AUSTERITY
Spanish Squats in Andalusia
In 2012, a bunch of leftist workers and farmers seized some unoccupied land in economically depressed southern Spain. Photographer José Colón, who grew up in the region, was there with his camera.
Sudan's Government Isn't Going Down Without a Fight
The antiregime protests that have swept Sudan for the last week are at a crossroads, with the fervent optimism of the previous days giving way to somber reflection and shock that over 50 people are believed to have died.
Faisal Islam Has Spent Five Years Watching Europe Collapse
His book, The Default Line: The Inside Story of People, Banks, and Entire Nations on the Edge, documents the 2008 financial crisis and the aftershocks that are still being felt from Greece to the UK.
Hanging Out with the Desperate People at Watford Jobs Fair Was Really Depressing
In front of me swarmed a sea of desperate people from various walks of life, all united by their lack of gainful employment. The sad truth these people ignored is that there simply aren't enough jobs to go around in the UK, despite all of the...
The IMF's Admission That Austerity Has Failed Is Going to Make the G8 Pretty Awkward
Today, David Cameron will chair the G8 in Northern Ireland. While he's there, he'll be dodging awkward questions about the virtues of austerity—a couple of weeks after the culprits behind the biggest experiment in austerity's history admitted that it...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, Stealth Tea Partier
After Obama’s 2008 election, a horde of conservative Republican governors won office across the country. One Tea Party governor hasn’t gotten much attention—Pennsylvania’s Tom Corbett. He’s more reserved than his counterparts, avoiding political...
The Greeks Welcomed Angela Merkel
As if Greece didn't have it bad enough already, what with the crippling austerity, massive unemployment, and fascists as their local police force, Angela Merkel took a trip over there yesterday for a mini-break just to make sure they're all behaving.
World Peace Update
This week, a ragtag collection of striking cops, religious nutjobs, racists, and English soccer fans are to blame for our failure at world peace.