Looking at the data on late filings for gender violence, which doubled between 2010 and 2020 in various US cities, and relating it to the number of direct reports to the police, a doubly positive result emerges from the movement that brought millions of women to the streets
Will America and China Manage to Escape Thucydides' Trap?
by Brunello Rosa
A cold war between the US and PRC is already underway, with the two great powers engaged in a trade war that could escalate into military conflict. Geopolitical polarization is leading to the friendshoring of supply chains, stagflation and reduction of the global growth potential
Unemployment insurance or shorttime employment? Is it better to protect workers or jobs? The answer may lie in the complementarity of the two policy responses
Migrants tend to be more honest than those who stay in their places of origin. As a result, those countries are deprived of social capital, with negative effects on productivity, growth and the quality of institutions
On the one hand, platforms and their algorithms appear to accommodate the presence of hateful content in users' feeds; on the other hand, online platforms have moderated toxic content from the beginning, even before steep fines were introduced. Perhaps a profitable strategy for them lies in the middle
Defending Democracy from the Dictatorship of the Majority
by Francesco Vigano'
Many postwar constitutions have established independent judicial review, such as the Constitutional Court in Italy, to protect rights and freedoms from political interference. While the law is an expression of the general will, it is not the will of all, and minorities are at risk of seeing their rights curbed by governments abusing their power, as currently happens in illiberal democracies
The Arrival of AI in the Company Is Less of a Scare for White Collars
by Emanuele Borgonovo and Alberto Grando
Research shows that, despite differences in perception, employees and managers are still less worried about losing their jobs than blue collars. This is particularly true if they work in family companies
All eyes are on the elections in the EU and especially in the US, where a Trump presidency would lead to disengagement from America's geopolitical commitments, explains Massimo Morelli. Bringing voters in favor of the EU to the polls is the real weapon against nationalism, but we need to project a scenario of hope in Europe to do so
Similarly to what happened during the dawn of capitalism, we are witnessing a widening of the gap between the onepercenters and the less welloff. But since inequality reflects the political organization of society, we must ask ourselves where we are going and what direction our societies should take
In a society that is becoming ever more inclusive, protecting rights more strongly faces resistance to change and backlashes. We face three major challenges
By leveraging the idea of a 'majority' under the spell of elites deemed corrupt, populist parties tend to deny pluralism. And in the resulting centralization of power, the Constitution is transformed from a constraint on power into a bulwark against future assaults by the enemies of the people, as it happened in Hungary
Concerted action with social actors is needed for the entire family support system to produce results from a demographic point of view. Furthermore, good welfare policies in private companies exist, but they are still too few