Europe between zombie companies and toxic positivity
ECONOMY. “We need to get off of all of these subsidies at some point — otherwise, we’ll have a zombie economy” Carl Bildt, co-chairperson for European Council on Foreign Relations.
The liberal case for basic income
WELFARE. The idea of basic income has a long history. In Europe, during the last decades, it has transformed from a theoretical approach to the practical implementation as with the experiment in Finland during 2017-2019.
PIÑERA LEADS CHILE TO A DISASTER
Photograph: Pixabay.com. Edited by Opulens. MILITARISM. The Chilean government raised the subway ticket price by 30 pesos. On Thursday morning, October 17, small groups of students evaded paying for their tickets, skipping the controls in some subway stations. I took the Santiago subway. There was a tense but calm atmosphere. The calm before the storm.…