Ludwig Elias Franz

Ludwig Elias Franz, born in 1999, is an artist and journalist who regularly participates in an initiative to promote direct democracy in Germany based on Article 20 of the Basic Law (OMNIBUS für direkte Demokratie in Deutschland). Since freeing his studies of philosophy and art from institutionalisation, Franz has been writing and reporting on social and ecological issues at home and abroad, including in Haiti, Mexico and Kyrgyzstan.

Update Haiti: will Venezuela end up with endless interrim councils as well?

There is currently much discussion about the United States’ actions in Venezuela, which is a highly controversial topic and raises geopolitical questions about the global balance of power. The kidnapping of President Maduro in Venezuela, with repeated reference to the Monroe Doctrine, does not make Venezuela the first victim of this doctrine. The occupation of …