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The success of the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the first round of the French Presidential election, and the success of similar nationalistic parties in other European countries, has left many wondering how the greens and progressive forces should respond to this perceived threat to European values.

Four years into the economic crisis, the global economy continues to verge on catastrophic failure. Debt-fueled capitalism, and its resulting inequalities, appear at fault, but what is the solution?

This afternoon whilst strolling in the university gardens I had a most extraordinary, if not hallucinatory, encounter!

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A year after Fukushima, the debate around nuclear power continues.

The Finnish Greens outline 10 suggestions for fixing the European economy.

The ‘Occupy movement’ is a successful example of a campaign that has caused social upheaval right at the heart of society.

An iComntroduction to a concept that is quickly gaining popularity, both inside and outside of the Green movement.

The financial crisis has lasted for five years and there is no end in sight. The excessive public and private debt and the overleveraged banks are a heavy burden on the real economy. They also worsen the unemployment problem by preventing stimulus and fuelling deflation. The debt problem must therefore be treated as a priority.

This brave critique of the ‘new German nationalism’ is welcome. But there are two mains weaknesses in the position of Habermas and his colleagues: the crisis does not allow us to re-start from the beginnings of the European Union. What the European democracy needs is a real tax revolution, a kind of New Deal or a Marshall Plan, something like a social movement and maybe a step aside from the structures that were designed to exclude it.