As Spain Protests Austerity, Catalonia Pushes for Independence

As workers from throughout the country converge on Madrid for protests, a second, altogether different movement is gathering strength in Catalonia.

Russian press review - between rage and dispair

Three days before the election and the Russian media is torn between doom, gloom, resignation and barely veiled threats…. Read our media review to find out why.

Wenzhou in Italy

The Chinese underground economy grabs headlines in Europe

The Lonesome Death of Han Jin

The Suicide of Han Jin, a Chinese farmer in Shandong province, illustrates the consequences of bad trade policy.

Doha is dead

After ten years of negotiations the Doha Development Round died on April 29, 2011. A look at why what Doha was trying to do was important, and how things may continue without it.