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Speakers Gather at Emergency Economic Summit in Athens as Greece Reaches Moment of Truth
Greece had to empty out an emergency bank account in order to pay its last IMF debt repayment. Now there really is no money left, but millions more euros have to be paid within weeks.
How Greece Could Change the Future of Europe
Syriza's election victory is the biggest breakthrough in the painfully slow-motion process of European voters reclaiming their democratic input on fundamental economic policy issues.
Surprise Move By Swiss National Bank Sends Currency Soaring and Stocks Tanking
Export-reliant Swiss economy was hit hard by the removal of a cap pegging the ‘safe-haven’ Swiss franc to the euro.
New Year's Resolutions for Racists in 2015
White supremacists have New Year's resolutions too. Most of them involve the subjugation of minorities. Also, puppies.
A Visit to One of Germany's All-You-Can-Fuck Brothels
The King George Brothel in Berlin opens at 4 PM, Monday through Sunday, excluding the Christmas holidays. For $135, you can stay there until dawn, drinking and fucking as much as you can handle.
Euro 2004: The Tournament Nobody Loved
Ten years ago, a team ground down the rest of the competition to win Euro 2004 and everyone hated it.
In Photos: Four Years of Greece's Great Depression
The series depicts the social impact of austerity in Greece and serves as a snapshot into a time dominated by headlines about "debt."
YMCMB's Video for "We Alright" Takes on 'The Wolf of Wall Street'
Completing the circle by making a rap video based on 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' a movie that shows business fuckheads acting like bigger assholes than similarly-ballin' rappers.
The Rise of the Sporting Montage
In the week the Premier League returns, we got actor and die-hard QPR fan Henry Lloyd Hughes to run through the greatest sport montages.
I Upset My Least Favourite Big Fat Greek Minister
Theodoros Pangalos doesn't like it when you question him on his role in Greece's economic collapse.
When Governments Take Your Money, Bitcoin Looks Really Good
European officials are proposing directly picking the pockets of their citizens by going straight for their banking deposits. Incidentally, it's also turning furious (and fearful) Europeans to cryptocurrency.
With Euro Instability, Can Bitcoin Now Compete with Hard Currency?
It is at once the ‘net’s most inspired invention or its most dangerous project ever depending on who you ask.Bitcoin might be nothing more than the latest Internet scam, a virtual ponzi scheme designed to enrich early adopters, while adding no real...