The United States is no longer a reliable country. For some, this is nothing new. The Iraq War, launched in 2003 – resulting in over 100,000 deaths, lasting regional destabilization, and the return of Russian influence – had already shown the world the wrondoings of American military hubris. But the current crisis is new because it challenges the very core of the country’s economic, financial, and political power. The US appears disoriented, led by an unstable and erratic leader with no democratic counterweight.
Austerity
The Irish Times: French police clash with protesters as ‘yellow vests’ return to the streets
Apparetnly the Yellow Vests are not disappearing. The question is who goes first: them or Macron? Read here
Climate Crisis
DeSmog UK: The Causal Relationship Between Inequality and Climate Change
DeSmog interviewed an author of a new paper that says that policies focused only on greenhouse gas emissions will be less successful than a broader approach that tackles inequality and climate change together. Read Here […]
Economics
Thomas Piketty: Moving away from three-tier democracy
Is it possible to break out of the present three-tier democracy in France and more generally on a European and international scale, and rebuild a left-right divide centred on questions of redistribution and social inequality? […]
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