A variety of links to articles/interviews/speeches on current issues that may be of interest.

At this moment, politics in Europe is both more interesting and consequential than politics in the US. A case in point: newly-elected Francois Hollande just threw down the gauntlet with Germany, offering his ultimatum to Chancellor Angela Merkel on the future for Euro-zone financing.

Francois Hollande’s victory in the French Presidential election, which may actually mean less for policy in France than meets the eye – in the end, you’re talking about center-left versus center-right – nonetheless has significant repercussions for Europe and the rest of the world. This is one of the only countries Germany needs to at least pay attention to, and the “Merkozy” alliance is now broken.

A variety of links to articles/interviews/speeches on current issues that may be of interest.

Obama, are you listening?

Socialist candidate Francois Hollande has won the French Presidential election, defeating incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy, yet another political victim of the Eurozone crisis.

Voters in two countries that have had conservative governments impose austerity measures…and seen their economies struggle…have gone or are going to the polls. And not surprisingly, the governments are not doing well.

A variety of links to articles/interviews/speeches on current issues that may be of interest.

A variety of links to articles/interviews/speeches on current issues that may be of interest.

Fatster compilies links and news from April 30, 2012, including stories from all over South America, Argentina, Mexican journalists, Colombian journalists, France, Spain, Iceland, Greece, Texas and other foreign lands.