the situation in Ireland

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The Irish state has suffered extremely badly from the global
credit crunch and recession. During the late 90s and early 00s the
property sector of the economy grew to such an extent that at one
point it was worth 20% …
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Article: Spanish mobs block evictions

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http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/spain/110701/spain-real-estate-bust-evictions

Protesters win concessions for homeowners caught in Spain’s real estate bust.…
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Article: Europe's post-democratic era

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/10/jurgen-habermas-europe-post-democratic

This is an extract from Jürgen Habermas’s book The Crisis of the European Union: A Response, which will be published by Polity Press in April…
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Article: A revolution from above

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/23/europe-revolution-from-above

Political changes in Greece, Italy and Spain have highlighted how European leaders have upset the balance of power between society and the state and politics and the economy. French philospher Etienne Balibar points out that these developments have overlooked …
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Statement by the Occupied Athens Law School, February 9: “In order to liberate ourselves from debt we must destroy the economy”

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The political and financial spectacle has now lost its confidence. Its acts are entirely convulsive. The government of “emergency” that has taken over the maintenance of social cohesion is failing in conserving the labour, and at the same time the …
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