Social Progress In Europe Depends On Economic Reform
The social challenges in Europe are clear and will not easily be overcome over the next half decade: 25 million Europeans are unemployed, with unemployment
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Erdoğan And The Paradox Of Populism
The triumph of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey’s first direct presidential election is no surprise. Erdoğan is popular, and, as Prime Minister since 2003, he
Work, Worth And Wages
What someone is paid has little or no relationship to what their work is worth to society. Does anyone seriously believe hedge-fund mogul Steven A. Cohen
The Inequality Of Life And Death
There is no more urgent social task in rich countries than to tackle vital inequality, the inequality of life, health, and death. European welfare states
Do We Need A Single-Member Private Limited Liability Company (SUP)?
The European Commission has once again issued a legislative proposal which jeopardises workers’ rights. The proposal for a “single-member private limited liability company” (SUP in
The Great Income Divide
Thomas Piketty’s book Capital in the Twenty-First Century has captured the world’s attention, putting the relationship between capital accumulation and inequality at the center of economic debate.
Germany And Europe’s Surplus Of Stagnation
While the rest of the world recovers from the Great Recession of 2008-2009, Europe is stagnating. Eurozone growth is expected to be 1.7% next year. What can
Why We Need A European Solidarity Union
Europe is heaven on earth, the promised land, as soon as you look at it from the outside. […] Europe appears in a different light,
President Obama Is Emulating Buchanan Instead Of Lincoln
Obama is Leaving Economic Inequality for his Successors to Fix President Obama is emulating former President James Buchanan. His economic agenda is to kick the
European Social Policy For The Next Five Years
For generations, Europe was a project of hope. To my parents’ generation, after a time of war and hostility, Europe represented the hope of achieving
Why The Super-Rich Need Governments
The very rich, F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote, “are different from you and me.” Their wealth makes them “cynical where we are trustful,” and makes them
Is California A Model For Europe?
The new European Parliament has to turn its attention to numerous pressing issues. I shall refer here to three of them: the socio-ecological transition, growing
The Social Investment Package And The Europe 2020 Policy Agenda
The European welfare state and the European Union (EU) find themselves caught up in a double bind in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.
Manuel Valls – Le Ferdinand Foch De Nos Jours?
In 1914, as he was leading his men at the Battle of the Marne General Foch, the best of all the French fighting generals told
Is Europe Back On Track?
After the European elections, the World Cup became the new hot topic. Only insiders were interested enough to follow closely the selection process of the
Why We Need Movement Of Free People
When Franklin Roosevelt outlined his essential four freedoms in 1941 he was convinced democracy could only be defended and advanced beyond the remaining 11 democracies
Europe Does Not Understand Deflation And Wages
Led by the IMF, the main body of mainstream economists is now aware of the danger that debt deflation is raising for several Euro Area