-
There's
no model in France or elsewhere in the world for transforming society any more.
But we keep battling, knowing there are important things to fight for.More than
four years after the Arab uprisings, and worldwide protests against growing
inequality, from the Indignados to Occupy Wall Street, the lack of immediate
results and loss of clear points of reference have blunted enthusiasm for
transforming society, and the world. There's a mood of disillusionment: "Was it
all just for this?" Old (...)
Translated
by George Miller
-
Your
future is to have no future
The
Irish and Portuguese governments have put their citizens through varying degrees
of austerity, and like Greece, have ended in deeper debt. But there seems to be
no likelihood of a Syriza-like movement coming to power in either.
Translated
by George Miller
-
Fraying
asylum policies, great migrations
Migrants
from Africa and the Middle East usually aim not for the first port of call in
Europe, but for the wealthy economies of northern Europe. For many, the
intention to reach the UK stalls at the key illegal entry point of Calais.
LMD
English edition exclusive
-
In
the first week of calm weather in the Mediterranean last month, some 1,000
migrants died trying to reach Europe. Their stories deserve to be told, but does
that distract the media from covering the reasons for their flight?
Original
text in English
-
The
solution for Yemen must be political
Iran
and Saudi Arabia are in direct and proxy conflicts. The US needs to stay on good
terms with both, and the Obama administration does not want to send its ground
troops into the Middle East.
Translated
by Charles Goulden
-
Amid
the conflict and chaos of the region, Iran has pursued a cool and coherent
foreign policy; but at home there's impatience for the economy to look up.
Translated
by Charles Goulden
-
Special
report: Germany, politics and the euro
Northern
and southern European countries have constructed their economies around
incompatible systems, and adoption of the euro has only worsened the division.
Could Germany now consider returning to a more flexible monetary system?
Translated
by George Miller
-
The
Alternative für Deutschland party is against a Greek bailout (because it
believes that's the banks' responsibility) and hankers for the Deutschmark. But
it denies far-right links, let alone tendencies, and it's doing well in the
polls.
Translated
by George Miller
-
-
In
a break from post-war policy, President Gauck wants Germany to get involved in
international conflicts in a way that matches its economic power. Not all
Germans are ready for that.
Translated
by Charles Goulden
-
Translated
by Krystyna Horko
-
Capitalism
in the 21st century short on capital
Thomas
Piketty's thousand-page economics bestseller reduces capital to mere wealth -
leaving out its political impact on social and economic relationships throughout
history.
Translated
by Charles Goulden
-
'They
should abandon their names and language'
The
world has seen the Roma as an intrinsic part of Spanish life at least since
Washington Irving wrote about them in the early 19th century. But Spain never
regarded gitanos as citizens.
LMD
English edition exclusive
-
Who
owns London now, and why
The power of raw money -
Rowland Atkinson, Roger Burrows and Simon Parker
What
is a city for? And more importantly, who is it for? London has become just a
safe investment for the world's rich - who barely live there.
LMD
English edition exclusive
