Artificial intelligence, healthcare and the pandemic
The coronavirus crisis demands a regulatory framework for the application of AI to protect public health without jeopardising human rights.
A citizens’ conference on the future of Europe
With agreement lacking on the future of Europe—even about the conference on that theme—it’s time to look to a European Citizens’ Assembly.
Relaunching Europe by transparency
Myriad lobbyists in Brussels advocate for private interests, especially big corporations. European citizens need a less patchy framework for transparency.
A global economy in uncharted waters
Governments must learn from the financial crisis if they are not to repeat the errors of the recovery from it.
Lessons from the pandemic for the conservative welfare state
The economic crisis induced by Covid-19 has revealed the breaking points of the conservative welfare state. It is time for a reorientation.
There is no recovery without migration
The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the essential role of migration in a globalised economy. The recovery must not be jeopardised by self-harming xenophobia.
America’s unhappy middle
Branko Milanovic unpacks the malaise of the US middle class and its implications for Democratic strategy towards the presidential election.
Time to expose the reality of ‘debt market discipline’
As another sovereign-debt crisis looms, Adam Tooze warns against repeating the mistake of delegating to anonymised ‘markets’ accountable political choices.
History repeating itself? The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on youth
Massimiliano Mascherini and Eszter Sandor
Young people are anxious about the effects of the crisis yet also more trusting in the European Union—an asset which should not be squandered.
Digital welfare states: boundaries and opportunities
A Dutch court case has set out a framework within which the emergent digital welfare state can respect the right to privacy.
Machine learning should increase human possibilities
Sociologist Elena Esposito suggests shifting the focus of artificial intelligence to machines as communication partners. Interview by Florian Butollo.
A federal budget for European citizens
The proposal by the French president and the German chancellor for a €500 billion recovery fund refocuses attention on the EU budget—but that raises wider issues.
Europe’s leaders must stem falling trust
A mass online survey across the continent has found Europeans reeling from the coronavirus crisis—and losing trust in their leaders’ ability to manage it.
Brexit: deaths, more deaths… and no-deal calculations
In a nightmare-scenario ‘Brexit’ denouement, the UK government provokes no-deal chaos from which it hopes to profit after its Covid-19 shambles.
Health policy after the crisis: more of the same or a new path?
Years of pre-crisis adhesion to ‘new public management’ in health policy have seen public provision eroded. Now is an opportunity to change course.