Mark Weisbrot at CEPR says it best (but in my words): The financial "crises" in europe and the peripheral (generally southern) nations within the EU is being used (effectively, I might add) by the right wing to undo the left's long win streak in Europe.... essentially to force the break-up of unions and deprive gov'ts of&...
Taking a really short break from tile work on the bathroom ---
Sarkozy & Merckle speaking of tighter economic controls today for the 17 EU member states, specifically to ...