Delegitimising social critique and dissent on the left
Eszter Kováts writes that censoriousness is not the way to deal with legitimate concerns about social-justice claims.
The unfulfilled promises of financial regulation
With further bank failures, tough regulation is urgent, so society is no longer held hostage by finance.
Corporate taxation: financing state and welfare
Trade unions in Sweden want a more equitable tax system, where companies compete on quality, not tax minimisation.
Europe ‘outsourcing’ asylum to Africa
Outsourcing asylum to African countries is a terrible idea—there are alternatives.
Myanmar: trade unionists in the firing line
The EU should suspend trade preferences for Myanmar and end support for projects under the military regime.
Belarus: support jailed trade unionists
On the anniversary of the imprisonment of Belarus’ union leadership, Europe must renew efforts for the release of political prisoners.
Football’s tilted playing-pitch in Europe
The beautiful game is sullied by commodification. Regulation should empower the fans at its heart.
The populist-radical-right impact on the welfare state
Radical-right parties are transforming the welfare state, recreating a moral separation between the ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’.
Global cities: crucibles of innovation
Urban geographer Ash Amin explains to Robin Wilson why modern metropoles can be hubs of innovation and dynamism.
The challenge of instant democracy
We need to find ways, Jan Zielonka writes, to ensure that ‘fast’ democracy is not ‘junk’ democracy.
Eradicating long-term unemployment
Social enterprises can offer the long-term unemployed an exit from the vicious circle of inactivity, France is showing.
Late retirement: possible for many, not for all
Finland was quick to respond to demographic ageing. What lessons can be learnt from its pension reforms?
Feminist governance—here to stay, or gone tomorrow?
Since 1975 feminists have helped establish new international frameworks. Success inadvertently sowed the seeds of populist campaigns.
Environmental policy: avoiding a social backlash
The Netherlands has become the latest country to face a public backlash to environmental policy.
The promise and peril of generative AI
To ensure tools such as ChatGPT deliver widely shared benefits, we must learn from the last wave of digital innovation.
Strengthening democracy at work
The European Commission has just initiated consultation on more effective European Works Councils legislation.
E-fuels: a synthetic solution to the real problem
The European Union’s compromise on e-fuels opens the back door to an afterlife for the combustion engine.