From France, an Unexpected Call for a Ceiling on CEO Pay
Our modern societies, top French politicos fear, just might ‘explode’ without one.
When the Left Is Right…Far Right
How is it possible that so many left voters in France are willing to choose a far-right candidate in the second round of the presidential elections?
Emmanuel Macron’s ‘Extreme Centrism’ Is a Threat to Democracy
Hiding behind appeals to “rationalism,” the French leader seeks to “fix” the French economy by cozying up to a tiny, binge-eating wealthy elite.
Emmanuel Macron Was Supposed to Be the Anti-Trump. He’s Not.
The French darling of American liberals is slashing taxes for the rich and cracking down on immigrants.
Can the EU Pass a Speculation Tax?
As EU negotiators struggle to reach the finish line on a financial transaction tax agreement, 52 industry professionals issue a joint statement in support.
How to Reinvent the European Left
Europeans want to upend politics as usual and the far right is still rising. If the left doesn’t come up with an unusual politics of its own, it will be upended as well.