Economy
25 July 2010
France’s Rich List Is Getting Longer
The French are being asked to tighten their belts, yet at the same time, 562 thousand taxpayers have made a wealth tax declaration: that’s 23 thousand more than last (...)
14 July 2010
Where The Real Scandal Lies
We expected nothing from Nicolas Sarkozy, and we are not disappointed. Weeks of intensive propaganda concerning public spending had paved the way for the unveiling of the (...)
12 July 2010
The Right Wing and the Scandals: The Example of LVMH
Florence Woerth sits on the board of directors of Hermès, a subsidiary of LMVH, the gigantic luxury-products company that is controlled by billionaire Bernard Arnault, who has (...)
11 June 2010
Austerity, Austerity, and Yet More Austerity
The EU finance ministers meeting finalizes the conditions for indebted governments to access funds, and prepares its Europe 2020 strategy: It is a model of neocon (...)
19 May 2010
At Every Step, a Neo-Liberal Mortgage
The policies of liberalization and deregulation have been confirmed and deepened in each of the European treaties, leading up to the present (...)