EIB: dispensing billions to corporate profiteers
The European Investment Bank is a public institution—yet the public good is not its agenda.
A message for May Day: come together, win change
Workers are under tremendous pressure amid the cost-of-living crisis. But trade unions are showing resilience to inspire.
Mayday, mayday: a warning from the labour movement
Having battled one crisis after another, a fresh round of austerity could be the last straw for workers.
Russia scales back Victory Day celebrations
In the context of the Ukraine war, Russia is scaling back the May 9th Victory Day celebrations, amid fear of popular protests.
How Russians fight
Ordinary Russians are unable to protest against the Ukraine war. But evidence of covert resistance is everywhere.
Why AI might not take your job, just yet
Recent developments in artificial intelligence have rekindled fears of technological unemployment—fuelled by technological determinism.
Price and profit curbs—or how really to fight inflation
A crude, one-club monetary policy has already caused bank collapses. More damage will follow more interest-rate hikes.
Unlocking vacant properties to tackle homelessness
Europe’s cities have many social outsiders. Lessons are emerging on how ‘housing first’ can include them.
Electricity-market reform: take the ‘market’ out
The European Commission’s proposed reform of the electricity market would be a sticking plaster for a failing system.
Generative AI needs more than a light touch
Chatbots such as ChatGPT raise huge data-protection and moral questions regulators must address.
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.