Corporate media’s handling of the US-supported Israeli assault on Lebanon has, like all war propaganda, entailed a campaign to demonize the purported bad guys—Hezbollah, in this case. The coverage of the US/Israeli assault on Lebanon has also evinced a casual disregard for Lebanese lives, and often an outright zest for killing the country’s people.
EU politics
The Local: Germany made billions on Greece’s debt crisis, Berlin confirms
This is only the tip of the iceberg. The low value of the Euro due to weak economies in the euro-group has been vital for Germany’s trade surplus, not to mention the very low interest […]
Corruption
European CEO: European banking regulator faces criticism after failing to take action on Danske Bank scandal
This is pretty much par for the course with regard to the EU and financial crime. What do laws and regulations matter, when it is a question of the intereests of financial trans-nationals. Read here
Economics
Prem Sikka: Six ways to sort out sky-rocketing executive pay
One of the author’s of Labour’s new policy paper on executive pay sets out how to rein in the fat cats. Read here
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