A ‘peoples summit’ in New York ahead of the official UN climate summit brings environmental and human-rights campaigners together in pursuit of climate justice.
Columns & Interviews
From Fridays for Future to a global climate-justice unionism?
Since the social and ecological crises are so intertwined, a ‘climate-justice unionism’ is required to address them in a holistic way.
Thinking climate and social policies as one
A European approach to the politics of climate change must integrate social justice, as climate neutrality will be costly but growth without end is unsustainable.
Ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit, listen to the science!
Public pressure is ratcheting higher on the climate crisis. But can the United Nations summit galvanise change, despite international divisions?
Managing cultural diversity—liberal values at a premium
If Vladimir Putin thinks liberalism is obsolete when it comes to managing cultural diversity, democratic western-European leaders should not be echoing him.
A European pivot from space to time
Kalypso Nicolaidis concludes our ‘Euro2025’ series with a look beyond the new EU term, on which it has focused, to the long-term future of the continent.
Could a progressive phoenix arise from the ashes of the UK’s political meltdown?
The solidly bourgeois Financial Times fears Labour could come to power with a potentially postcapitalist programme, Paul Mason writes.
Social policy starts at home
By designing a policy package around the needs of contemporary families, political leaders can promote women’s rights, children’s development and employment.
Blogs
Better working conditions, more predictable work—the new EU directive
The EU directive on irregular work is a positive step but it struggles with the contradiction of protecting workers from the labour-market risks transferred by capital.
Mario Draghi and the Germans
Not only is German animus towards Mario Draghi misplaced, Peter Bofinger argues. His stewardship of the European Central Bank has been a boon for the largest eurozone economy.
How ‘family-friendly’ are European countries?
The Nordic countries, with their strong public spheres, are more supportive than those which elevate the family as a private institution.
Shadow of recession deepens over the eurozone
Some orthodox economists predicted fiscal austerity would build confidence and so foster recovery. Yet at the end of the lost eurozone decade recession looms once more.
The nationalisation of risk in the eurozone
As economic clouds darken once more, a eurozone without risk-sharing remains a eurozone at risk.
Inequality in Europe—wider than it looks
Most discussion of inequality in Europe is confined to individual member states. Aggregating incomes across the EU, however, presents a sobering picture.
