Can we trust constitutional judges?
As the ‘wise men’ of the Constitutional Council prepare to give their decision on pensions, it is worth asking a simple question. In general, can we trust constitutional judges? Let us be clear:...
View ArticleWhat if economists were about to change?
Let’s celebrate. The American Economic Association (AEA), the main professional organisation for economists in the United States, has just awarded the Clark Medal to Gabriel Zucman for his work on the...
View ArticleFor a European Parliamentary Union (EPU)
Faced with new social, climatic and geopolitical challenges, Europe has no choice but to reinvent itself if it wants to play a useful role for its citizens and the planet. It is with this in mind that...
View ArticleFrance and its territorial divides
To analyse the urban riots of 2023 – by far the most serious since those of 2005 – and the political misunderstandings to which they give rise, it is essential to go back to the roots of France’s...
View ArticleWho has the most popular vote?
The question of the popular or bourgeois profile of different votes has always given rise to a great deal of controversy. In our « History of political conflict« , Julia Cagé and I developed a method...
View ArticleIsrael-Palestine: breaking the deadlock
The atrocities committed during the Hamas terrorist operation, and the ongoing Israeli response in the Gaza Strip, raise once again the question of political solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian...
View ArticleTaking the BRICS seriously
The war in Gaza threatens to widen the gap between North and South. For many countries in the South, and not only in the Muslim world, the thousands of civilian deaths caused by Israeli bombardments...
View ArticleEscaping anti-poor ideology, protecting public service
Let’s be clear from the outset: the edifying investigation published by Le Monde into the intrusive and ubiquitous procedures undergone by thousands of beneficiaries of the Caisse d’Allocation...
View ArticleRethinking Europe after Delors
With the death of Jacques Delors, president of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995, a chapter in European history has ended. The time has come to take critical stock of this decisive period and...
View ArticlePesants, the most unequal of professions
The French and European agricultural crisis has demonstrated that no sustainable development trajectory is possible without a drastic reduction in the social inequalities and glaring injustices of our...
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