Most Democratic candidates have granted legitimacy to funding of campaigns by the rich, and it shows in what they stand for.

Plans for oil drilling on Australia's southern continental shelf have been shelved.

The economic advisor that the world needs to follow is Keynes.

The criticisms of the 1970s were based on an evident mistake: supposing that typical consumers are foresighted. All those Americans who foolishly got second mortgages would be proof of that, if there were any doubt. Anyway, most consumers don't know enough about economics to suppose that a stimulus program will lead to a tax increase later. And those who have to choose between food and medicine each week will spend all the additional money they get.

Nigeria has banned female genital mutilation, but the law is not well enforced and the practice is still common in some parts of the country.

The UK and European countries are treating the question of splitting up as a matter of conflicting economic interests.

The EU cites four basic principles, all a matter of mere trade: "free movement" of goods, services, capital and labor.

I think any political entity should adopt, as its basic principles, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, Health and Well-being. The European Union does not treat these as very important, so Europe must either fix the EU or get rid of it.