Spain has 46 million people but no fewer than 52 commercial airports. Germany has 28 airports serving a population of 81 million. AENA, a state-run company, runs 47 airports of which only 8 make a profit. Yet, (...) +
The end of the world is nigh. According to an old Mayan prophecy we can even be very precise as to when: 21st December 2012. More and more people are starting to think there may be something the ancient prediction (...) +
Detroit was once a symbol and a capital: a symbol of the American Dream, and the capital of the car industry. Ford, Chrysler and General Motors drew the key lines of a city which was devoted to them. Yet, in half a (...) +
This film is a journey into a peculiar world: the EU. A world with its own customs and secrets. A world where the power of the annual 150 billions euros budget has seemingly created mysterious lands which defy (...) +
With mortgages in arrears, many people are ending up losing their homes, but if that isn’t enough, the debt will continue to hang over their heads for the rest of their lives. This is the story of just a few of the (...) +
It’s the only capital in the world that straddles two continents. Every year 7 millions tourists flock to the banks of the river Bosphore to admire the palaces and mosques of Istanbul. It’s also one of the most (...) +
Civil servants without a salary, pensions cancelled, security and police patrols drastically reduced: these are just some of the effects that the US’ enormous debt is having. After years trying to stay out of the (...) +
Three decades of credit-driven growth comes at a price and the bill has just come in. How can we pay without the whole financial system crashing down on us?
Debt and credit have always been with us, but the world (...) +