Inside-outside Strategy on Wall Street Tax
countries are already raising significant revenue from national financial transaction taxes.
The Pedigree of the “Horsewich”
How did Europe wind up eating horsemeat?
The Two Europes
Along with the divide between rich and poor in Europe, another has opened between the mobile and the stationary.
Serbia’s Strategic Ambiguity and the EU
As Washington does with Beijing and Taipei, Serbia practices strategic ambiguity with Kosovo.
Giant Victory in Europe on Taxing Financial Speculation
European ministers didn’t even have to take a formal vote because it was obvious that there was sufficient support to move ahead.
Bulgarians Wear Their Pessimism as a Badge
In 2009, Bulgarian pessimism was worse than that of Iraqis and Afghans.
European Parliament Supports Robin Hood Tax in Landslide Vote
Yeas outnumbered nays by a margin of 6-to-1. The next step will be a vote in the European Council, which is likely to happen in early 2013.
What Happened to Europe?
These days, membership in the European Union comes with no guarantees.
The Idea of Europe
The European Union has turned out to be not that different from the American neoliberal economic model.
The Risky Business of Eating in America
How can eating too much rice can give you cancer?
European Victory on Taxing Speculation
The goofy stunts weren’t the only game-changers.
The European Financial Transactions Tax: Robin Hood or Sheriff of Nottingham?
Germany, France, Italy, and Spain take time out from acute crisis talks to agree on a long term policy solution: taxing financial transactions.
European Tax on Financial Transactions Gains Support
Germany and France’s push for a tax on each stock, bond and derivative trade garners support among financial professionals.
Europe’s Dilemma: Immigration and the Arab Spring
It’s time Europe stopped viewing immigrants as a threat to society.
The End of Austerity in Europe?
A Hollande victory in France would tip the balance of power in Europe and put an end to the hegemony of the austerity paradigm.