The poor will have nothing left to eat but the rich

Time Magazine has announced its Person of the Year. This year it is the protester.



Along with that is the top 40 protest signs of 2011. Was there such a category in 2010?



Here is a map of the Occupy sites in America. It includes the number of people that have taken part in each protest and the number of arrested. You may have to click on the map to enlarge it to read it.



The austerity budget problems now hitting Greece and Italy hit Ireland some time ago. We can see how well it is working. In a word: not. Because the economy isn't growing the budget problems are getting worse. The Irish are voting with their feet and leaving (40K so far), producing a brain drain that is taking the country's future with them. Those left behind are settling in for long-term resignation. There is a glimmer of hope: the Occupy protests are starting to take hold in Dublin.