A ray of hope for arts and cultural workers
A European Parliament report offers hope to arts and cultural workers struggling amid the pandemic. The European Commission must not disappoint them.
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Deforestation an attack on the human rights of forest peoples
The European Commission must recognise deforestation is not only about the environment but human rights, especially for indigenous peoples.
Care workers are key to quality care
On the Global Day of Action for Care Workers, unions mobilise for investment and decent work.
Is remote work an ecological alternative?
Can the trend to remote work spurred by the pandemic be associated with lower greenhouse-gas emissions? It depends.
Digitalisation and recovery—it’s not just about the technology
Digitalisation must be matched by social innovation if the national recovery and resilience plans are to be effective.
Why social mobility is key to explaining attitudes toward multiculturalism
Social mobility is a key factor in why some people are more optimistic than others about living in cities which have become more diverse.
European social dialogue—can it be revived?
The European Court of Justice has affirmed that agreements arising from European social dialogue need not be implemented by the EU institutions.
The EU must step up in Glasgow
The EU was critical in the Paris climate agreement of 2015 and success in Glasgow may again depend on its leadership.
To end poverty, invest in children
The author presents a report today to the UN General Assembly on the persistence of poverty, following dialogues with people in poverty around the world.
‘Social media’, market power and the health of democracy
With the whistle blown on Facebook, Congress must allocate ownership of personal data to the person—not the platform—to allow competitive providers to emerge.
Making lifelong learning a reality in the EU
There was a time when education and training were for life. But amid today’s social transformations only lifelong learning will do.
Why a new University of Labour?
As workers’ representatives face the challenges of digitalised work and fragmented workforces, a ‘University of Labour’ in Germany offers support.
After the Bundestag elections—a change of climate?
Angela Merkel was labelled the ‘climate chancellor’. But powerful coal and car industries limited her achievements. Will her successor break free?
The myth of green capitalism
Rallying behind market-based measures to address climate change allows the owners of capital yet another way to avoid a reckoning.
Coming second in the game of life
‘We don’t want to decapitate the tall poppies,’ said Boris Johnson in July. Yet for Kate Pickett his ‘levelling up’ ambitions will necessitate flattening the whole social gradient.
Ecosocialism: more than another Third Way
The old left was too slow to see beyond materialist consumption. But an ecosocialism can underpin coalitions with the green parties which filled the gap.
To stop global heating, tax multinationals better
The rapid, radical decarbonisation needed to save the planet will cost a lot. Taxing multinationals and the wealthy properly can help pay for it.