Because, even it is a subsidiary of Le Monde (Le Monde owns 51%, the rest is owned by the Associations "Les Amis Du Monde Diplomatique" and "Gunter Holzmann" wh

Because, even it is a subsidiary of Le Monde (Le Monde owns 51%, the rest is owned by the Associations "Les Amis Du Monde Diplomatique" and "Gunter Holzmann" which are all the personnel), it has full editorial autonomy and it shows by the quality of their articles.