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.
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Finance
Bloomberg: Ex-HSBC Banker Pleads Guilty in $1.8 Billion French Tax Case
The former chief executive officer of HSBC Holdings Plc’s Swiss private bank pleaded guilty to helping wealthy clients hide assets worth at least 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion) as French prosecutors flex their muscles to […]
Austerity
Simon Wren-Lewis: The micro incompetence of UK austerity
It is good to read a piece by an economist, which puts politics back into austerity. Read here
EU politics
Chris Dillow – Capitalist triumphalism: a brief history
Everyone has become accustomed to capitalism as the only game in town. Much progressive thought goes towards making it fairer and more socially responsible. Chris Dillow asks if maybe its time is past and we […]
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