Category Archives: Politics

JeromeCast Episode 47 Modern mercenaries

Posted on November 8, 2011 by JeromeCast

Check these links: Carlos the Jackal Simon Mann I really thought that mercenaries had more or less faded into history. But what motivates a person to choose killing for money as a career?

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JeromeCast Episode 46 Indigenous people

Posted on November 3, 2011 by JeromeCast

Check the story out from the Guardian. Pretty shameful stuff. It’s also sad to realize how much indigenous people have been marginalized all over the world.

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JeromeCast Episode 35 Irish economy

Posted on October 1, 2010 by JeromeCast

According to the BBC, Ireland won’t need an EU bailout. That’s the good news. Read the article for some less optimistic outcomes…

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JeromeCast Episode 33 Farmland ownership

Posted on September 27, 2010 by JeromeCast

Check out this story from the ABC on Australian/New Zealand farmland ownership by foreign entities. Pardon the pun, but it’s really food for thought Whose priorities and needs are best served by which policy? The answer isn’t so easy.

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