Welfare

The capitalist emphasis on working hard as the key to success comfortably ignores an ugly reality: that the workforce faces worsening conditions and increasing precarity, while extractivism has brought the planet to the verge of ecological collapse. From the teachings of André Gorz to Gen Z’s quest for work-life balance, liberating time is at the centre of endeavours to achieve a better life – not just to consume freely as individuals, but to come together as a community.

Some European countries feel Russia’s threat acutely, while others see it as distant. Can a shared progressive vision resolve differences?

As Europe’s population ages, balancing social rights with a viable pension system is becoming increasingly challenging yet urgent.

Matteo Mandelli, Taube Van Melkebeke, and Philippe Pochet build alliances towards climate-adapted welfare states.

Anna Coote and Sebastian Mang on the building blocks of truly sustainable prosperity.

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

Designed to increase workers’ insecurity and enrich private funds, France’s disputed pension reform is part of a global trend towards financialisation. To push back, states need to rethink their role in the digital era.

Our current time management model no longer works. How do we fix it?

European progressives should refocus their efforts to create a system of equal opportunity and fair reward according to contribution.

Examining how Just Transition could be the key to tackling intersecting crises of environmental breakdown, social injustice, and global inequality.