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Unemployed man sets himself alight outside Birmingham Jobcentre

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.

Jews say, "We too are in the 99 percent!"

As the protests against Wall Street continue, Jews are now claiming that they too are among the “99 percent.”

Stopping the Rot: Stress tests fail 8 Euro banks

Eight out of 90 European banks have failed stress tests on whether they could withstand another financial crisis. None were in Italy - which it hopes might help the country fend off spiraling debt costs, along with the 70-billion-Euro cuts which parliament passed on Friday. But, as RT's Sara Firth reports, there's only so much that can be done before the people take power into their own hands.

Stopping the Rot: Stress tests fail 8 Euro banks

BS of the week award - Irish 'most optimistic' of surveyed countries

Irish people rate themselves among the most fulfilled and optimistic in the world, according to a new global survey.

Massachusetts partners with Israel, U.K. to create jobs, expand business

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.

Quantitative Easing Explained

Britain's ghost towns: Up to a third of shops in high street are shut

Though the recession is officially over, its fallout is still spreading through the high street.

IMF and EU Commission 'failed' Ireland in boom

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.

Your Recession Proof Mossad Job Application is Right Here

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.

How Senator Jim Bunning's Epiphany Helps the United States

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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.

British people told by opposition politician to start arming themselves for a class war

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.

Ira Stoll: Jews are Good for a Country's Economy

Ira Stoll, anti-Semite?

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.

Euro zone GDP recovery falters, bumpy road ahead

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.

New Phase, Not Just Another Recession

Ismael Hossein-Zadeh, Counterpunch, 12-14 February 2010

Food Stamp Profits: How JP Morgan Chase gets rich with increased poverty

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.

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