The exorbitant prices of Taylor Swift concerts are yet another example of how the culture industry has become a never-ending cycle of profiteering. Live Nation Entertainment, the industry giant, is encouraging price-gouging tactics and facing accusations of monopoly.
Crisis
Birth rates are falling almost everywhere in the world. In the medium and long term, experts predict that it will also fall in less affluent countries. This is a problem, but also the result of social emancipation movements. What can be done when even the current policy of incentives does not seem to be up to the challenge?
Portugal’s centre-right coalition narrowly defeated the centre-left in the general election on 10 March. But the real news is the success of the far-right party, which makes future political scenarios much more complex.
What measures is the European Union (EU) preparing to tackle the problem of greenwashing, and what is the role of the new consumer as a strategic asset for change?
Nowadays, we all have the concept of “greenwashing” very present in our daily lives, as it represents a significant obstacle on the road to a real ecological transition.
A pellet spill in the ocean on 8 December highlights the need to address microplastic pollution. At the same time, the shadow of the environmental catastrophe hangs over the Galician memory, where once again, volunteers are being the bastion of resistance in the face of administrative ineffectiveness.
The environment. Today it is called “Citizen Science”, but its ancient origins are based on a simple but difficult principle: freedom is participation.
Cities such as Barcelona and Lisbon are examples of the structural problem of access to housing: exorbitant prices and real estate oligopolies that leave most tenants at risk of poverty and young people condemned to precariousness.
Over the last few decades, far-right parties have gained momentum and come to power in a number of countries. The recent elections in Argentina and the Netherlands are yet another symptom of the trend and political reality of right-wing extremist parties in Europe.
Several studies provide data showing that young people born between 1981 and 1996 have a more difficult time. Difficulties in accessing the labor market and the price of housing mean that they have fewer resources.