Blog: How's Europe Doing - posted 13 October 2010 - The Washington Monthly. Hill observed the municipal elections, and the populist, anti-immigrant Freedom Party (FPO) nearly doubled its vote total from the last election to 27 percent. The long-time governing Social Democrats (SPO) finished with 45 percent forcing them into a coalition government for the first time since the 1990s. However, the Freedom Party’s 27 percent of the vote will be overwhelmingly outvoted by whatever majority coalition emerges, headed by the Social Democrats, so none of their proposed policies will come to pass.
Who's Right Now? Europe's far-right resurgence fizzles out
Article: 1 February 2003 - The American Prospect. The idea of European society as a "melting pot" or "rainbow quilt" is alien and new, and undoubtedly there will be strains for some time to come. But for the American media and punditry -- right, left and mainstream -- to portray the situation as one in which Nazis and fascists are gaining a real foothold in Europe is erroneous and hyperbolic.
Article: 1 February 2003 - The American Prospect. The idea of European society as a "melting pot" or "rainbow quilt" is alien and new, and undoubtedly there will be strains for some time to come. But for the American media and punditry -- right, left and mainstream -- to portray the situation as one in which Nazis and fascists are gaining a real foothold in Europe is erroneous and hyperbolic.
The Prime Ministers Weigh In; What Is The Proper Role and Social Function Of A Bank?
Blog: How's Europe Doing - posted 30 September 2010 - The Washington Monthly. Panel discussion in Budapest entitled: Rebuilding confidence in financial markets: financial regulations, budgetary discipline, monetary stability.
The heart of Hill's speech concerned values-based banking and finance and dealt with the question of 'What are the right values for a banking and financial system?' He explored how banks and the financial industry could be turned away from the casinos they have become and made into responsible institutions.
Blog: How's Europe Doing - posted 30 September 2010 - The Washington Monthly. Panel discussion in Budapest entitled: Rebuilding confidence in financial markets: financial regulations, budgetary discipline, monetary stability.
The heart of Hill's speech concerned values-based banking and finance and dealt with the question of 'What are the right values for a banking and financial system?' He explored how banks and the financial industry could be turned away from the casinos they have become and made into responsible institutions.
The Plight Of The Roma Minority: Signs Of Hope Amidst This Challenge To Rainbow Europe
Blog: How's Europe Doing - posted 14 October 2010 - The Washington Monthly. Hill had a fascinating interview with Professor Rudolf Sarkozi, a recognized and sought-out European leader of the Roma, who gave his frank opinions on the persecution of the Roma, the recent French president Sarkozy’s policy of Roma expulsion from France, the general treatment of ethnic minorities in Europe and Austria, relations with other minorities such as the Turkish Muslim minority in Vienna, and more.
Blog: How's Europe Doing - posted 14 October 2010 - The Washington Monthly. Hill had a fascinating interview with Professor Rudolf Sarkozi, a recognized and sought-out European leader of the Roma, who gave his frank opinions on the persecution of the Roma, the recent French president Sarkozy’s policy of Roma expulsion from France, the general treatment of ethnic minorities in Europe and Austria, relations with other minorities such as the Turkish Muslim minority in Vienna, and more.
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