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
Thomas Piketty
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
EU politics
Ulrike Guérot, Thomas Piketty, et al.: Democratising Europe begins with ECB nominations
Who runs Europe? The people? Not on your life. As a raft of renowned experts write, the new members of the European Central Bank, in the meantime a powerful institution, will be selected in secret […]
Economics
Thomas Piketty: 2018, the year of Europe
There are some truly shocking numbers in Piketty’s blog: But in Warsaw or in Prague, events are interpreted quite differently. They point out that the rate of return on the private investment from the West […]
Economics
Thomas Piketty: Trump, Macron: same fight
It is customary to contrast Trump and Macron: on one hand the vulgar American businessman with his xenophobic tweets and global warming scepticism; and on the other, the well-educated, enlightened European with his concern for […]
EU politics
Thomas Piktetty – Budget 2018: French youth sacrified
Macron’s 2018 Budget fits in the EU pattern: More Money for the wealthy, less for the young, in this case for higher education. Read here
EU politics
Thomas Piketty: Suppression of the wealth tax: an historical error
The suppression of the wealth tax (Impôt sur la Fortune or ISF) by Emmanuel Macron constitutes a serious moral, economic and historical mistake. This decision reveals a profound misunderstanding of the challenges to inequality posed by […]