When Soraya (Suheir Hammad, poet and actress) touches down at an Israeli airport, like Alice out of Wonderland, a tsunami of stupidity, propelled by yet another typhoon of evil, has just devastated the whole of the Middle East. Sergio Berrocal* Everyone, Muslim or Christian, Jew or whatever, copes […]
Tag: bank
The crisis: they played with that which wasn’t theirs
It is a question of ethics and scruples. The new Barclays scandal places banking regulations and that of the finance sector in general under examination once again. _ Nuria Riutord Lleonart The Libor, or its equivalent: the interest levels at which the banks in the United Kingdom lend money for […]
“97% owned” The bank, a money-making machine
This documentary shows the root of the current economic crisis, analysing the performance of private banks and the way they generate profits. It will be screened on the 1st of July at ‘Passing Clouds’ in Hackney. _ Ana M. Badía The root of the problem is within the system. The […]
Housing is a right
A citizen-led social movement has applied societal pressure on Spanish authorities in order to establish the issue of evictions on the political agenda, that up till now the government has regulated with restrictions. _ Ana and Santos’ problems with the bank all began when they acted as guarantors for their […]