Ghost Agenda  |  March 28, 2013

This entire crisis was never supposed to happen in the first place. After all, Cyprus’ entire economy equals a mere 0.2% of the euro zone’s entire GDP. We’re talking about a small fish that could have been bailed out with spare change! (at least, compared with the rest of the euro crisis)

But regardless of it’s size,…

EU Business  |  March 26, 2013

Cypriots faced new worries Tuesday as the chairman of the island's biggest lender quit, hundreds of people protested against a huge international bailout and banks stayed closed for two more days.

Hundreds of students and bank staff demonstrated…

Banks in Cyprus will remain closed until at least Thursday while talks continue over controversial plans to put a levy on savers' deposits.

BBC  |  March 18,…

Activist Post  |  February 20, 2013

In what seems like an absurd court case, the European Union Court of Justice is trying to decide if hyperlinking is copyright infringement. As crazy it may be, the outcome of this case could…

ZeroHedge  |  February 14, 2013

The series of tragic European self-immolations continues, this time from Rome airport in front of hundreds of people, where moments ago Sky News reports, a 19-year-old man from the Ivory Coast, due for deportation, set himself on fire. From…

Activist Post |  February 2, 2013

The race to perfect and implement true pre-crime technology continues to accelerate. Stalwarts of computer tech, such as IBM seen below, and Microsoft in their agreement with the New York police,…

End the Lie  |  January 27, 2012

Glasgow, Scotland is slated to become the first “smart city” in the United Kingdom after receiving a £24 million grant from the UK’s Technology…

Activist Post  |  January 25, 2013

Why does it seem like wherever there is human suffering, some giant bank is making money off of it?…

Activist Post  |  January 12 2013

Earlier this week we reported a victory for anti-GMO activists when it was announced that…

As the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2012 and discussing where we are in the fight for free expression, innovation, fair use, and privacy. Click here to read other blog posts in this series.…

Europeans outraged

Phone and internet networks were down across most of Syria for a second straight day on Friday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.…

Ao que a FIN conseguiu apurar, baseado nas informações presentes no artigo da RTP, sobre o caso "BRUTOSGATE", o "Núcleo de Informações da PSP" existe há pouco tempo, não aparece na estrutura orgânica da PSP e recolhe som e imagem de formas que colidem com o SIS.

"O PÚBLICO apurou que o pedido original é do Núcleo de Informações da PSP, uma unidade de natureza secreta integrada na Unidade…

Zero Hedge  |  November 20, 2012

Who owes what to whom?

Via BBC Business News:

USA: Although the US's overseas debt almost equates to its annual GDP, it is still regarded as a safe bet. However, its credit rating has been downgraded.…

Business Insider  |  November 7, 2012

We are following live the massive protests in Athens that are beginning to spiral out of control.

One amazing video showing protesters throwing Molotov cocktails at riot police and the police responding with giant water cannons…

My Budget 360  |  November 2, 2012

During the height of the US Great Depression, the unemployment rate stood at 25 percent.  This was a devastating experience for our economy and shifted policies and geopolitics for decades…

End The Lie  |  September 30, 2012

Some eighty-five years ago a man whose books would change our perspective of the world forever was struck by a sniper while serving as a volunteer infantryman on the Catalonian…

Telegraph | September 27, 2012

All of a sudden, the talk is of the breakdown, not just of the single currency, but of the parliamentary system on which it rests. Commentators across Europe fret that Spain, which emerged from dictatorship…

One reason why the latest Spanish bailout might not inspire much confidenceis that there really aren't many details out. At all.…