For years Italy has held the unfortunate reputation as a basket case country, plagued by corrupt institutions and a zombie …

Making sense of the latest news and events in World politics, economy, culture and society.
For years Italy has held the unfortunate reputation as a basket case country, plagued by corrupt institutions and a zombie …
We have to dive a little bit deeper to find the root causes of the opioid epidemic because only then will you have different solutions. Because there is not one solution, this crisis has multiple roots, therefore, it needs multiple responses.
For decades, countries that were formerly part of Yugoslavia have been politically, economically and culturally intertwined; a shift in one …
We are living through an accelerated worsening of the material conditions of life. The intrinsic crisis of capitalism, based on …
In many parts of Calabria, the memory of the majistre, traditional textile mentors, is still alive. Historically, only women knew …
Riot Days by Maria Alyokhina is not only a story about feminist guerrilla politics. It is more a story of trial, imprisonment, and the inhumane Russian justice system. Read the review of the book by Kateryna Semchuk.
Michael Hartmann is a German sociologist and political scientist. During his academic career he has analysed the transformation of European …