EU politics
Thomas Piketty: Wealth tax in America
Thomas Piketty calls for an annual wealth tax, in addition to a progressive income tax and inehritance tax. Not only in the USA, but in Europe as well. Read here
Thomas Piketty
EU politics
Thomas Piketty: 1789, the return of the debt
One of the ideas raised by the yellow vests is the possibility of a referendum on the cancellation of the public debt. For some, this type of proposal, already heard in Italy, demonstrates the extent […]
Economics
Thomas Piketty: Our manifesto to save Europe from itself
We need to reduce inequality within countries, not between them, and invest in the future of all Europeans Read here
Media
Thomas Piketty: « Le Monde » and the billionaires
How to democratise private media? Read here
Austerity
Thomas Piketty: Social-nativism, the Italian nightmare
Piketty brings together two simple phenomena: a neo-liberal EU resulting in a neo-liberal/far-right success – in this case in Italy. Read here
Economics
Thomas Piketty: Europe, migrants and trade
Thomas Piketty looks at Europes´s failed immigration policy Read here
Economics
Thomas Piketty: The Transferunion fantasy
Merkel and Macron do not want to change Europe. They are conservatives trying to maintain the status quo. That spells the end of the EU. Read here
Economics
Thomas Piketty: May 1968 and inequality
The May ’68 Movement was the start of a historical period of considerable reduction in social inequalities in France which ran out of steam later for quite different reasons. Read here
Austerity
Thomas Piketty: Towards a Union in the Union
“The threat to the world today is not a trade war but a social war, conducted by means of aggressive policies of fiscal dumping which benefit the wealthiest and the most mobile.” Read here
Austerity
Thomas Piketty – Parcoursup: could do better
Inequality in French higher education. Between austerity and opacity, it is difficult to create a truly effective system of higher education. Read here