"Setting debt on fire", a powerful image that is part of a long political history
By suggesting to "burn" the claims held by the European Central Bank, Jean-Luc Mélenchon has revived an old revolutionary myth that has, however, never really taken hold in France, notes Pascal Riché, a journalist at "Le Monde", in his column.
We haven't written up this one. Le Monde Economie has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.