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Debt as a Tool to Crush Democracy

Summary by Les-Crises.fr
The European Union has once again imposed strict limits on state budget deficits, while providing for exemptions when it comes to military spending. After saying for years that it was over with austerity, it is now being used selectively to limit democratic choices. Source: Jacobin, Benjamin Lemoine, Harrison Stetler Translated by Les-Crises readers Read more

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The European Union has once again imposed strict limits on state budget deficits, while providing for exemptions when it comes to military spending. After saying for years that it was over with austerity, it is now being used selectively to limit democratic choices. Source: Jacobin, Benjamin Lemoine, Harrison Stetler Translated by Les-Crises readers Read more

The European Union has once again imposed strict limits on state budget deficits, while providing for exemptions when it comes to military expenditure. After saying for years that we had finished with austerity, we find today that it is being used selectively in order to limit democratic choices.Source: Les Crises Interview with Benjamin Lemoine by Harrison Stetler The "debt order" is back, warns French sociologist Benjamin Lemoine.

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Les-Crises.fr broke the news in on Monday, June 30, 2025.
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