The Dutch Referendum – Revolt Of The 60%
Highly educated versus lowly educated. Muslims against non-Muslims. ’People’ versus ‘Elite’. Young against old. Mainstream against populist. All is pointing in the same direction: countries
A Progressive Logic Of Trade
The global trade regime has never been very popular in the United States. Neither the World Trade Organization nor the multitudes of regional trade deals
The Brexit Alarm
I have no special expertise on the question of whether Britain should leave (or “Brexit”) the European Union. True, I did live in the United
Why Basic Income Can Never Be A Progressive Solution
Most advocates of basic income only answer the arguments of the right – mainly concerning the willingness to work – and never imagine there can
What’s Wrong With Negative Interest Rates?
I wrote at the beginning of January that economic conditions this year were set to be as weak as in 2015, which was the worst year since
Avoiding The Quick Fix Approach To Solving Youth Unemployment
A key priority for EU policy makers is to combat high levels of youth unemployment. Supporting young people to start a new business is increasingly
Europe’s Rule-of-Law Crisis
From the rubble of two world wars, European countries came together to launch what would become the world’s largest experiment in unification and cooperative, shared
Bringing Europe’s Migration Crisis Under Control
The asylum policy that emerged from the European Union’s negotiations last month with Turkey became effective on April 4, when 202 asylum-seekers were deported from
Basic Income And Social Democracy
The basic income approach is absolutely essential, but it is not part of the social democratic tradition. Think about it. The post-war consensus was all
Conclusion Of Greek Bailout Review To Be Coupled With Investments
In January 2015 Syriza came to power with the aim of tackling austerity, bringing back social justice and growth, building on a challenging but necessary reform
Millions Of Labour And TUC Votes Need To Be Won To Defeat Brexit
The paradox of the EU referendum campaign is that all of Mr Cameron’s political foes want him to win and many of his political comrades
Bringing The IMF Into The Eurozone Crisis Was Political Bankruptcy
It was wrong from the start. Going on the incorrect assumption that the Eurozone crisis could only be overcome with the help of the crisis-proven
Will Britain Choose Irrelevance?
When voters in the United Kingdom go to the polls on June 23 to decide whether their country should leave the European Union, the issues
The Polish Church and Government Open New Attack on Women’s Reproductive Rights
As the crisis around changes implemented to Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal continues, the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) has opened up a new conflict through
The Six-Pack: EU Mandate For Bad Economic Policy
History provides many examples of authoritarian rule achieved through formally democratic procedures. To these we should add the EU Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance
Year Of The Outsider: Why Bernie Sanders’ Democratic Rebellion Is So Significant
2016 was supposed to have been the year of Jeb Bush versus Hillary Clinton: the year when the established Bush dynasty confronted the upstart rival
Unconventional Monetary Policy On Stilts
With most advanced economies experiencing anemic recoveries from the 2008 financial crisis, their central banks have been forced to move from conventional monetary policy –