If You Really Want The ‘Zeitenwende’, Listen to the EU’s North-Eastern Flank
Why defence isn’t merely a matter of military security and the ‘peace’ and ‘justice for Ukraine’ advocates are much more similar than they’d like to admit.
Joining Forces in Times of Crises
Progressive politics and authoritarianism abroad and at home
The Left’s Fatal Longing for Life as Usual
Why our failure to resist Putin enthusiastically will haunt us and how we can overcome it.
A Trade Unionist’s Guide to Shaping a Just Transition
What we need to combine ambitious climate policies with fair pay, decent work, and equitable prosperity.
Another Democratic Future is Possible
What is wrong with elections today, and why we should choose our political representatives by lottery instead
On Progressive Infrastructure
“It is quite simple. If in doubt, do not do it.” Urban economist Ramon Marrades on how to build progressive infrastructure.
US Climate and Industrial Policy: What We’ve Won, What Comes Next
Longstanding deadlocks over how to pay for the green transition in the US have been breached. What is the next step for climate politics?
The Geography of Discontent: Helping Fallen Behind Places
Economic growth and political power are again concentrating in the most dynamic regions. How can we counter territorial neglect, discontent and rising populism?
Child Care Policy is Labor Policy
We should no longer focus on policies to revitalize the economy based on assumptions about labor markets alone
A new internationalism on the terms of labour
The balance of political forces in the US and Europe still favour the 1%
Strategies for a World without Right-Wing Populism and Nationalism
In this blog post for the Progressive Governance Digital Summit 2021, Cas Mudde proposes three stretegies for fighting right-wing populism. On the one hand, it has been refreshing to have a year without a global obsession about “populism”. On the other hand, COVID-19 has demonstrated how vulnerable even the most advanced democracies and welfare states …
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A Nation Seeking Redemption
The Biden administration must atone for the past four years by delivering tangible relief, recovery, and reform.