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Whether the coming election in Poland will consolidate the monopoly of the national-conservative PiS or favour a more pluralist balance of power, it will have a significant impact on Polish political culture.
The Portuguese governmental ‘contraption’ has turned out to be surprisingly enduring—so much so that it may face another term
Much was expected of the new climate package negotiated by the grand-coalition government in Berlin. Less was delivered.
The typical radical-right voter is often assumed to be older and male, with conservative views on women’s and LGBT rights—an assumption which should now be reassessed.
The Spitzenkandidaten system was meant to enhance the democratic legitimacy of the European Parliament. But that wasn’t why more citizens voted in May.
The European Union needs to lead the world towards a secure, multipolar future. If not, it will fall victim to the law of the political jungle.
Economic determinism has appealed, at various times, to some on the left and on the right. Either way it avoids facing the choices politics entails.
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.
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.
Since the social and ecological crises are so intertwined, a ‘climate-justice unionism’ is required to address them in a holistic way.
Public pressure is ratcheting higher on the climate crisis. But can the United Nations summit galvanise change, despite international divisions?
If Vladimir Putin thinks liberalism is obsolete when it comes to managing cultural diversity, democratic western-European leaders should not be echoing him.
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.
The solidly bourgeois Financial Times fears Labour could come to power with a potentially postcapitalist programme, Paul Mason writes.
By designing a policy package around the needs of contemporary families, political leaders can promote women’s rights, children’s development and employment.
Deliveroo ‘riders’ are workers and not self-employed, according to Spanish courts.
Karin Pettersson argues that progressive politics is floundering in the waves generated by Big Data—when it could be shaping the tide.