The conservative Christian Democrat parties (CDU/CSU) and their Chancellor Angela Merkel were the winners of the federal elections in Germany which took place on September 22, 2013. With 41.5 % of the votes they scored 7.7% more than in the 2009 elections. Why? In Germany, Merkel’s policies are not seen as confrontational. There are even references to a “social-democratisation” taking place under Merkel, with such examples being given as the retreat from nuclear power after Fukushima, the abrogation of compulsory military service, the improvement of the status of same sex couples and the relative opening to themes of social justice.
Questions to Hany Hanna on the situation in Egypt
1 November 2013, by ,Having lived for many years in France where he was especially a trade-union activist, Hany Hanna returned to live in his native Egypt after Mubarak’s fall. He works there as a freelance journalist and translator. He was interviewed on October 9, 2013 by Alain Baron
Capitalism’s government shutdown scam
1 November 2013, byWith blazing hyperbole and drama, corporate America pulled off yet another multi-trillion dollar rip-off of working people in the course of the fake “budget debate.” This time the consciously orchestrated scenario included a government shutdown that furloughed 800,000 federal workers and left another million working without pay.