Investing in Our Children’s Future Starts with Supporting the Workers Who Care for Them
Despite EU commitments to equality, children at risk of poverty remain severely underrepresented in early childhood education programs.
Trump Puts America Up for Sale: Everything Now Comes With a Price Tag
From $100,000 work visas to million-dollar “gold cards,” Trump turns government services into transactions for the highest bidder.
Europe’s Digital Future Demands Public Ownership And Worker Control
European AI strategy must prioritise democratic governance over market solutions to protect citizens' data and workers' rights.
Europe Needs Active Demand Management, Not Business As Usual
As tariff wars and industrial crises mount, Europe must abandon austerity for investment-driven internal demand.
Europe’s Wealth Gap Threatens Social Cohesion As Housing Crisis Deepens
Extreme wealth concentration across the EU undermines opportunity and security for millions while property ownership becomes increasingly unattainable.
Trump’s Show of Force
State governors are emerging as democracy's last defenders against federal overreach and military deployments.
The Lethal Consensus: How Liberals Lost the War of Ideas
Bold visions defeat timid reforms—yet liberals insist on bringing policy briefs to an ideological gunfight.
What Can AI In Colombian Classrooms Teach Europe About Democratic Innovation?
When rural schools experiment with artificial intelligence, they reveal whether technology serves the many or the few.
Why Putin Does Not Want Peace in Ukraine
Even America's most Russia-friendly president cannot deliver the ceasefire Moscow's strategic calculations demand.
Violence As Policy in Trump’s America
Trump uses far-right activist's killing to justify violence while portraying himself as victim.
The Far Right Is Winning In Austria—Even In Opposition
Austria's government cuts welfare whilst hardening on immigration—a losing strategy that strengthens the far right.
Germany’s Misguided War on Baby Boomers
A prominent economist's attack on an entire generation ignores economic facts and threatens social cohesion.
When Corporate Mergers Hurt Workers, Europe Must Act
Europe's merger watchdogs generally ignore labour market impacts, but there is a possibility for change.
Ctrl+Alt+Delete as Policy: Why Deregulation Won’t Save EU Innovation
The European Commission's push to slash regulations in pursuit of competitiveness risks undermining the very foundations of technological progress.
The Middle East Conflict: What Would Albert Einstein Have Said?
Albert Einstein’s genius for unconventional thinking offers a provocative framework for breaking today's deadly stalemate through economic compensation.
Federation or Vassalisation, It’s Decision Time
Europe must choose: federal union and self-determination, or decline into division and American vassalage.
The ECB Must Embrace Europe’s Green Finance Rules To Secure Both Climate Goals And Financial Stability
Integrating sustainable finance standards into central bank operations would align market incentives and strengthen the eurozone's climate resilience.