Development: better days could lie ahead (yes, really)
Overwhelmed by the ‘polycrisis’, it is easy to miss some positive indicators of global development.
What Labour needs to succeed
Labour’s mission-oriented industrial strategy for the UK requires a restructuring of how government operates.
Trump and the darkness threatening US politics
Over the past three years, the US has witnessed a surge in violence which has seen toxic discourse infect its body politic.
The young generation needs quality traineeships
The proposed directive regulating traineeships must push the envelope on European Union social policy.
Rebuilding trust in democracy in Moldova
Moldova’s political leadership is more focused on suppressing dissent than tackling public concerns.
Rising tides, sinking boats: growth, climate and justice
Growth is falling, its rewards are ill-shared and it is bursting planetary boundaries. Time for a rethink.
Ostrich politics and its alternatives
In lieu of comforting, self-righteous myths, Eszter Kováts argues, progressives should take the 'anti-woke' challenge seriously.
Why it seems east Germany is everywhere
A transnational perspective is needed to curb nationalistic populism and bring Europeans closer.
Relocations—tilting the capital-labour balance
Public assistance for firms must be rendered conditional on constraints on their freedom to move elsewhere.
French voters united to block the far right again
The cordon sanitaire strategy is however becoming increasingly rare in Europe.
The assault on labour rights in Finland
The right-wing government and employers have represented the reforms as in line with the ‘Nordic model’ they seek to dismantle.
Kamala Harris: top choice to replace Biden
Kamala Harris is the frontrunner to take the place of the 81-year-old incumbent as Democratic presidential nominee should he step aside.
Tax on billionaires—political vaccine against the far right
Real solutions to the crises fuelling the far right needs demand public investment. The super-rich must pay their share.
Climate capabilities: realising the green transition
People are not unaware of climate change, Lisa Pelling writes. But they find it difficult to imagine the green transition.
The future of work: getting ready for tomorrow today
There is no single future for the world of work—and it is up to policy-makers to shape it.
Social rights—securing Europe’s future
In Vilnius, at a high-level conference on the European Social Charter, it felt like a paradigm shift was taking place.
Pensions in Switzerland: how a rise was won
Swiss workers face a better retirement outlook thanks to a successful trade-union initiative.