Iceland Global Economic Crisis

"Happy" Anniversary, Iceland

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 11.28.2009 | World

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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.

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Iceland's Independent People: It's Time to Clean House

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 09.03.2009 | World

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Any doubts as to whether Iceland's elite has declared war on its people were dispelled this weekend.

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Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson: 2nd Richest Man In Icelandic History Is Bankrupt

AP | HERDIS SIGURGRIMSDOTTIR | Posted 08.31.2009 | World

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REYKJAVIK, Iceland — The second richest man in Icelandic history has filed for bankruptcy, his spokesman said Friday. Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson, t...

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Iceland EU Bid Effort Intensifies Under Economic Pressure

TIME | Posted 08.17.2009 | World

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The people of Iceland are known for their resilient, go-it-alone character. It is the result of a forbidding geography: endowed with a rugged terrain ...

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How Iceland's Lawyers Enabled Fraud

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 08.09.2009 | World

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Iris Erlingsdottir

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.

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Iceland Must Renegotiate

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

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Iris Erlingsdottir

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.

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Iceland Independence Day: We Worship Our God (Mammon) And Die

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

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Iris Erlingsdottir

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.

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Europe's Biggest Financial Swindle Since World War II

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

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Iris Erlingsdottir

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.

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Special Prosecutor of Iceland Bank Crash: "The Idea Most People Have of Banking Has No Basis In Reality"

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 06.28.2009 | World

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"Perhaps things weren't illegal, but when do you cross the line from a framework of standard marketing practices and into bribery?"

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Iceland's First Left Majority Government: Plus Ça Change...

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

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Johanna and her partners have an incredibly difficult task ahead of them. However, forcing a quick referendum on EU membership should not be the cornerstone of our rebuilding effort.

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Green Shoots Among Iceland's Ruins

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 05.22.2009 | Business

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Iris Erlingsdottir

A new generation of entrepreneurs is rising that may lead us, eventually, to a new order, one divorced from the old elite and all the corruption that they thrived on.

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Elections in Iceland: The Revolutionary Fire is Down to Dying Embers

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 05.18.2009 | World

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Iris Erlingsdottir

Unfortunately, in Iceland, as elsewhere, we're numbed by the continuous stream of bad economic news and appear in danger of forgetting what we were fighting for.

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Is the IMF Helping Iceland?

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

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Iris Erlingsdottir

Why are the countries that have accepted IMF assistance in the past -- such as South Korea and Argentina -- so bitter over the experience?

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Iceland's Irreplaceable Geniuses

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 04.21.2009 | World

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While Icelandic taxpayers continue to endure anguish and injustice, and foot the bill, scoundrels laugh all the way to the bank -- in Tortola.

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Libertarian Experiment in Iceland Fails

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 04.09.2009 | World

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Economists are already using Iceland as a textbook case of how to ruin a nation's economy. As Paul Krugman notes, there is an "almost eerie correlation between conservative praise two or three years ago and economic disaster today."

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Iceland is Sinking

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 03.28.2009 | World

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Iris Erlingsdottir

It is hard to see how we will be able to maintain a middle-class standard of living if there is a severe global downturn.

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"I'm Sorry You're So Stupid:" Head of Iceland's Central Bank Refuses to Step Down

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 03.14.2009 | World

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Iris Erlingsdottir

According to the Financial Times, this dispute is further damaging Iceland's standing in the eyes of foreign investors, and may endanger the IMF's plans for saving Iceland's economy.

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It's Official: Iceland Has World's First Openly Gay PM

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 03.04.2009 | World

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Iris Erlingsdottir

This is a milestone and another significant step towards the goal of judging our leaders on their abilities and their character, rather than on superficial distinctions.

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Icelandic Minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir, Would Be World's First Gay PM

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

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This represents the first time that a gay leader has assumed the reins of a modern state -- and in a time of crisis.

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Iceland's Ruling Coalition Dissolves

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

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This past week saw thousands of demonstrators descend upon Iceland's parliament, in protest of the government's handling of the financial and currency crises that have hit this small island nation.

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What's Next for Iceland: Ensuring a Fair Election in May

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 02.23.2009 | World

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Iris Erlingsdottir

Our only hope now is a peaceful transition from a corrupt plutocracy to the responsible liberal democracy we had fooled ourselves into believing we already had.

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The Icelandic "Facebook Revolution"

Sigtryggur Magnason | Posted 02.22.2009 | World

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Icelanders don't have the culture of crowds. There are no subways, no train stations, so Facebook has made a great social impact and has played a vital role in the days since the economic crash.

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Iceland Is Burning -- Day 2

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 02.21.2009 | World

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The extensive protests that shook Iceland Tuesday have continued into Wednesday and are beginning to have an effect on one of the two political parties making up Iceland's coalition government.

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How Tiny Iceland Created A Global Financial Bubble, Leaving Wreckage Everywhere When It Popped

Wall Street Journal | CHARLES FORELLE | Posted 01.27.2009 | World

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A boy charged to the front of an angry crowd here recently and tossed a carton of skyr, a popular local yogurt-like snack, at the Parliament building....

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