Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Greek austerity – a denial of basic human rights, penalty should be imprisonment
In Greece, the Troika led by Germany violated the very essence of humanity – our ability to eat and survive. Read here
National Politics
Austerity
Larry Elliot: Macron’s politics look to Blair and Clinton. The backlash was inevitable
Every critical political thinker knew this was the course a Macron government would follow. Let us hope that Marie Le Pen´s claim that the Macron administration was the last stage before her own victory was […]
EU politics
Broadly: Spain Erupts in Protests as Court Upholds ‘Wolf Pack’ Gang Rape Acquittal
All the pundits keep asking where fascism suddenly appeared from in Spain. It never left. The same is true in Germany and Italy. Read here
Austerity
Pamela Anderson – Yellow Vests and I
Pamela Anderson has put together a brilliant piece. It is conspicuous that no politician is capable of writing an article like this. It says a lot about the European political class. Pamela Anderson is a […]
Climate Crisis
CommonSpace – Analysis: Yellow Vests hold out more hope for climate revolution than suits in Katowice
CommonSpace editor Ben Wray looks at how climate activists should respond to the Yellow Vests movement in France, which has defeated attempts to impose taxes on fuel prices Read here
Austerity
Claude Poissenot – Why France’s ‘gilets jaunes’ protesters are so angry
Claude Poissenot, Université de Lorraine France’s “gilets jaunes” protests of December 1 were marked not only by their anger and violence, but also by the variety of those taking part. The violence of the protests […]
EU politics
VilaWeb English: Two more Catalan political prisoners join hunger strike
MEP says hunger strike by jailed Catalan leaders is terrible for Spain after visiting former speaker Carme Forcadell Read here
Austerity
John Lichfield: Never before have I seen blind anger like this on the streets of Paris
What the British achieved peacefully at the ballot box with Brexit, the French may be trying to accomplish on the streets. The Brits might want to think about this – and do not think it […]
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck – Germany, France, Italy: How history forms the future – Part 1
In Germany the public image of the European crisis is rooted in prejudice. It is therefore necessary to clarify once again using the latest data what is really at stake and how the “great divergence” […]
EU politics
Christophe Guilluy: France is deeply fractured. Gilets jaunes are just a symptom
Nothing really new here, but it does document that French intellectuals are entering the 21st century. Anti-establishment is no longer synonymous with communism and fascism. Read here