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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
welfare state, flexicurity, comparison, barack obama, united states, book review, economical crisis
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
welfare state, myth, united states, us elections, eurosceptic, ecology, unemployment
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
welfare state, freedom of opinion, italy, purchasing power, protest, feminism, paris
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
welfare state, bioethics, future of europe, germany, green parties, economy, housing
