A new Breaking History is now live on the site: “USA: Credit Crisis”  The repercussions of the crisis are continuing to emerge, as EU finance ministers are set to meet tomorrow to review whether economic strategy needs to be altered to avoid repeating the economic problems the global markets have witnessed this summer.  The dynamics of international finance are obviously complex, but the article and timeline provide a concise overview of the history behind the current economic situation. 

To move away from new content and the complexities of global market forces for a moment, I would also like to direct you towards another article, as today is the 40th anniversary of the death of Ernesto Guevara de la Serna – “Che” Guevara.  Click here to read the contemporary Keesing's account of the life of the Argentinean-born, Cuban revolutionary.