My Bookmarx 06/29/2011

Has the Revolution Left Egypt’s Workers Behind? – TIME No one in Zagazig wants to talk about what happened last week. The hundreds of railway workers who maintain the old, trash-ridden tracks and trains in this Nile Delta town whisper hurriedly about a strike that briefly disrupted rail traffic across the country of 80 million. [...]

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My Bookmarx 06/28/2011

كشفٌ Kashf: شهيد جديد توفي اليوم بعد ٥ أشهر من انتظار العلاج بالخارج #Jan25 محمود خالد محمود قطب بمستشفى القصر العينى بعد رحله طويله مؤلمة وأكثر من 5أشهر من العلاج tags: egypt revolution Jan25 martyrs SCAF Essam_Sharaf government negligence Torture in Egypt: Never again? – Politics – Egypt – Ahram Online Marking the International Day [...]

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My Bookmarx 06/27/2011

Rehash of failed policies for Arab states? (Bretton Woods Project) As revolutionary movements sweep the Arab world, the World Bank and the IMF have taken a lead in international economic engagement in the Middle East and North Africa region. But critics have warned of the dangers of locking transitional governments into long-term loans with economic [...]

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My Bookmarx 06/26/2011

Amnesty head says Egypt needs more than fair vote | Reuters Free elections this year could set Egypt on a new democratic course, but the government must also end emergency law and military trials for civilians, the head of Amnesty International said Thursday. tags: egypt humanrights SCAF military martial_courts amnesty democracy freedom Posted from Diigo. [...]

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مصائر البسطاء بين حقنة رضوان و بيادة العسكر

آخر تصريحات وزير مالية حكومة شرف (حكومة الثورة) أدلى بها لصحيفة الفينانشال تايمز!! و فيها بشرنا بأن حكومته قررت التخلى عن فكرة قبول قروض من صندوق النقد و البنك الدوليين حتى لا تكبل أى حكومة منتخبة قادمة بقيود لم تخترها بنفسها .. فى المقابل و حتى يكون بالإمكان سد عجز الموازنة العامة بإستخدام الموارد الداخلية [...]

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My Bookmarx 06/25/2011

How Do You Finance Social Justice in Egypt? Jadaliyya Interview With Wael Gamal on Vimeo How Do You Finance Social Justice in Egypt? Jadaliyya Interview With Wael Gamal. This is our third interview conducted in Cairo by Jadaliyya Co-Editors Bassam Haddad and Ziad Abu Rish. tags: egypt economy finances ministry_of_finances Samir_Radwan budget social justice interview [...]

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My Bookmarx 06/23/2011

الحكومة تلغي ضريبة كسب العمل أعلن الدكتور سمير رضوان وزير المالية في مؤتمر صحفي بمجلس الوزراء أن الحكومة قررت تعديل الموازنة العامة للدولة بعد قرار مجلس الوزراء عدم الاقتراض من الخارج، والاعتماد علي الموارد المحلية tags: egypt economy finances ministry_of_finances Samir_Radwan budget «المصرى اليوم» ترصد «التجربة الچورچية» فى تطهير جهاز الشرطة بعد الثورة | المصري [...]

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My Bookmarx 06/21/2011

Egypt declines World Bank loan as incompatible with national interest | Al-Masry Al-Youm: Today’s News from Egypt The government has declined a loan from the World Bank because it found the terms of the loan incompatible with the national interest, Egyptian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Fayza Abul Naga said on Monday. tags: egypt [...]

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My Bookmarx 06/20/2011

Mass strikes and occupations have Greece’s government on run|18Jun11|Socialist Worker A huge general strike in Greece has rocked the country’s government. Workers are furious at the government’s attempts today to force massive austerity measures through parliament. tags: greece revolution austerity europe EU IMF Neoliberalism protests government Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links [...]

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My Bookmarx 06/19/2011

Greece: bond slave to Europe | Mark Weisbrot | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk Without sovereign control of their country’s debt, the Greek people are being punished with extortion by the ECB and IMF tags: greece revolution austerity europe EU IMF Neoliberalism protests مقال جريدة الفجر الذى تسبب فى إحالة عادل حمودة و رشاعزب للقضاء [...]

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