Category Archives: Europe

Beyonce and the European Union

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Dutch courage

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Gunfire under Acropolis

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  15 January 2013 The conditions for a popular uprising against the rightwing coalition government in Greece … Continue reading

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Pain in Spain

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  8 January 2013 EUROPE EXACERBATES THE PAIN IN SPAIN “The position of Andalucía’s 200,000 agricultural workers … Continue reading

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Wolves in sheep’s clothing

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What is a cigarette?

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.  20 December 2012   “A cigarette is a stick with a fire at one end and … Continue reading

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“Frothy tasteless milk”

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Fertile Crescent

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Pointless protest

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“No human rights on battlefield”

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