Video Simply brilliant. - This is probably the best film ever made about American foreign policy. Jemima Khan tells Julian Assange to stop hiding and face his Swedish sex accusers : The socialite and former wife of cricket star Imran Khan was among a host of wealthy supporters who put up tens of thousands of pounds to help the WikiLeaks founder meet his £240,000 bail following his arrest in 2010. China, Brazil in $30 billion-currency swap deal: China and Brazil have agreed a currency-swap arrangement that enables each country to access up to $30 billion as part of efforts to build a financial buffer to help guard against a freeze up in global markets, according to reports. More Icelandic bankers arrested: Iceland’s special prosecutor into the banking crisis has confirmed that raids have taken place today and that arrests have been made. The Central Bank of Iceland is among the institutions under investigation. Iceland economy grows at fastest pace since crash: Annual economic growth for the first three months of 2012 was at 4.5 percent while GDP grew 2.4 percent, the highest rate since the first quarter of 2008. Annual growth for 2011 was also up 2.7 percent, while the fourth quarter was up 1.9 percent on the same period of 2010. Italian PM says 'one week to save eurozone'; Mario Monti warns of apocalyptic consequences of failure as EU leaders agree to boost economic output by one per cent. Moody's Downgrades Global Banks: Here is a a summary of the major ratings action taken. Moody's downgrades several major US banks: Bank of America among those affected, as credit rating agency says US government less likely to fund future bailouts.
Saturday, 23 June 2012
By Mike Whitney
Barack Obama has the worst record on immigration of any president in US history. No one else comes close. Continue
By John Nichols
No one should miss the intent of the Court majority, which was to tip the balance a little more toward corporate power.Continue
By Andy Worthington
£850 billion was used to bail out the banks, even though, according to some estimates, $11 trillion is hidden in offshore accounts. Continue
By John Atcheson
Can’t we just pretend, for one more generation, that the whole infinite growth on a finite world thing isn’t just a giant, tragic Ponzi Scheme designed to sell out the future? Continue
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