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Category Archives: News and politics
Why Marxism is on the rise again
Class conflict once seemed so straightforward. Marx and Engels wrote in the second best-selling book of all time, The Communist Manifesto: “What the bourgeoisie therefore produces, above all, are its own grave-diggers. Its fall and the victory of the proletariat … Continue reading
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El juez cita como imputados a Rato, Olivas y Acebes por el ‘caso Bankia’
El caso Bankia, o cómo el hasta hace poco cuarto mayor banco español pasó de publicar unos beneficios de 304 millones a necesitar meses después un rescate estatal de 23.465 millones (unos 500 euros por ciudadano), ya está activado en la vía judicial. … Continue reading
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Ukraine police tackle protests over Russian language law
The Ukrainian parliament backed a controversial law giving higher status to the Russian language – a move that prompted fights inside the chamber and protests on the streets of the former Soviet republic. One MP suffered a broken rib from … Continue reading
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Londres vers la sortie de route
Dans quelques années, la Grande-Bretagne aura quitté l’Union. On ne voit plus ce qui pourrait l’empêcher. L’approfondissement programmé de la zone euro va la contraindre à faire un choix, la multiplication des opting out (dérogations) risquant de devenir rapidement ingérable, … Continue reading
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Was Arafat killed by radioactive poison?
Palestinian officials raised the prospect of exhuming Yasser Arafat’s body yesterday after a Swiss laboratory said it had discovered an “unexplained” level of the radioactive element polonium on personal belongings of the late President. The discovery during a nine-month investigation … Continue reading
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Le nouveau président mexicain, un pantin aux mains des cartels ?
« Ce serait la pire des chose qui pourrait arriver au Mexique car il n est pas prêt et surtout il est ignare et corrompu », mort avant le scrutin, l’écrivain mexicain Carlos Fuentes n’aura pas eu l’occasion de voter, mais … Continue reading
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Syrie : pourquoi la révolution n’est pas prêt de s’arrêter
Ce qui se passe aujourd’hui en Syrie après les massacres de Homs et de Houla ne peut se réduire à une simple guerre civile ou à une simple guerre de religion. Derrière les affrontements, face à la confusion régnante, les … Continue reading
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Tamils deported to Sri Lanka from Britain being tortured, victim claims
The British government is forcibly deporting asylum seekers who are then tortured in Sri Lanka, according to the testimony of one victim who was left scarred and suicidal after a brutal two-week ordeal. The victim told the Guardian he was … Continue reading
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¡Queremos un eurobono tuyo!
Tampoco vamos a ponernos ahora tiquismiquis y empezar a discutir si eurobonos sí o eurobonos, no. La cosa es evidente. Los eurobonos eran una estupidez antes, porque así lo decían en el Gobierno, y hoy son un extraordinario acierto porque ayer, con … Continue reading
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