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An ‘Impossible’ France?

Oct 2, 2012
A bold experiment is under way in the world’s fifth-largest economy: French President Francois Hollande has announced his intent to tax the rich. What happens next could deliver a blow to one of global capitalism's most persistent myths.French President Francois Hollande is conducting a bold experiment that could deliver a blow to one of global capitalism's most persistent myths.

France Goes With the Socialist

May 6, 2012
The austerity regime in Europe took a big hit Sunday, with French voters electing Socialist Francois Hollande, while the Greeks, also voting Sunday, handed out pink slips to the ruling centrist coalition that has slashed government spending on EU orders.The austerity regime in Europe took a big hit Sunday, with French voters electing Socialist Francois Hollande.