The End of Europe
Trump allies are plotting to take over the European Union.
Drifting Away from Peace
According to a new study, peaceful countries are getting more peaceful while the violent are getting more violent.
New Currencies for a New Economy
To build local power, activists in Bristol are taking aim at the root of all evils: money.
Brown Bag: From the Bronx to Oxford and Not Quite Back
A book talk with author and the senior member of the Editorial Board of The Nation, Norman Birnbaum about his new book on the history of the Cold War and the role of ideas in politics.
Can Europe Resist the Trump Tide?
Austria’s latest vote shows the European ideal isn’t dead yet. But the far right is rising quickly.
Blood from a Stone
I went to Athens to see what economic catastrophe looks like on the ground. What I saw shocked me.
Why Won’t Greece Take a Deal?
Half of young Greeks are unemployed, and over 40 percent live in poverty. Is default really worse than letting Europe squeeze the country dry?
The Fight Against Austerity and the Rise of the New European Left
Join high-level representatives from Greece’s SYRIZA, Spain’s PODEMOS, and Germany’s DIE LINKE to discuss the impact of austerity and the alternative policy agendas of these parties.
Why the World Is Becoming the Un-Sweden
Convergence theory predicted that the world would become like Swedish social democracy. Why has the opposite happened?
CEO-Worker Pay Ratios: Cutting-Edge Campaigns on a Critical Inequality Battleground
Be part of this discussion on the widening pay gaps on the global political stage and how we can build on promising initiatives to narrow this economic divide.
The Two Europes
Along with the divide between rich and poor in Europe, another has opened between the mobile and the stationary.
Four More Years: Europe’s Meltdown
Why is the Obama administration pressing Europeans to increase military spending? And what should it matter to Washington if Britain remains in the EU?
What Happened to Europe?
These days, membership in the European Union comes with no guarantees.
The European Financial Transactions Tax: Robin Hood or Sheriff of Nottingham?
Germany, France, Italy, and Spain take time out from acute crisis talks to agree on a long term policy solution: taxing financial transactions.
Europe’s Dilemma: Immigration and the Arab Spring
It’s time Europe stopped viewing immigrants as a threat to society.