Category Archives: Government
Wiki’s Blackout Helps Repeal Anti-Piracy Laws
The latest fight between Silicon Valley and the US government has been decided -even if Congress reconvenes in February – and the winner is undoubtedly the former. After Wikipedia blacked out its services for a day (it’s amazing how removing … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Government, Tech, Uncategorized
The Feds Move In
The US congress may have recently backed down on their proposed anti-piracy legislation, caving in to high-profile dissent from the likes of Google, Wikipedia and thousands more. But, it seems the government is serious about this stuff. The founder of … Continue reading
Filed under Government, internet, News
What’s in a rating?
Well, the time has finally come for the French to eat a small piece of humble pie. The sun-eclipsing credit agencies have struck again and Sarkozy and Co. have had the indignity of watching their triple-A rating be slashed by … Continue reading
Filed under Finance, Economy, Government, Europe
Internet Titans Say, Save Pirates!
The U.S. congress is briefly on holiday (yes, I know, it is ridiculous), but as CNN has reported, this is a brief respite before a potentially litigious storm kicks off. The decline of the record and motion picture industries due … Continue reading
Filed under Government, internet
The Arab Spring in Moscow
With the recent passing of North Korea’s ‘Dear Leader,’ Kim Jong-il, it will be interesting to see if such a closed society will be swallowed by the kinds of tumultuous changes that the Arab world has faced in the last … Continue reading
Filed under Economy, Government, News, politics
Britain’s Had Enough
Unprecedented strikes across the UK have sent a direct signal to the coalition government that the unions, pensioners and public sector workers have had enough. These are quite untypical British actions – more akin to the French or any other … Continue reading
Filed under Finance, Government, United Kingdom
Rebuilding Trust
The US government has just dissolved the ‘super committee’ set up for finding a way out of the deficit. They couldn’t reach a bipartisan agreement on spending cuts and so have quit, highlighting just how divided the country is. Meanwhile, … Continue reading
Filed under Government, United States
Meet Spain’s New Boss
The political pendulum has recently swung wildly for the two eurozone countries everyone is keeping a watchful eye on. First the media tycoon, hairpiece-playboy, Silvio Berlusconi, has been ousted in what is an attempt to stem the final death throes … Continue reading
Filed under Economy, Europe, Finance, Government, politics
The Gloves Are Off!
Perhaps the recent birth of his daughter has put extra wind in his sails, but Nicolas Sarkozy is certainly fighting a bare- knuckle battle with his fellow European cohorts and the press gets to witness it. Yippee! The little Frenchman … Continue reading
Filed under Economy, Europe, Finance, Government
Smoke and Mirrors
At the end of the recent G20conference in the oh-so-derelect area of the French Riviera (they never meet in a place like Detroit or Romania), the global political leaders with the most economic clout (one can’t use cold war terminology … Continue reading
Filed under China, Economy, Europe, Global Markets, Government
