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Fear and Loathing in our Western World – The Inevitable Rise of Populism

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Jakob Modéer

  2016 was a good year for populism in our Western World. The UK referendum on EU membership became Brexit and Trump’s election to the highest office in America left us reaching for the dictionary – populism, what? We all … Continue reading →

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Com’on Europe – is this the best we can do?

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Jakob Modéer

On March 18, the European Central Bank inaugurated its new office building in Frankfurt, Germany. The total construction cost of this skyscraper of glass and steel was a whooping €1.1 billion. In comparison, the new Chancellery building in Berlin, completed … Continue reading →

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We are ‘stuck in a rut’

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Jakob Modéer

By definition, ‘Stuck in a rut’ means “not being able to change a prevailing condition happening to you at particular time and as you try doing this you end up in the similar position/condition.” (www.ask.com) Doesn’t this describe well the … Continue reading →

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