Climate. The southern hemisphere challenged by the greed of the north
Huge demonstration in Berlin against the EU-US trade deal
When the Greek debt crisis fills German coffers
A summer of xenophobic violence in Germany
Ukrainian Army Flees Debaltseve
Ukraine: Kremlin Calls For Truce to be Respected
Hamburg: Red Dragon’s European Port
Germany: After Paralyzing Railroads, Strike Takes to Skies!
German Rail Workers Strike
Germany: An SPD-Green-Die Linke majority would have been possible
The German Model Is Breaking Down
Moody’s Sends Shockwaves Through Germany
Cédric Villani: “The State will no longer seek to impose its own version.”
The Spinetta Report, a Catastophic Scenario for the Railways
Increasing number of challenges to the government’s tax regime
"A Filthy Communist, He Has To Disappear"
The Unions at Alstom Refuse to Vote
2018, a Year of High Risk for the Railway
How the face of the Middle East Changed - A century after the Balfour Declaration
Pesticides. The vexing subject of glyphosate
Bastille solidarity market shows fruit and vegetables don’t have to be a privilege
Future of France’s Front National: Interview with political scientist Jean-Yves Camus
Emmanuel Macron is mainly strong due to the weaknesses of his opponents
En Marche! and France insoumise – “modernity” put to the test
ORIGINAL FRENCH ARTICLE: Björn Aust : « En Allemagne, il faut contrer la mythologie sur la dette »
by Stéphane Aubouard
Björn Aust: “!n Germany, we must challenge the myth about the debt “
Translated Friday 19 June 2015, by
“The opinion of Die Linke is presently rather opposed to that of the German people regarding the debt problem, as a result of a typically German economic culture. In this country, monetary union always led political union. Whether this be under Bismark or in 1948, when Berlin created the Deutsche Mark even before the birth of the Federal German Republic. There is also a sort of national myth about strong currency and the need to pay debts. These are popularly held values and the German Chancellor and finance minister exploit them to the limit. To counter the campaigns of the bourgeois media, which dominate the issue and have been amplified by Syriza coming to power in Greece, we open the debate asking the question: Who profits from these politics? Where is the real wealth going? We also note that there is no more public investment. A new argument which is growing in strength in German society. And with reason, it comes from grassroots German society: unions, municipalities, civic associations and local politicians.
Björn Aust, Die Linke (Germany)
