Today -- as global trade lies dead, as unemployment rises, as wages and incomes plummet, as US consumption and investment falls -- share prices zoom upwards and commodity prices rock.
1,500 Icelanders will gather in a sports arena in Reykjavík to brainstorm and plan a future vision for our country, and subsequently lay the foundation for the implementation of that vision.
There was good news and bad news in the Gender Gap Index. The good news is that the health and education gaps are being closed. The bad news is that the economic and political gaps are not.
McDonald's has pulled out of Iceland.The decision is a combination of rising costs and the inability to hike prices a further 20% to recoup losses.
Frankly, I don't know what came first -- the image problem or the fact that the Reykjavík's (privately-run) public transport system is like something out of the dark ages.
This has been a very rough year for Iceland, and it's not likely to get better anytime soon. The public's anger continues to grow, and it would not be surprising if this winter sees a repeat of last winter's uprising.
It's not about "conservative" and "liberal." It's about us against the banker imperialists. The IMF should be abolished.
In her article, Mme Joly denounces what she calls the "blackmailing of Iceland" by a number of states, as well as the IMF and the EU, into taking on billions of Euros in debt.
Any doubts as to whether Iceland's elite has declared war on its people were dispelled this weekend.
I was in Iceland last week, and in addition to eating some delicious marinated whale steaks, I came across this house under construction in Reyjkavik with awesome geothermal coils.
At any rate, it seemed very strange to us that suddenly Russia wanted to be our new best friend -- particularly as the US was perceived to have turned its back on Iceland a few months earlier by leaving it out of an important currency swap agreement
This classic case of incestuous nepotism reflects a prevalent trend in the Icelandic commercial sector.
I do not believe that couples ought to stay together for the sake of the children. Marriage is not a prison sentence; children are not your jailers. But that does not mean that divorce does not scar kids.
The lack of clear ethical rules and the frontier justice mentality in Iceland continues to cause confusion and raise questions about the legal profession's ability to regulate itself in Iceland.
What we need now is for our government to stand up for us the way the British and Dutch governments have stood up for their citizens, and to reach an arrangement that is equitable for all.
The single event that has angered Icelanders the most since Iceland's recent financial collapse was Great Britain's decision to invoke its anti-terrorist legislation against Iceland.
Today on Iceland's Independence Day the national anthem has been a real tear jerker for me, evoking in me a sadness and heartache that my brain usually reserves for funerals.
Ever since the Icelandic economy came crashing down with the country's bank cabal, our politicians have failed to grasp the enormity of these catastrophic events.
If Bernie Madoff didn't waltz off with your money, and you can afford a trip this summer, start packing.
"Perhaps things weren't illegal, but when do you cross the line from a framework of standard marketing practices and into bribery?"
Pierce Brosnan, who spoke at an EPA hearing on Monday, rhapsodized on the connection between whale protection, efforts to fight climate change and "the interconnectedness of life."
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