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What would happen if Greece left the euro? In 60 seconds

Greece debt crisis: Will 'No' vote lead to Grexit?

“As the global recession began in 2008, the Greek economy featured high levels of public debt, a large trade deficit, undiversified industries, an overextended public sector, militant trade unions, widespread corruption, uneven payment of taxes, an overvalued currency, consumers expecting rising living standards and euro membership based on inaccurate data. Greek politicians, Greek society, trade unions, leaders of the European Union, the IMF, the world's investment banks - each and every one has scarcely put a foot right in a collective display of hubris, miscalculation, over ambition, deception, mis-selling, folly and, in some cases, sheer greed in a saga that has continued for decades.”

Greece's 'Odious' Debt: The Looting of the Hellenic Republic by the Euro, the Political Elite and the Investment Community

Jason Manolopoulos

O aumento do medo e ressentimento que trouxe a crise na Europa, fez que as pessoas vivam há anos em estado de ansiedade e incerteza. O grande pavor regressa face a ameaças indeterminadas, como podem ser a perda de emprego, os choques tecnológicos, as biotecnologias, as catástrofes naturais e a insegurança generalizada. Este processo é um desafio para as democracias, porque esse terror difuso transforma-se por vezes em ódio e repúdio.

Democracy in Europe Why the Development of the European Union into a Transnational Democracy is Necessary and How it is Possible - Jürgen Habermas

Jürgen Habermas: Democracy in Europe

Jürgen Habermas

One of the foremost contemporary German intellectuals, Jürgen Habermas (b. 1929) is widely revered for the originality of his philosophy and his perceptive social criticism, though he is not easy reading. Among his numerous insights, which integrate subtle cultural, political, and economic analysis, is his view that despite the inexorable march of ‘instrumental-technocratic consciousness’, and the domination of the ‘life world’ it brings in its wake, the capitalist state also presents opportunities for greater ‘communicative action’.

Mission Possible: World Environment Day 2015

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2015

“The principal greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and a collection of man-made halocarbons. Carbon dioxide accounts for more than 60 percent of atmospheric emissions and is therefore central to any mitigation strategy. The principal anthropogenic sources of CO2 emissions are consumption of fossil fuels (about 78 percent of the total) and land use changes, mainly deforestation. About half the carbon released from fossil fuel combustion goes into the atmosphere.’’

Economics and the Challenge of Global Warming

Charles S. Pearson

A 5 de Junho de cada ano, e desde 1973, é celebrado o “Dia Mundial do Meio Ambiente”, data estabelecida pela Assembleia Geral das Nações Unidas, a 15 de Dezembro de 1972, ao iniciar-se a “Conferência de Estocolmo”, que teve como pilar fundamental o ambiente. O “Programa das Nações Unidas para o Meio Ambiente (PNUMA na sigla em língua inglesa) ” definiu como tema para este ano, "Sete mil milhões de sonhos. Um só planeta. Consumir com cuidado".

Jeremy Bentham: Man and Myth

An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation

The Future of the Law

Internal Challenges

In addition to the problem of bureaucratic regulation and the often unbridled discretion it generates, there are a number of intractable questions that need to be confronted by legal systems everywhere. Among the most conspicuous is the so-called ‘war on terror’. It requires little perception to realize that in the space of less than a decade many legal systems are faced with a variety of problems that test the values that lie at their heart. How can free societies reconcile a commitment to liberty with the necessity to confront threats to undermine that very foundation? Absolute security is plainly unattainable, but even moderate protection against terror comes at a price. And no airline passenger can be unaware of the cost in respect of the delays and inconvenience that today’s security checks inevitably entail. But though crime can never be entirely prevented, modern technology does offer extraordinarily successful tools to deter and apprehend offenders. Closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras, for instance, are able to monitor unlawful activities, such recordings supplying prosecutors with powerful evidence in court against the filmed villain. To what extent should the law tolerate this kind of surveillance? Consider the following example, which may help to demonstrate the difficulty, and the unavoidable ‘balancing’ between competing rights that is a conspicuous characteristic of modern law.