An eco-social care contract for Europe
In the next term the EU can advance an eco-social future which values participation in care and enables access as a universal basic service.
Europe’s nightmare: an isolationist America
A spectre is haunting Europe, Paul Mason writes. It is the spectre of Trumpism, mark two.
Ukraine war: corruption and politico-military tensions
Corruption scandals and high-level rifts could become an existential threat as Kyiv asks for more military aid.
Out of their class: quality education for all
A Harlem schools programme shows how education can counter, rather than reinforce, brute-luck disadvantage.
Ukraine is quietly abandoning neoliberalism
Kyiv’s need for self-defence has pushed the country towards far-reaching expansion of the state’s economic role.
COP and women: change of political climate needed
Women, though disproportionately affected by climate change, are an afterthought when it comes to climate action.
Standards for equality bodies—nearly done
The long process of levelling up the capacity of EU member states’ equality bodies is accelerating to a conclusion.
A sharp right turn: European Parliament election forecast
Progressive European leaders need to tell a convincing story about the necessity of reaching outwards in a dangerous world.
Europe and conflict prevention: better than cure
The European Union has the opportunity to prioritise preventive action over crisis management.
Can the IMF and the World Bank really be changed?
Those with seats at the table of the international financial institutions, Jayati Ghosh writes, cling to their power.
Musculo-skeletal disorders: lifting the strain
A spotlight on health and social care shows the need for an EU directive on musculo-skeletal disorders.
Time to recognise a fifth EU freedom: solidarity
Tesla’s confrontation with Swedish workers highlights how solidarity must be enabled in a globalised Europe.
Preparing Russia for permanent war
Behind the Kremlin façade of a grateful people devoted to their leader lie despair, paranoia, intolerance, rage and violence.
Platform-work directive: the clock is ticking
The ‘gig’-economy directive, a critical legacy of social rights from this EU term, is being held up by some member states.
Six ways to tighten the circular economy
Mutually-reinforcing measures, plus finance and labour, are needed to bend a linear economy into a circle.
A progressive green-growth narrative
Many voters regard investment in decarbonisation and socially and environmentally beneficial outcomes as economically harmful.
Refugees and Rwanda: the Tories’ road to perdition
Behind the Conservatives’ obsession with sending asylum-seekers to Africa is a politics of never-ending scapegoating.