The 2010s: Billionaires’ Decade – What Next?
The 2010s are coming to a close. Reviewing the decade, what can we say about the future? A tech person...
Why Democracy Produces Incompetent Leaders – And How to Fix it
Democracy doesn’t work. Plato thought it was a terrible system, a prelude to tyranny, giving power to selfish and dangerous...
Sustainable Finance: How to Address Nature Risks and Climate Change
As our environment is undergoing ever faster collapse, with the rainforest burning in the Amazon, the ice melting in the...
The Climate Emergency: How Humanity Can Avoid the Fate of Dinosaurs
The climate emergency makes the comparison between humans and dinosaurs inescapable: Both face extinction from a climate crisis. But with...
In the name of Populism no longer (so) Sovereign
Populism’s triumphal march in Europe, apparently unstoppable, may be slowed down or even arrested. Impakter Italia’s Stefano Iannaccone identifies a...
The Pursuit of Profit: No Longer a Cornerstone of American Business?
On August 19, nearly 200 major American CEOs have subscribed to a new statement of purpose released by the Business Roundtable...
The Microplastics We Drink, the Air Pollutants We Breathe: How Dangerous Are They?
The Answer in EU’s Exposome Programme: Refining Risk Assessment with a novel approach to studying the role of the environment...
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Libra: What is it and Can it Fly?
Once again, Facebook is shaking the world. After multiple privacy violations, with a potential $5bn fine from the US Federal...
Climate Change: A Wake-Up Call for Action
Two books that changed the world: David Wallace-Wells’ The Uninhabitable Earth, like Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, makes it impossible to...
Europe’s Darkest Hour: The Danger Comes from the UK and Italy
Updated 10 June. Two political developments threaten Europe: A no-deal Brexit that would certainly hurt the British economy but would...
European Elections 2019: A Watershed for Europe
The 2019 European Parliament elections mark a real watershed for Europe. We are in new territory. European politics will never...
European Parliament Elections: Why Italy is a Major Battleground
Update 25 May 2019: While results of the vote in the UK won't be made public until Sunday, early exit...
