It's terror check chaos as dozens miss US flights: Controversial anti-terrorist restrictions imposed on Britons travelling to the US have led to scores of people missing their flights since they were introduced six weeks ago New visa fee to visit the US: Aiming to reverse a steep drop in international visitors since the 2001 terrorist attacks, Congress last week passed legislation creating a non-profit corporation to promote the United States as a travel destination. 'We will not offer Greece a cent': German economy minister deals hammer blow to Athens as rioters attack police on the streets British civil servants hold strike: Hundreds of thousands of civil servants in Britain have begun a two-day strike over cuts to redundancy pay, that is likely to cause disruption to the country's ports and airports. Paul Krugman: An Irish Mirror : “Almost all the apparent causal factors of the U.S. crisis are missing in the Irish case,” and vice versa. Yet the shape of Ireland’s crisis was very similar: a huge real estate bubble — prices rose more in Dublin than in Los Angeles or Miami — followed by a severe banking bust that was contained only via an expensive bailout. Layoffs increase after four months of lower claims: Employers took 1,521 mass layoff actions in January, which resulted in 182,261 workers losing their jobs, said the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retail gasoline prices match 2010 high: Average retail gasoline prices, continuing a surge that started last month, have now matched their 2010 high on the way to prices that many analysts believe will top $3 per gallon this spring.
Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Washington’s Road to Ruin
By James Petras
Drones, military surges and surrogate puppet armies engaged in endless wars are no match for the surging investments, robust developing markets and joint ventures linking China with the dynamic emerging economies of the world. Continue
By Bill Quigley
It is time for a revolution. Government does not work for regular people. It appears to work quite well for big corporations, banks, insurance companies, military contractors, lobbyists, and for the rich and powerful. But it does not work for people. Continue
By Chris Hedges
There are no constraints left to halt America's slide into a totalitarian capitalism. Electoral politics are a sham. The media have been debased and defanged by corporate owners. The working class has been impoverished and is now being plunged into profound despair. Continue
By David Michael Green
American government is in the process of imploding, and it won’t be long until the pathetically minuscule social safety net that we have will be shredded as well. Continue
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