austerity

Fiscal cliff or soaring inequality: Which is scarier?

December 12, 2012 By Sam Webb

In the early aftermath of World War II, the Truman administration was hell bent on reversing U.S. foreign policy from wartime cooperation to unrestrained hostility.

European trade unions unite to oppose cuts

November 15, 2012 By Morning Star

Workers launched an unprecedented day of coordinated action across Europe Nov. 14, in the biggest fightback yet.

Italy’s heritage for sale

August 20, 2012 By Tom Gill

Some 350 historic buildings in the capital and historic towns across the country are to be sold off.

Behind London Olympics spectacular sports, a dark side

July 24, 2012 By Neil Parthun

While the 2012 Summer Olympics bring athletes together in spectacles of sport, the Games will also bring crippling debt, especially galling given the latest austerity measures in the UK.

Spanish miners’ protest draws massive support

July 17, 2012 By Emile Schepers

Madrid saw a massive show of support for miners who are protesting austerity moves by Spain's conservative government, which they say will completely destroy their hardscrabble livelihoods.