Among Member States for which data are available, the largest monthly decreases in the total retail trade volume were registered in Slovenia (–10.5%), Hungary and Poland (both –2.0%) and Sweden (–1.6%). The highest increases were observed in Cyprus (+1.6%), Luxembourg (+0.8%) and Belgium (+0.7%).
Inequality
Chien-Huei Wu and Ching-Fu Lin: Taiwan and the Myth of UN Resolution 2758
Why has the UN shut the door on Taiwan, the most democratic country in Asia? Why are citizens of Taiwan not even allowed to enter the premises of the United Nations? Read Here Ank Kumar/Wikimedia Commons
Austerity
Bernie Sanders: The corporate media ignores the rise of oligarchy. The rest of us shouldn’t
The main difference between the media in the United States and the EU is that here two journalists who tried to report the non-corporate-media side of the story were recently murdered. Read here
Economics
Bloomberg: Thomas Piketty Is Back With a 1,200-Page Guide to Abolishing Billionaires
“In this book I will try to convince the reader that the lessons of history can be leaned upon to define a more demanding norm of justice and equality.” Read here
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