German Mass Protests on Greece; Barter Networks from Argentina; Post-Party Spain

Germans Protest In 14 Cities Against Merkel’s Stance On Greece. Protesters have vowed to continue demonstrations, with protests set to take place outside the German Parliament and again at the finance ministry in Berlin every Wednesday, aiming to share their opposition to their government’s treatment of Greece.

Barter Networks: Lessons From Argentina for Greece. Following its 2001 financial crisis, millions of people in Argentina survived by exchanging what they already had, could do or could make. Perhaps Greece can not only show the way with alternative means of exchange within Greece, but initiate a global network of exchange outside the formal capitalist economy.

Spain: Welcome To The Post-Party Political Era. The results from Spain’s latest local elections, which saw the decline of the conservative Partido Popular, have the potential of modifying the course of European politics.