Europe / Opinion
A Job Is No Longer a Promise
Europe still tells people to work hard and build a life. It must be honest about how much of that life work can now buy.
OPINION / THE FILES
Europe.
The pressure beneath the headlines.
THE COLUMNS
In this file.
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Europe / Opinion
I Have Seen Streets Like These Before
I remember Gezi. I will not pretend to know where today’s European protests lead. But I recognise the danger of treating a crowd as the whole story.
Europe / Opinion
Malta Is Not Outside This Story
An island can look insulated from Europe’s unrest. The pressures that make people restless do not stop at the harbour.
Europe / Opinion
The Young Are Not Asking for Luxury
A room, a little time, and the freedom to imagine tomorrow: these are not extravagant demands.
Europe / Opinion
What Would It Take to Listen?
The streets will empty. The larger question — whether Europe can give people a place in its next economy — will remain.
Europe / Opinion
When Protest Becomes Spectacle
A broken window is a picture. The quieter question behind a march is harder to film, and easier to ignore.