capitalism

OPINION capitalism : Environment: the maggot in Steve Jobs’ apple

Environment: the maggot in Steve Jobs’ apple

While tributes to its CEO Steve Jobs flood the web, don't forget Apple’s lack of green credentials

by Simon Benichou @ // 07/10/11

capitalism, united states, death, techno-media, apple, internet, steve jobs

PRESS REVIEW capitalism : Twitter feed: reactions to Steve Jobs death

Twitter feed: reactions to Steve Jobs death

The CEO of Apple was without a doubt the biggest genius of the last decade. He passed away after suffering from pancreatic cancer at the age of 56 over the night of 6 October. Social networks such as facebook and twitter have overflooded with 2.0 tributes

by Matthieu Amaré @ // 06/10/11

capitalism, united states, death, technology, lifestyle, social networks, steve jobs

FOCUS capitalism : Five years of enlarged Europe – no longer a land of gold

Five years of enlarged Europe – no longer a land of gold

Five years on from the great European expansion into the east, the eastern and western members are still oceans apart. The distance is not only geographical and the differences not only ideological

by zenay @ // 11/05/09

capitalism, liberalism, economical crisis, enlargement, money, globalisation, central and eastern europe

ANALYSIS capitalism : June 2009 European elections: everyone to the left!

June 2009 European elections: everyone to the left!

Three new ‘left of the left wing’ parties were created in 2008 in France alone. Across the whole continent, anticapitalist voices are gathering together, with their sights set on the 2009 European elections, for better and for worse

by France Dutertre @ // 08/01/09

capitalism, karl marx, oskar lafontaine, olivier besancenot, european elections 2009, eudebate2009, che guevara

FEATURE capitalism : Exploiting unpaid interns: rites of passage?

Exploiting unpaid interns: rites of passage?

Associations like Generation Precarity or Fairwork expose an exploited flexible labour force with intermittent incomes and no job security

by farah boucherak // 28/04/08

capitalism, identity, labour, future of europe, germany, education system, volunteer

FEATURE capitalism : 1000 and more: Europe's young designers

1000 and more: Europe's young designers

Magazines in auction rooms, high consumption in the art market - trend review

by Anne-Laure Murier @ // 30/01/08

capitalism, art market, international trade, museum, european commission, art, purchasing power

PANORAMA

1968: a tour of Europe's revolts

Spain, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Poland and Germany - spinning through Europe's uprisings during that infamous year of rebellion

by Jane Mery @ // 23/01/08

capitalism, welfare state, protest, feminism, soviet, franco, history

ANALYSIS capitalism : Situationism: ideas in conflict

Situationism: ideas in conflict

Rue de Seine, Paris 1952. ‘Never work’ is chalked on a wall. Two words about the philosophy of the 'Situationists' who transformed May 1968 and who still inspire activists today

by fabien champion // 23/01/08

capitalism, underground, belgium, tolerance, freedom of opinion, paris, freedom

FOCUS capitalism : Lithuania: a stranger in the south of the north

Lithuania: a stranger in the south of the north

Since achieving independence in 1990, it has strived to walk steadily on its own. On the eve of reaching adulthood as a self-governing country, Vilnius is like a little girl who has been picked on too many times by her bigger neighbours

by marta palacín // 31/10/07

capitalism, vilnius, lithuania, elections, media, estonia, world affairs

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Maxima: environmentally responsible sweatshop or falsely accused?

A famous Lithuanian journalist Arturas Racas reposted a letter he received from the Union of Wage Labourers about a violation committed by the biggest Lithuanian supermarket chain, Maxima. The chain actively took part in the nation-wide day for environmental event, "Darom 2010" (LT: Let's do 2010). The event encouraged ...

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New Left 95 conference on 22 August

Everyone who is in Vilnius that day should take a look. All but one presentations will be in Lithuanian, but I will be in charge of simultaneous translation in case anyone wants to hear them in English.

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MUST CAPITALISM BE RESTRUCTURE ?

While reading the newspapers, listening to the radio or watching television, we notice the abundance of opinions on the crisis we are facing as well as the numerous experts ready to explain the downfalls of our market economy. It seems to me that there are two pitfalls which should be ...

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