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Algorithmic management—a codetermination challenge

After the debacle of the platform-work directive, will the EU still regulate artificial intelligence in the workplace?

‘Carebots’ are the mooted solution to the ageing crisis and staff shortages—but empathy and compassion are irreplaceable.

Inequality and the climate crisis go hand in hand, Lisa Pelling writes. So do the alternatives.

By sustaining high interest rates, purportedly to slay inflation, central banks are risking an unnecessary recession.

Israel’s demolition of Gaza will haunt Europe’s conscience for generations to come and imperil the claims of the democratic world.

While Vladimir Putin’s role is all but undeniable, there is a silent accomplice whose part in this tragedy must not be ignored.

The impact of digitalisation on work is uneven—but more positive where workers are protected by institutional arrangements.

Big Tech firms flagrantly disregard the implicit social contract—the time has come to curb their market power.

Progressive leaders must confront the far-right nationalists with the reality that Europe needs more integration, not less.

The far right is preying on the fears of the vulnerable ahead of June’s elections. Progressives must tackle the causes of its rise.

Two Pakistani trade unionists explain in interview why the EU supply-chain directive must be unblocked.

Jan Zielonka draws lessons from the second transition in Poland—and its Europe-wide ramifications.

Fans have prevailed over finance in the Bundesliga—which should lead to a rethink of private equity’s role in society.

Mainstream parties attempting to regain support from radical-right populists can unintentionally benefit them.

Protests in Ireland against the housing of single male asylum-seekers highlight the role played by security in far-right discourse.