Day: January 7, 2023

Analysts Agree: EU Facing Recession

Given the high level of economic integration in Europe, it is unlikely that a recession will be confined to half the continent.

The Bolivar Legacy
Part II: Debt and Regret

We may trace the beginning of Latin American poverty and economic subordination to Bolivar’s policy of garnering support by indebting his embryonic state.

EU Fines Meta for Failing to Respect Data Privacy Legislation

The company has three months to comply, but Meta has announced its intention to appeal both on the merits and the fines. In its defence, Zuckerberg’s company argues that there is not enough “regulatory certainty” about data protection.

The 9th Art: Should Adults Read Comics?

Are comics, as some Francophones argue, a distinct ‘9th art’? In the first of a monthly series, Felix James Miller argues they are and introduces readers to some of the delights of the art form.

Analysts Agree: EU Facing Recession

Analysts Agree: EU Facing Recession

Given the high level of economic integration in Europe, it is unlikely that a recession will be confined to half the continent.

January 7, 2023
The Bolivar Legacy <br>Part II: Debt and Regret

The Bolivar Legacy <br>Part II: Debt and Regret

We may trace the beginning of Latin American poverty and economic subordination to Bolivar’s policy of garnering support by indebting his embryonic state.

January 7, 2023
EU Fines Meta for Failing to Respect Data Privacy Legislation

EU Fines Meta for Failing to Respect Data Privacy Legislation

The company has three months to comply, but Meta has announced its intention to appeal both on the merits and the fines. In its defence, Zuckerberg’s company argues that there is not enough “regulatory certainty” about data protection.

January 7, 2023
Germans’ Trust in State & Political Institutions Sinks to New Low

Germans’ Trust in State & Political Institutions Sinks to New Low

“The mood in society is similar to the mood in the GDR at the end of the 1980s, shortly before the collapse of the system,” AfD MP Petr Bystron said while commenting on the survey’s alarming figures.

January 7, 2023
Over Half a Million Swedes Can No Longer Afford Basic Necessities 

Over Half a Million Swedes Can No Longer Afford Basic Necessities 

Increasing numbers of Swedes, mainly with children and poor pensioners, are having to turn to charitable organizations in order not to starve.

January 7, 2023
Russians Propose Ceasefire on the Front for Orthodox Christmas

Russians Propose Ceasefire on the Front for Orthodox Christmas

Even before Vladimir Putin’s announcement, Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhaïlo Podoliak described a possible truce as a “cynical trap” with an “element of propaganda.”

January 7, 2023
The 9th Art: Should Adults Read Comics?

The 9th Art: Should Adults Read Comics?

Are comics, as some Francophones argue, a distinct ‘9th art’? In the first of a monthly series, Felix James Miller argues they are and introduces readers to some of the delights of the art form.

January 7, 2023