Ashoka Mody: Germany is a diminished giant, and that spells trouble for Europe

A long-standing effort to make big investment funds abide by the same rules that banks and brokerages follow has bogged down. The fund industry says it supports the rules — it just has a few […]

This article provides a good description of what daily austerity looks like in Britain and where its ideological support comes from and functions. Read here  

The UN Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, is calling on Spanish authorities to enter into negotiations in good faith with leaders in Catalonia following the […]