Energy crisis, housing shortages, food price rises – the many signs of today’s economic turmoil are redrawing the lines of solidarity within and between European societies. But if disruption harbours the notion of rupture within it, then alternative ways of providing for our needs are possible. This edition helps us understand the trends and choices that got us into the cost of living crisis. It argues that the pressures from today’s confluence of crises demonstrate the need for a different politics with the common good and social justice at its heart.
Articles in this edition
More than just short-term turbulence, the cost of living crisis signals that Europe’s social, geopolitical, and ecological security rests on rebalancing a failing socio-economic model.
Read moreAntoņina Ņenaševa and Ernest Urtasun discuss on reforming Europe's socio-economic model and implementing a green transition that leaves no one behind.
Read moreHelen Thompson uncovers the roots of the energy crisis and the fractures within Europe when it comes to energy policy.
Read moreWith disruption set to become the norm, Robert Magowan asks how Greens can navigate chaos and conflict to drive positive change.
Read moreIt's time to overcome the unfounded fears that wage increases will push up prices.
Read moreOutside the EU’s borders, hundreds of millions of people toil for our prosperity and even fight for our democracy.
Read moreAfter years of loose monetary policy, central banks are changing tack. But using the levers of the financial system to fight inflation risks cutting climate investment just as we need it most.
Read moreSebastian Mang calls for a reform of European macroeconomic governance that empowers states to contend with current crises.
Read moreComparing data from across Europe, Cristina Suárez Vega looks at how citizens are experiencing the rising cost of living.
Read moreIn the face of unaffordable rents, Manuel Gabarre de Sus looks at how cities around Europe can ensure the right to housing.
Read moreIn this conversation, Priscilla Claeys and Benoît Biteau discuss how sustainable local food systems can protect food security globally.
Read morePhilipp Cerny asks whether free public transport can transform how Europeans get around.
Read moreMartin Vrba explains why privatised water cannot bring about the resilience needed to face a warming world.
Read moreRadu Stochita discusses how collective bargaining can guard against economic impoverishment and political radicalisation.
Read moreA photo essay on the inhabitants of a small Italian island creating energy security for their community.
Read moreHow the cost of living crisis affects the everyday lives of people around Europe.
Read moreAnna Toniolo looks at the political consequences of the precarity and unaffordable expenses faced by young people in Italy.
Read moreThe spike in energy prices in Belgium shows that social justice and environmental sustainability are two sides of the same coin.
Read moreZagreb’s green-left municipal government is restoring the city’s capacity to deliver quality public services amid surging energy prices.
Read moreIn Scotland, housing movements' "radical" ideas became policies after the entry of the Greens into government.
Read moreWith housing precarity rising in the city, Lyon Metropole is taking emergency steps to provide shelter to homeless and poorly housed people.
Read moreAustrian Greens are reforming the country's welfare system to meet the needs of a broader demographic.
Read moreSwen Ore looks back at the history of rationing to imagine how a progressive decline in energy use might be managed.
Read moreRupert Russell explains the role of speculation in the cost of living crisis, and how states can undo the damage.
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