What lies beneath China's financial tremors?

Published on The Straits Times, Singapore, by John Wong, Aug 29, 2015.

China’s financial fluctuations have sent world markets reeling. But fears of an imminent collapse in the Chinese economy are unfounded … //

… China’s present economic slowdown is also not just about the change in the magnitude of growth, but also the nature of its growth. Continuer la lecture de « What lies beneath China's financial tremors? »

Lessons from Syriza’s Defeat

Published on teleSUR english, by Jerome Roos, Aug 27, 2015.

Far more than regaining state power to exit the euro, the challenge for the Greek left is to build the social power that can sustain a radical rupture.

Now that Alexis Tsipras has resigned, Syriza has split and Europe’s first radical left government has been brought to its knees in less than six months’ time, it is time to reflect. What have the experiences of the past half year taught us? And how does the struggle move on from here?   Continuer la lecture de « Lessons from Syriza’s Defeat »

Mass Migration: What Is Driving the Balkan Exodus?

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Susanne Koelbl, Katrin Kuntz and Walter Mayr, Aug 26, 2015 (Photo Gallery – translated from the German by Christopher Sultan).

More than a third of all asylum-seekers arriving in Germany come from Albania, Kosovo and Serbia. Young, poor and disillusioned with their home countries, they are searching for a better future. But almost none of them will be allowed to stay … // Continuer la lecture de « Mass Migration: What Is Driving the Balkan Exodus? »