Datebook: What’s Happening in July and August—and Why It Matters
From the Twelfth Annual World UFO Day to the Running of the Bulls, events you should be aware of.
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Europe Is On Strike — Like Postwar America
It’s been awhile Four European countries — Italy, Spain, Greece and Portugal — held coordinated general strikes today,…
Angry Spanish Now Dancing in Bank Lobbies, Are Good At It
Since last spring, a Seville-based performance group calling itself Flo6x8 has been sending trained dancers into the lobbies…
The Icelandic Model of Handling Debt Crises
Iceland did something right in the credit crisis, perhaps offering lessons both for Greece and Occupy Wall Street protesters
High-Speed Rail Will Impact America’s Freight Trains
America's very successful freight train system will have to make some compromises to accommodate high-speed rail, but those needn't be the end of the world.
Europe and its Gypsies
In what seems like a never-ending story, the European Union is at its worst in dealing with nomadic populations. The EU should look to the old Yugoslavia.
A ‘Two-Speed’ Europe?
Splitting the European Union into separate "achievers" and "laggards" clubs may not be a good idea, but it may be inevitable economically.
Germans and Inflation
History lessons address whether the European Central Bank should print more money to end the debt crisis.
How to Cap a Banker’s Bonus
Europe gets it just about right by not strictly capping pay but regulating how the payout wends its way to a banker's pocket.
European Schizophrenia About the Far Right
The European Union wrestles with ways to foster minority viewpoints without subsidizing tomorrow's Hitlers.