How platform workers show solidarity and organise
As the economic and political power of platforms soars, platform workers represent an emergent labour movement.
Wanted: Vladimir Putin
Whether Russia’s president ever ends up in handcuffs, the International Criminal Court’s indictment is a big step in the right direction.
Professional sovereignty for Europe‘s youth
Transitions from school to work must be improved for individual youngsters. Switzerland shows the way.
The good man from Traiskirchen
The Austrian social democrats are heading into a leadership contest, Robert Misik writes. For the SPÖ it could get bumpy.
Stress at work: countering Europe’s new pandemic
Occupational stress has become endemic. It damages workers, their families, businesses and economies.
Winning in Ukraine, losing the global south?
The west’s focus on the war in Ukraine risks a geopolitically counterproductive neglect of the urgent problems of the global south.
From imperial paternalism to genuine partnership
Europe’s relations with Africa and Asia are on the brink of collapse, and Russia is benefiting.
Where is the global south’s rescue brigade?
Many around the world have been left to deal with the effects of the US Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hikes on their own.
Corporate sustainability needs a gender lens
The draft EU directive on corporate sustainability remains gender-blind.
Beyond industrial policy
To tackle 21st-century challenges and ensure a sustainable future, we need a policy framework that recognises the value of human connection.
Why is France unable to reach social compromises?
With a tenth general strike in France against the pension reform, an exit is needed from decrees and street clashes towards negotiated governance.
Suave Sunak cold comfort for impoverished Britons
Real incomes have been ravaged in the UK, Paul Mason writes. That’s why the strikes are popular.
Equal citizenship for persons with disabilities
An ambitious Disability Card is key to making the European Union a reality for people with disabilities.
Will this be the last European Gas Conference?
The IPCC says the world is in the last-chance saloon. Yet fossil-gas executives eye deals in Vienna.
Confronting the global water crisis
To safeguard this most fundamental natural resource, we urgently need a global strategy for water as a common good.
Hungary’s ‘propaganda machine’ attacks women
Report highlights gendered disinformation online and calls for women-centred reform of ‘social media’ platforms.
Environmental stewardship yes, ‘carbon farming’ no
Preserving nature, restoring soils and safeguarding biodiversity is essential—but calling it carbon removal is harmful.