Stiglitz: The New Generation Gap|Project Syndicate
On both sides of the Atlantic, young people’s voting behavior has diverged sharply with that of their elders. And the reason is clear: political elites have failed to ensure social…
Have millennials given up on democracy? | World news | The Guardian
Young people seem to be attracted by “different” types of politics. Whether it’s M5S in Italy, Podemos in Spain, Syriza in Greece, Corbyn in the UK or Sanders in the…
Europe’s new right sounds like the old left – FT.com
One day in 2008, a friend called to tell me that he thought the world might be coming to an end. He was not a religious fanatic; he worked in…
Russia-Greece: Caught in the web of the Russian ideologues | ZEIT ONLINE
Powerful Russians want to drive a wedge into the EU and are fighting for Moscow’s dominance. Confidential emails reveal how they are influencing the Greek government. Source: Russia-Greece: Caught in…
LA Times: Big Oil braced for global warming while it fought regulations
As major oil companies fought efforts to address climate change, they were quietly safeguarding their own billion-dollar infrastructure from rising seas and warming temperatures. Source: Big Oil braced for global…
Fighting Climate Change With One of the World’s Largest Solar Power Plants
A detour past a bridge in Nevada led Jamey Stillings to his latest project, a sleek and sprawling solar energy plant, the kind that will be crucial in averting the…
The Trans-Pacific Free-Trade Charade by Joseph E. Stiglitz and Adam S. Hersh – Project Syndicate
As negotiators and ministers from the US and 11 other Pacific Rim countries meet in Atlanta in an effort to finalize the details of the sweeping new Trans-Pacific Partnership, some…
Was the Greek finance minister pretending to be mad?|BBC News
The analysis is actually very good. Varoufakis – and Syriza with him -grossly miscalculated their nuisance power and lost big time, making the whole deal a lot worse and more…
Riche et puissante, l’Église grecque échappe à l’austérité
Entretenue par l’État, l’Église refuse d’être taxée sur ses propriétés. Le torchon brûle avec le gouvernement. Source: Riche et puissante, l’Église grecque échappe à l’austérité
Ignacio Sotelo: La gran catástrofe griega
Es difícil imaginar un Gobierno tan destructor para su pueblo como el de Atenas Source: La gran catástrofe griega