Independent economic media The Western world has been living through a so-called financial crisis since 2008. But what really is going on? And how is public opinion supposed to make sense of it all...
Philippe Frémeaux
Alternatives Economiques
Philippe Frémeaux teaches at CELSA, the University of Paris journalism school. He was editor of the magazine Alternatives Economiques from 1988 to 2010 and remains president of its publishing cooperative. He is a regular speaker on Radio France (France Info, France Culture and France Inter) and also on the TV channel France 5. Philippe is a board member of SPPMO (Syndicat de la presse périodique et des magazines d’opinion), délégué général of IDIES (Institut pour le développement de l’information économique et sociale) and president of the Institut Veblen pour les réformes économiques. He is the author of Sortir du piège, la gauche face à la mondialisation (1998), Petit dictionnaires des mots de la crise (2009), La nouvelle alternative ? Enquête sur l’économie sociale et solidaire (2011) and co-author with Nicole Geneix of Et si on aimait enfin l’école? (January 2012).