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
DeStatis – German Recession: Exports to non-EU countries in September 2023: expected decrease of 8.7% year on year
Germany’s economy continues to decline. And where Germany goes, the EU follows Exports to third countries (calendar and seasonally adjusted exports of goods), September 2023 57.0 billion euros -3.4% on the previous month -8.7% on […]
Climate Crisis
DeStatis – Germany: Electricity production in the 1st half of 2022: coal-generated electricity up 17.2% on the same period a year earlier
Well done Bobby “Green Gas” Habeck and the German Greens. Nearly a third of the electricity produced in Germany comes from coal-fired power plants Many hours of sunshine result in considerably more solar electricity Electricity […]
Climate Crisis
BBC: Europe’s drought the worst in 500 years
Two-thirds of Europe is under some sort of drought warning, in what is likely the worst such event in 500 years. Read Here
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