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.
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Thomas Piketty: May 1968 and inequality
Austerity
Bill Mitchell – European Union is destroying the future for its citizens
One of the problems of neoliberalism is that it is anti-people. Read here
Economics
Spectrum News 1: General strikes in Greece, Belgium paralyze daily life, economic activities
Workers walked off the job in Greece and Belgium on Wednesday during nationwide strikes against increasing consumer prices, disrupting transportation, forcing flight cancellations and shutting down public services in the latest European protests over the […]
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Sophina Clark, Daniel Judt – A Half-Century of Harry Braverman’s ‘Labor and Monopoly Capital’
‘Harry Braverman’s arguments in his classic book ‘Labor and Monopoly Capital’ presciently forecasted much of our present labor regime — and can help us move beyond it.’ In Jacobin. Read the full article HERE.
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