer: what do you think they've been doing? On Monday, the Greek Prime Minister announced that his government would hold a referendum on the latest Euro austerity package. And look at the reaction to this ostensible democratic naivete. Stock markets slide...
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Why is demonstrating in Nice against the G20 the 1st to 3rd November 2011 essential ? | by Eric Toussaint
Q: In the context of global crisis, what is at stake at the G20 meeting under French presidency? The crisis is worsening, especially for the most industrialized countries. The governments of the so called "emerging" countries such as Brazil, China, India and Russia...
Euro Bailout Failure | by 5 ducats
Have so many ever been so enthusiastic over a plan to beg, borrow, and steal $1.5 trillion? •Beg - Weaker European banks will have to raise over $100 billion in capital. •Borrow - Eurozone will borrow $1.4 trillion to bailout future sovereign and bank defaults. •Steal...
‘Sound Finance’ Imperilling Democracy | by EPW
What if debt deflation strikes, will the Eurozone’s financial elite still bay for sound finance? Finance capital’s imposition of fiscal austerity on both sides of the Atlantic – and this at a time when private consumption and investment are stagnating – is pushing the...
Greece must default and quit the euro. The real debate is how | by Costas Lapavitsas
Greece is facing an economic and social disaster, the result of its so-called rescue by the "troika" of the EU, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank. Greece must change course to avoid a grim future for its people: it must default on its debt...
Greek Tragedy | by Nick Dearden
Everyday the same news – Greece lurches nearer to a default, the financial markets panic, and governments come up with a few more euros or some soothing words to calm them for a few hours. The meltdown has been put off for another day.Almost every commentator accepts...
Dexia Krach: The start of a domino effect in the EU ? | by Eric Toussaint
In the early days of October 2011 the virtual bankruptcy of the Franco-Belgian bank Dexia is yet another sign of how deep is this crisis that brings governments to serve public money to private interests. Dexia’s krach shows that it is the private banks that are the...
CDS and rating agencies: factor(ie)s of risk and destabilization | by Eric Toussaint
In the eye of the storm: the debt crisis in the European Union (5/7) In July-September 2011 the stock markets were again shaken at international level. The crisis has become deeper in the EU, particularly with respect to debts. The CADTM interviewed Eric Toussaint...
A European Brady deal: austerity for life | by Eric Toussaint
In the eye of the storm: the debt crisis in the European Union (4/7) In July-September 2011 the stock markets were again shaken at international level. The crisis has become deeper in the EU, particularly with respect to debts. The CADTM interviewed Eric Toussaint...

