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OPINION welfare state : Europe vs the US: seven reflections

Europe vs the US: seven reflections

It’s been a year since Barack Obama was inaugurated president of the United States on 20 January. But despite his inspiring speeches, he is no Franklin Roosevelt, and even if he were, he needs 60 out of 100 votes in the US Senate to pass anything. Since the end of world war two, a power has emerged with the real potential to carry the world forward

by steven hill // 26/01/10

welfare state, flexicurity, comparison, barack obama, united states, book review, economical crisis

OPINION welfare state : America: five eurosceptic myths about sick old EU

America: five eurosceptic myths about sick old EU

With the stock market jittery over Iraq, the housing crisis and huge trade deficits, investors are wringing their hands about the US economy. Chinese and Indian economies roar, but what about Europe on the eve of the EU-US summit in Slovenia on 9-10 June

by Steven Hill @ // 05/06/08

welfare state, myth, united states, us elections, eurosceptic, ecology, unemployment

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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

welfare state, freedom of opinion, italy, purchasing power, protest, feminism, paris

FEATURE welfare state : Eco-suburbs: Vauban, Freiburg

Eco-suburbs: Vauban, Freiburg

The district in south-west Germany is a pioneering development that puts into action innovative rules for communal living in a unique environment. But this paradise of purity is not without its faults

by léna morel // 17/01/08

welfare state, bioethics, future of europe, germany, green parties, economy, housing

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