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A capital idea: corporate taxation in a globalised era

US election 2020

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Barrelling towards the ‘Brexit’ cliff edge

Barrelling towards the ‘Brexit’ cliff edge

by Paul Mason on 23rd November 2020

The most frightening thing is not the UK government’s end-game strategy, Paul Mason writes. It’s that there isn’t one.

Joe Biden should not miss the Bretton Woods moment

Joe Biden should not miss the Bretton Woods moment

by Peter Bofinger on 9th November 2020

Peter Bofinger argues the incoming president must abjure the mercantilist language of his predecessor in favour of a progressive response to globalisation.

The ‘circular economy’—neither safe nor sustainable

The ‘circular economy’—neither safe nor sustainable

by Vera Weghmann on 13th October 2020

The circular economy holds out the hope of living within the planet’s resources. Turning aspiration into action is another matter.

Seven ‘surprising’ facts about the Italian economy

Seven ‘surprising’ facts about the Italian economy

by Philipp Heimberger and Nikolaus Krowall on 25th June 2020

Why would affluent northern-European taxpayers want to pour money into an Italian economy that is a basket-case? Except it isn’t.

Capitalism’s triple crisis

Capitalism’s triple crisis

by Mariana Mazzucato on 9th April 2020

After the 2008 financial crisis, we learned the hard way what happens when governments flood the economy with unconditional liquidity, rather than laying the foundation for a sustainable and inclusive recovery.

The corona crisis will define our era

The corona crisis will define our era

by Karin Pettersson on 16th March 2020

Karin Pettersson writes that the pandemic has highlighted the frailties of a short-sighted and hyper-individualistic social system.

Politics

The Biden victory and the future of the centre-left

The Biden victory and the future of the centre-left

by EJ Dionne Jr on 4th December 2020

Postwar global progress has hinged on a transatlantic alliance of progressive parties. The election in the United States potentially opens a new chapter.

The rule of law: a simple phrase with exacting demands

The rule of law: a simple phrase with exacting demands

by Albena Azmanova and Kalypso Nicolaidis on 27th November 2020

If the finger is to be pointed—rightly—at Hungary and Poland, then the EU must insist on compliance by all with universal norms.

Care, capitalism and politics

Care, capitalism and politics

by Kathleen Lynch on 26th November 2020

The coronavirus crisis has highlighted how the welfare state of the future must be built on an ethic of care rather than self-interest.

Barrelling towards the ‘Brexit’ cliff edge

Barrelling towards the ‘Brexit’ cliff edge

by Paul Mason on 23rd November 2020

The most frightening thing is not the UK government’s end-game strategy, Paul Mason writes. It’s that there isn’t one.

Europe must stand up to Hungary and Poland

Europe must stand up to Hungary and Poland

by George Soros on 19th November 2020

The European Union cannot afford to compromise on the rule-of-law provisions it applies to the funds it allocates to member states.

Economy

Ensuring trade unions have a say in the transformation of work

Ensuring trade unions have a say in the transformation of work

3rd December 2020 By Richard Pond and Jan Willem Goudriaan

Digitalisation is a key issue in public services. Workers must have a role, via their unions, to maximise its benefits and minimise its risks.

Gig-life balance?

Gig-life balance?

1st December 2020 By Agnieszka Piasna

Impossible hours carved out by apps have often been presented as if self-determined ‘flexibility’ on the part of workers.

An international governance system for digital labour platforms

An international governance system for digital labour platforms

1st December 2020 By Thorben Albrecht, Kostas Papadakis and Maria Mexi

Cross-border social dialogue could pave the way to international regulation of a key feature of the 21st-century world of work.

Light in the tunnel or oncoming train?

Light in the tunnel or oncoming train?

30th November 2020 By Adam Tooze

Adam Tooze argues that the frail eurozone recovery hinges entirely on its guarantee by the European Central Bank.

Breaking the impasse on corporate taxation

Breaking the impasse on corporate taxation

27th November 2020 By Liina Carr

As Europe’s exchequers go deep into the red due to the pandemic, a co-ordinated approach to corporate taxation is ever-more urgent.

Society

Designing vaccines for people, not profits

Designing vaccines for people, not profits

2nd December 2020 By Mariana Mazzucato, Henry Lishi Li and Els Torreele

For all the hope spurred by the efficacy announcements of multiple Covid-19 vaccine candidates, national and private interests are trumping health justice.

Not part of Europe anyway?

Not part of Europe anyway?

30th November 2020 By James Wickham

The language of the Brexit stand-off is of a ‘level playing-field’ versus ‘sovereignty’. But beneath that, it’s about divergent social models.

Care, capitalism and politics

Care, capitalism and politics

26th November 2020 By Kathleen Lynch

The coronavirus crisis has highlighted how the welfare state of the future must be built on an ethic of care rather than self-interest.

Greater equality: our guide through Covid-19 to sustainable wellbeing

Greater equality: our guide through Covid-19 to sustainable wellbeing

25th November 2020 By Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson

The pandemic has reinforced the case for egalitarianism to define the ethos of the welfare state.

Ecology

Legal hurdles facing a green and just transition

Legal hurdles facing a green and just transition

24th November 2020 By Ingo Venzke

The irony of genuinely ‘free trade’ is only regulation enables it. Europe cannot lead the ecological transition without recognising this.

How public development banks can help nature

How public development banks can help nature

17th November 2020 By Elizabeth Mrema and Carlos Manuel Rodriguez

Public development banks will be critical to global efforts to ‘build back better’. They should complement their climate investments with nature-based goals.

Trade unions and climate change: the jobs-versus-environment dilemma

Trade unions and climate change: the jobs-versus-environment dilemma

12th November 2020 By Adrien Thomas and Nadja Dörflinger

Unions can be torn between mitigating climate change tomorrow and saving jobs today. A significant Just Transition Fund could ease that dilemma.

Supporting the transition to post-pandemic sustainability

Supporting the transition to post-pandemic sustainability

9th November 2020 By Denis Gregory and Maarten van Klaveren

Executive remuneration packages not only drive a race to the top but do not account for companies’ environmental ‘externalities’. This needs to change.

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