A year on, a hundred years on; why Haiti still waits for justice and freedom.
By Cornelius Grissiths, this post first appeared at No Sweat Historically crippled by international debts, the middle of the twentieth century saw the IMF force Haiti (then occupied by America)…
The People’s Bank; a way out of the current crisis for Britain – and Ireland
By Rupert Read The Dail voted through Ireland’s Euro-bailout package. The Irish Greens wanted an election in January: they haven’t got it. But Cowen, the Irish PM, did say in…
It’s time for some real democratic reform.
This piece first appeared in the new online magazine Discussion Point, which I suggest you check out. I struggle to get passionate about the coming AV referendum. It's not that…
Food, fuel, and Euro crash: challenges for 2011
It's looking like 2011 is going to be a bumpy economic ride. How the anti-cuts movement manoeuvres these mountains could define our future. For a start, the amount stuff (commodities)…
Neoliberalism and the challenge for student protesters.
or: what we've learnt: In the mid 1970s, a small group of influential economists from the University of Chicago used the excuse of an oil crisis and the backing of…
Dick of the year: George Osborne
This is a nomination for the Bright Green #Dick2010 award from Louise Hazan George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer. Of all the dicks eligible for this award, there can't be…
Dick of the Year: Alistair Darling
Reading through the nominations on the blog, I’m struck by the rush to slot the political football into an empty goal. Nominating Donald Trump, Nick Clegg or Lord Browne is…
Dick of the year: Fabrice Tourre
This is a nomination for the Bright Green #dick2010 award, from Murray Worthy Fabrice Tourre, Goldman Sachs – dick of the decade Fabrice Tourre (self nicknamed "The Fabulous Fab") is…
Dick of the year – Lord Lawson
This is a submission for the Bright Green Dick of the Year award from Dave Hampton 'Carbon Coach' - for more climate denying dicks, have a look here. You can…
Philip Green doesn’t create wealth.
Over the last month, UK Uncut has seen wide public support. For the most recent day of action, I was in Oxford. We shut down 5 separate tax dodgers. Passers…