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
Corruption
Direkt 36: How Orbán played Germany, Europe’s great power
If you still had any illusions of how the EU functions under its German hegemon, this article will remove these. A brilliant piece. Read here
EU politics
France 24: Sporadic clashes as Yellow Vests march to Montmartre for ‘Act 19’ of protests
“The 4-month-old movement drew bigger crowds Saturday than in recent weeks”. Austerity is not on the decline. Why should the giletes jaunes give up? As the May EU elections near, liberal democrats will become nervous. […]
Economics
Branko Milanović: What Comes After Globalization?
The world as we know it is a product of globalization — and this era of globalization might be coming to a close. Read HERE
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