Rather than a ‘burden on the taxpayer’, the welfare state should be understood in normative terms as productive social investment.
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2024 was a good year for billionaires, except in China:
Amazon workers and their union, the Teamsters, launched the largest strike against Amazon in US history this week. Amazon workers in Germany and members of the union ver.di announced they will strike along with their US counterparts. The nationwide US action follows Amazon’s repeated refusal to follow the law and bargain with the thousands of Amazon workers who organised with the Teamsters.
PI Briefing | No. 48 | Teamsters Make Amazon Pay | Progressive International
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence systems is precipitating an environmentally problematic spike in data center construction.
AI’s Energy Demands Are Fueling the Climate Crisis – Inequality.org
Interesting reflections on history, equality and inequality
As climate change worsens, Spain’s new labour measures could set the perfect precedent for protecting workers against events that are no longer so unpredictable.
Grand promises of a “strong social Europe” have given way to a sidelined agenda. As the Commission shifts focus, the EU must decide: will social policy make a comeback or fade into irrelevance?
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