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
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The UK's national living wage has just been raised by 10% and research shows it can be a successful policy tool to benefit poorer households
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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
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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
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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
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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
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In a society that is becoming ever more inclusive, protecting rights more strongly faces resistance to change and backlashes. We face three major challenges
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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
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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
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The mental and physical health of parents, the primary caregivers of a child with disability, is often affected by their child's condition. Especially if families are left alone to deal with disability and without support in managing a complex care system
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The World Economic Forum has calculated that, at this pace, it will take 131 years to achieve complete equality between men and women in the world. In Italy, where the female employment rate is the lowest in Europe, cultural factors weigh heavily in putting women behind
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Immigrants tend to be overqualified for the lowskilled, highrisk occupations that they tend to take up. A research study shows that this fact increases the risk of psychological disorders
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New work time arrangements and forms require new ways of management and new protections. And therefore, new forms of labor relations and union organizations
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