published by Tom Sullivan on Fri, 2012-06-29 19:33
An unemployed man tied himself to railings before setting himself alight outside Selly Oak Jobcentre in Birmingham over a problem with a payment, witnesses said.
published by Heydrich on Tue, 2011-10-18 07:31
As the protests against Wall Street continue, Jews are now claiming that they too are among the “99 percent.”
published by Tom Sullivan on Mon, 2011-04-25 21:03
Irish people rate themselves among the most fulfilled and optimistic in the world, according to a new global survey.
published by andie531 on Mon, 2011-02-14 04:52
The “Massachusetts Innovation Economy Partnership Mission 2011,” will connect Massachusetts with Israel and the United Kingdom in an attempt to create jobs, expand business and collaborate in different industries.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2010-09-12 08:38
Though the recession is officially over, its fallout is still spreading through the high street.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2010-06-13 18:17
Banking report authors say outside bodies should have seen warning signs
Irish Independent, 12 June 2010
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Commission (EC) "failed" Ireland in the boom years by not pointing out the threats to our economy, the authors of a major report on the banking crisis said yesterday.
published by andie531 on Fri, 2010-03-05 07:56
Looks like Israel is the only country that will be in good shape once the crash really starts.
Need a job?
Below, please find the job application form for the Mossad.
published by andie531 on Thu, 2010-03-04 21:14
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMr5iHTydTs]
Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) has backed down from his one-man blockade of a broad package of jobless benefits, health care programs and highway funding.
The move comes after a frantic day of negotiations where GOP leaders sought to move on past the controversy in which Bunnings objections led to the expiration of numerous provisions, including health care coverage for the jobless and unemployment insurance.
published by Tom Sullivan on Wed, 2010-03-03 10:22
EU Times, 28 February 2010
The recession has increased the wealth gap to dangerous levels, and George Osborne does not seem serious about tackling it, says Edmund Conway.
published by andie531 on Thu, 2010-02-25 00:50
Ira Stoll, anti-Semite?
By Ami Eden · February 24, 2010
Ira Stoll -- formerly of the Lipsky-era Forward, N.Y. Sun, Jerusalem Post -- is a journalistic pitbull. I've heard fans describe him as an unrelenting defender of the Jews, Israel, etc. I've heard critics dismiss him as just another neocon who cries anti-Semitism too much. And then there's the people who think both descriptions are true.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sun, 2010-02-14 15:55
BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The euro zone's economic recovery lost steam in the final quarter of last year as gross domestic product barely expanded, with France the only one of the currency area's four biggest economies to post growth.
published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2010-02-13 10:40
published by Nepos Libertas on Wed, 2010-01-27 22:06
Qrswave's ironic comment on indebted Federal government's slavish devotion
published by Nepos Libertas on Sun, 2010-01-10 16:56
Disclosure: I have a new Chase checking & savings account since last autumn, and I currently receive measly $20 (mostly spent on packs of ramen noodles) a month in food stamp.
published by Tom Sullivan on Tue, 2010-01-05 20:25
Did Christianity Cause the Crash?
by Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic