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It's time for deep transformation in society – not merely material changes

Are we ready for deep changes in society, beyond all its superficial changes? Progressives need to ask themselves some serious questions, going beyond cost-benefit analyses to rationalise progress.

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Protestors dressed as skeletons hold a banner with the slogan 'capitalism kills' at the 'Borderless Solidarity rather than G20' demonstration in Hamburg, Germany, 8 July 2017. Kay Nietfeld/PA Images. All rights reserved.If by “progressives” we mean people who want to fight both neoliberal dogmas and populist demagogy, then the question that progressives should ask themselves, in the 21st century, is: are we ready for a deep change in society, beyond all its superficial changes?

Are we ready for a deep change in society, beyond all its superficial changes?

Elections held in Netherlands and France this year have somewhat inverted the trend observed in 2016 with Brexit and Trump’s elections. Populist candidates have been defeated, like in Austria last December.