Europe – Page 34 – People's World

Greed and the pain in Spain

June 19, 2012 By Conn Hallinan

The European Union's response to the economic chaos gripping the continent seems a combination of profound delusion, and what British a reporter called "sado-monetarism" -- endless cutbacks, savage austerity, and widespread layoffs.

Left wins first round in French legislative vote

June 11, 2012 By Emile Schepers

There is good news for France's new Socialist Party President, Francois Hollande.

Irish voters hold their noses, OK forced austerity

June 5, 2012 By Emile Schepers

This will be seen as a victory for those who are promoting austerity as the solution for Europe's fiscal woes.

The euro and European disintegration: Should we care?

May 17, 2012 By John Case

The EU set up a monetary union, but it needs a political union based on the empowerment of working people, not just bankers, to survive this crisis.

Europe and Africa: a genocidal history

March 21, 2012 By Emile Schepers

During the "scramble for Africa" at the end of the 19th century, Germany had entered the game partly for economic and partly for geopolitical reasons.