Precarious youth and the unpaid internship industry
Faced with an increasingly precarious job market, young people are willing to give more for less. This is being exploited with a rise in unpaid internships.
Dialogue
Use it or lose it: At 60, the EU needs to work on its flexibility
Greater elasticity at the cost of cohesion. Can such an architectural change of the Union help to save the European project?
I’m proud to be an immigrant
I’ve been an immigrant for most of my adult life, and I cannot but express my full solidarity with my fellow immigrants, who have been less charmed.
What makes a man? His penis or his soul?
Religious discrimination on the grounds of sexuality denies the needs of the soul and is more “twisted” than any deviation from societal norms.
Pim Fortuyn’s legacy in Dutch politics today
How did a politician like Geert Wilders gain so much influence in a liberal country like the Netherlands? How much power will he really have after the election?
Poor administration, lack of trust: The end of Five Stars Movement?
Beppe Grillo’s party seems to be falling under its own weapons.
Donald Trump is going to snap very soon, and here is how I know
On the basis of a short account of my own personal emotional development, I explain why I think that Trump is heading for a breakdown very, very soon.
Whose interest? Towards the emergence of a European constituency
Decisions at the EU level are often taken on the basis of national interests, which recent crises have proved to be inadequate and against the overall interest of European citizens.
Can Europe afford to copy Japan on immigration?
As Europe becomes increasingly xenophobic and populist, perhaps we need an open debate on our options on immigration.
Zygmunt Bauman will stay near
He was a consistent critic of postmodernity and identified the basic mechanism of reproduction in contemporary societies: consumption and seduction.
