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So what did we learn in 2012? (quite a lot from HSBC México actually)

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December 25, 2012 0

So what did we learn in 2012?
Between 2008 and 2011 we learnt that if you’re running a bank, and you ever happen to face the mother of all debts, the united nation of governments will bail you out like there is no tomorrow. This means that you can fail at what is at the heart [...]

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The UN recognition of Palestine as a “non member observer state”: the proof that the US diplomacy really works a treat

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December 5, 2012 0

Just a map today to emphasize the isolation of Israel and the USA on the vote at the UN to recognise Palestine as a “non member observer state”. Indeed Palestine is now formally recognised as a state by the UN albeit still a “non member”. The UN gives more details on the “non member state” [...]

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    • 'A State Of Perpetual War' May 22, 2013
      Journalist Jeremy Scahill has spent his life exposing the dark recesses of US foreign policy. He talks independent media, drones and terror in this exclusive interview with Antony Loewenstein […]
    • Investment, Sarawak Style May 22, 2013
      Serious corruption allegations against Sarawak leaders, including Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud, haven't slowed industrialisation in the Malaysian state, writes Jenny Denton […]
    • Victims Of Crime At Risk Again May 22, 2013
      Under a bill before the NSW Parliament, victims of violent crime will lose rights and support. More people have contacted MP Alex Greenwich with concerns about this bill than any other […]
    • Higher Ed Watchdog Is Chasing Its Tail May 22, 2013
      Following yet more cuts to uni funding, we have an escalating crisis in higher education – and the sector's watchdog on quality and standards is struggling too, writes Richard Hil […]
    • Community Radio Is Everyone's Voice May 22, 2013
      The Budget did not meet the shortfall in funding for community digital radio services. Marian Prickett and Juliet Fox on why it's so important this kind of media is supported by governments […]
    • The Imaginary Budget Emergency May 22, 2013
      The Opposition Leader’s reply to the Budget gave some hints about Coalition fiscal policy. Cuts, more cuts, and a few extravagances. Ben Eltham on the debt and deficit myths that held it all together […]
    • Coal Is Killing India's Poor May 22, 2013
      Big Coal wants you to believe that fossil fuels will lift India's poor out of poverty. Gaurav Jagdish, who recently boarded a coal ship in QLD, knows the poor are usually the last to benefit from coal […]
    • Uni Efficiency Cuts Are On Trend May 22, 2013
      Where will the Budget cuts to higher ed hit hardest? Not at the managerial level. Vice-chancellors have been waiting for another opportunity to make internal cuts, writes Raewyn Connell […]

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    • Zomia, Land Without State May 22, 2013
      For two thousand years, according to James Scott, the mountains of Zomia were a place of refuge for the people of Southeast Asia. For the author, this region, as a centre of resistance to the state, holds up a mirror to our destructive and self-confident civilisation. A fascinating and intriguing anarchist history. - Reviews / anarchisme, résistance, democra […]
    • A World Out of Key May 22, 2013
      Although today's world is more interdependent than ever, it is still a jigsaw puzzle of sovereign states. One consequence of globalization is that we have to update our own mental maps, and to understand other people's. In this interview, the diplomat and geographer Michel Foucher explains the world's new geography. - Reviews / géographie, int […]
    • The Multiple Meanings of Revolution May 22, 2013
      Though the age of historic upheavals and major political crises seemed to be over, the word “revolution” has made a recent comeback in Georgia, in the Ukraine and in the “Arab Springs” of 2011. Should we revise the concept of revolution? What, if anything, do these contemporary revolutions have in common? Can they be compared to the great revolutions of the […]
    • From Bombay to Mumbai May 22, 2013
      Gyan Prakash's most recent book takes us on a journey through Bombay's history, focusing on the myths and fables that have shaped how the city is represented. His ambitious project fails, however, to explain Bombay's transition from a cosmopolitan city to one torn apart by ethnic conflict. - Reviews / city, urbanisme […]
    • Filming the End of the World May 22, 2013
      2012, Terminator, Blade Runner, Melancholia. There is no shortage of films portraying the end of the world; in fact, they are becoming ever more successful. But what is their real meaning? Are they pure entertainment, allowing us to play with the idea that everything could stop from one day to the next? Peter Szendy believes that we should be taking them ver […]