Inequality

Economic growth was long seen as the surest route to poverty eradication. That wisdom has since been dispelled. In its place, an emphasis on securing society-wide equality and wellbeing has emerged, but policymakers have yet to catch up.

Ariadna Romans i Torrent looks at cities as microcosms of broader ideological battles.

Ernest Urtasun lays out his vision for culture as a driver of equality and social transformation.

Men often hide behind indifference to protect their mental health from the world’s many problems, but this helps no one.

Water scarcity is often the result of unequal power relations rather than a natural phenomenon. Post-growth can help ensure more equal access.

The field of geography has been in decline, but a fair ecological transition is impossible without geographically literate citizens.

Female politicians are trying to bring change to the male-dominated Czech political scene. But challenging the hegemony of the Right is difficult.

While Nordic countries are often praised for their efforts against climate change, Malmö and Christiania may be offering a more nuanced picture.

Economist Lucas Chancel explains why the welfare state must be readied for climate change.

From national leaders calling for a pause to the European Green Deal to the online Right’s re-invention of the “15-minute city” as an authoritarian project for social control, the signs of an anti-green backlash are growing.

Compared to the heady days of the Green Wave, it is clear that green politics in Europe has entered a new phase.