‘There Is No Alternative’ has long been a rallying cry of the right. The recent situation in Greece tells us that there are alternatives, but what we hear about them in the media is wrong.
Wind is a localised common resource, as copper or coal is. Its extraction should respect the property and institutions of the indigenous communities in the territory. Español.
The Eurozone is witnessing the playing out of the contradictions inherent in its structure. This leaves the left with the question: is it time to walk away?
The global spread of capitalism depends on an authoritarian form of politics. How can democracy survive alongside economic discipline in today's world?
A Greek question to which the answer comes eventually from elsewhere.
"Is a UK that retreats in isolationist but somehow progressive splendour really feasible? Surely, European countries must cooperate in the face of the deep challenges and opportunities we face."
EU institutions and socio-economic policies are hopelessly anti-democratic, inducing a current of deep nihilism across the continent. But don't be fooled: a progressive Brexit is deeply unlikely.
Young people’s mobility must be understood within processes of change. Migration provides opportunities to achieve status, an under-recognised yet important aspect of young persons’ lives.
A discussion on how Europeans can relaunch the struggle for a democratic Europe in the aftermath of Syriza's fight against the powers that be. (Video, 39 mins)
‘Saving orphans’ has become an industry that irrevocably harms children and undermines the development of child welfare systems. We must replace the drive to rescue with the desire to protect.
After 13 July 2015, Syriza's Greece and, for that matter, the creditors have two choices. Modernise the Greek state; or let Greece default and risk disintegration not just of EMU/EU but also Nato.
Lula is trying to break away from “his” Workers Party (PT) and to establish himself as a leader outraged by corruption. But the biggest bogey for Brazilian ‘progressismo’ is now the possibility that Lula himself could be arrested. Español, Portugués.
