For Syriza in Greece, Podemos in Spain or Slovenias United Left, power is a real possibility: if they survive the long march through the institutionsThere is a beautiful scene in the last Costa Gavras movie, Capital. At a family dinner, the chief executive of a large French bank gets into a quarrel with his uncle, a 1968 leftist, who accuses his nephew of indebting European citizens and destroying countries. The young banker answers: But you should be glad. The perplexed uncle asks: Why? Because Im fulfilling your childhood dreams. My childhood dreams? You lefties wanted internationalism, weve got it. Money knows no borders. However, it seems that global finance might be on the verge of losing this freedom and facing some borders soon at least if we are to believe the latest polls from Spain, Greece and Slovenia.They show that Podemos is now the leading party in Spain. The newest of the new left parties in Europe didnt even exist nine months ago, but if general elections were held today it would get a 27% vote. Continue reading...
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