Why are Europe’s two key economies so deeply divided over this issue?

A Cuban mechanic makes the most of the meager supplies Havana has to offer.

As automation eliminates jobs, Paine’s proposal to share wealth from the commons shows a way forward.

Should Greece follow the U.S. example – and issue its own Declaration of Independence?

Nearly a century after Thomas Paine’s proposal, reformer Henry George popularized a similar scheme.

Will Greeks’ common sense on the euro trump over the undeniable charisma of Tsipras?

Assessing the impact of a Grexit on financial markets and the Eurozone economy.

Both Locke and Paine sought to create a middle class.

A ground incursion into northern Syria could pose numerous longer-term threats to Turkey.

Remembered for his political idealism, Paine also had ideas about economic justice.