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
Economics
EuroStat: Volume of retail trade down by 0.9% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU year on year
Among Member States for which data are available, the highest monthly increases in the total retail trade volume were registered in Germany (+1.9%), the Netherlands (+1.7%), Luxembourg and Poland (both +1.5%). The largest decreases were […]
EU politics
Ali Nobil Ahmad – Handsomely Funded to Ignore Genocide
‘Germany’s main parties each have a state-funded political foundation, meant to promote a culture of democratic debate. Boasting thousands of employees, they have enforced a collective silence on the genocide in Gaza out of obedience […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: European Central Bank research provides a withering critique of mainstream macroeconomics
Although Bill Mitchell warns that “this blog post considers some very technical material” he does an excellent job of explaining what it all means. Read here
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