By Professor Chris HughesThis post originally appeared on Japan Focus.Prime Minister Abe Shinzō’s stunning return to power in the December 2012 landslide election victory, and the consolidation of his leadership in a repeat victory in December 2014, has heralded the resurgence for Japan of a more assertive, high-profile, and high-risk, foreign and security policy. … [Read more...] about An ‘Abe Doctrine’ as Japan’s Grand Strategy: New Dynamism or Dead-End?
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I was a pieceworker for Google
from Freedom Socialist Party (US)AnonymousJune 2015 Working in a call center is pure hell. I was hired by a company that manages the 24/7 call center that contracts tech support for Google, the developer of the Android operating system that runs the smart phone you may have in your pocket. Eight months later, I was fired. This experience has given me much greater … [Read more...] about I was a pieceworker for Google
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Varoufakis: Troika Forced Syriza Into Choice Between ‘Suicide or Execution’
Published on Tuesday, July 21, 2015byCommon DreamsFormer finance minister blasts EU, saying: "No one government should ever be treated that way in the context of a club of democratic nations."Varoufakis admitted that during negotiations his government did make some mistakes, but mostly in assuming that they were holding "a rational bargaining session." (Screenshot: CNN)In … [Read more...] about Varoufakis: Troika Forced Syriza Into Choice Between ‘Suicide or Execution’
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