The defining characteristic of humanity is how we face and survive constant change; how we deal with the reality that nothing stays the same forever, or even for very long.

Nama is 10 years old. Brian Lenihan’s brainchild to fix our collapsed banking

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has issued a strong “hands off” message to Europe over moves to force Ireland to increase its corporate tax rate.

It is gradually becoming unacceptable to pollute for free and pass the bill on to future generations. Some 40 countries are now putting a price on carbon pollution, write Catherine McKenna and Feike Sijbesma

Sovereignty and immigration were the headline issues of Britain’s EU exit vote. David Kernek looks at possible gains and losses in jobs and trade.

As Prof Joseph Stiglitz said, the State knew what it was doing in agreeing Apple tax deals, writes Alison O’Connor.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Ireland would be wrong to appeal Apple tax ruling, says ex-World Bank economist.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

The Taoiseach’s call (Irish Examiner, January 23) to ‘return the Coalition for the sake of recovery’ defies common sense. Not for the first time, Irish people are being sold a pig in a poke.

Government investment where markets fear to tread is essential if the global economy is to reassert itself, says Joseph Stiglitz

The false dichotomy of governments versus markets must be dropped in favour of clear thought about desired market outcomes, writes Mariana Mazzucato

While 80% want to stay in the EU, many also profess to be socialist. A balance of free-market ideals and privatisation, tempered by debt relief, is the best compromise, says Paul Glader

Greece has met its creditors’ demands more than halfway. Europe and the troika should now abandon damaging demands and work with Greece for all our sakes, says Joseph Stiglitz.

The decision by the electorate to enshrine within our Constitution the right of all citizens, irrespective of sexual orientation, access to the institution of marriage is a victory for equality.

A leading economist has said there is "little basis" for "fear-mongering" over the economy of an independent Scotland.

Eurozone austerity policies to tackle the region’s debt crisis have been a "dismal failure" as economic growth grinds to a halt, Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz said.

Jack Bauer is back in 24, while Billy Connolly says goodbye. And there’s also the Eurovision semi-final.

TODAY brings an end to a public consultation process which few of us may have noticed.

Ray Kinsella - Bailout exit will not bring fiscal sovereignty

Austerity has been forced on Ireland because of a misguided ideology that sinners must be punished, according to Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz.

Your recent front page headline, ‘Austerity filling the pockets of Ireland’s richest’ (Sept 12), confirms the previous evidence of our Government’s support for the wealthy at the expense of the middle and lower classes.

On both sides of the Atlantic, the politics of bravado and brinkmanship will be seen in 2013, says Joseph Stiglitz

The last few days have provided plenty of opportunities to reflect on the performance of this Government.

The leader of Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin has criticised Europe's approach to dealing with the Eurozone crisis.

Leading economist, Professor Joseph Stiglitz, has warned that Europe must deal with the issue of 'legacy debt'.

A leading economist has said austerity has "almost never worked" as a solution to recession.

A real and wide-reaching common banking system — not just one based on supervision and regulation — is needed if the eurozone is to recover, one leading global economist said last night.

The Taoiseach will this evening open an international legal conference in Dublin, which it is thought could provide a €50m boost to the economy.

The average cost of a four-year college degree in the US is $102,000. Such an investment writes James Pressley in his review of Enrico Moretti’s The New Geography of Jobs, might just be worth it to help the country’s cities prosper

As the policy direction of the State reinforces a ruinous societal gap between the rich and the poor, will the Government change tack, asks Dr Colm O’Doherty

A Nobel prize-winning economist’s clear-eyed analysis of the inequality at the heart of the great recession leaves one eager for more, writes Jack O’Connor

So the people have spoken, or have they?

Three decades ago, British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was confronted with a nation bordering on irrelevance, a stagnant economy and a set of entrenched beliefs about the relationship between the government and the people.

SLOWLY but surely, the EU is shifting its message on promoting economic growth and is coming to the realisation that it may have been looking for it in the wrong place.

TWO things really set me on edge at the weekend.

Eight economists explain the origins of the euro crisis and look at what would happen if the currency were abolished

ICELAND’S decision not to bail out its banks and to use state money to help hard-pressed households and lower income groups has left it in a much better place than Ireland, according to two Nobel prize winning economists and IMF experts.