The recent demonstrations are the expression of deep dissatisfaction with the Ortega family regime. But in the absence of any serious political opposition, it is unclear what the alternative might be. Español
Las recientes manifestaciones son expresión de un profundo rechazo del régimen de la familia Ortega. Pero a falta de una oposición política seria, está por ver cuál podría ser la alternativa. English
Ein anderer Weg für Europa
Democracy is undermined at the national and has not developed at the European level. Is another road for Europe possible? Read in French; in Spanish.
Oskar Lafontaine, the former Die Linke chairman and a figure of the German left, has recently called for a return to national currencies. But while frustration with the euro is widespread, his solution doesn't make sense from an economic, political or even moral point of view.
