The president who preached revolution
… ever since 1789, there has been one magic word which contains within itself all imaginable futures, and is never
Are we better prepared for the next epidemic?
Five years after the COVID-19 swept the world off its feet and many are, understandably, reluctant to discuss it. Yet,
Lula 3.0 and the austerity trap
Campaigning for his third term as president in 2022, Lula da Silva ran on a straightforward message: making Brazil “happy
Funding cuts on the rise
Money likes to go where money already resides. This truism is valid in the cultural sector as well, which has
Sleep tight, mate | Eurozine
Loneliness is a serious public health issue. The Mental Health Foundation confirms that it makes it harder for people to
Writing on the wall, writing on the water
Cofiwch Dryweryn (remember Tryweryn). The walls exhort us in bright red and white, from Llanrhystud in West Wales to Chicago.
Russia’s dreams of re-Union | Eurozine
For three decades after the Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991, political science and practical politics in Western Europe and North
Extraterrestrial concepts of life | Eurozine
Sometimes it is almost impossible to escape a feeling of wonder for the abundance of life in our world. Especially
The language that waited at the doorstep
Languages’ similarities are not rooted in a special genetics for language. They follow from culture and common information-processing solutions and
Is Europe going off the rails?
According to Eurostat, as of 2023, the European Union had more than 8,556 kilometers of dedicated high-speed rail lines. However,