The Progressive Post is the political magazine of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS). It gathers renowned thinkers, experts and activists from the world of politics, academia and civil society, provides critical analysis of policies, and clarifies options and opportunities for decision-makers.
Our ambition is to undertake intellectual reflection and debate for the benefit of the progressive movement, and to promote the founding principles of the European Union: freedom, equality, solidarity, democracy, human dignity, as well as respect of human rights, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law.
With a focus on EU politics, our crucial interest is the state and future of Social Democracy. We offer a platform (in print and online) for finding progressive answers to climate change, uneven development and social inequality in the European as well as global context. We invite our readers to explore with us the contradictions of our time and our authors to put forward arguments for peace, sustainability and social justice.
With regional powers like Israel, Turkey, the Gulf States and Egypt, becoming increasingly assertive in the Mediterranean, this issue's Special Coverage The crowded sea: fragmentation around the Mediterranean, focuses on the role the EU could and should play in this changing landscape.
No matter how fast we run, much like in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, we struggle to catch up with AI's innovations. In our Focus The red queen's race: running faster to match the pace of AI, we consider how to make AI socially, economically and democratically sustainable.
Our first Dossier, Beyond implementation day: the Pact on Migration and Asylum examines the uncertainties surrounding the pact's execution as well as the human rights concerns raised by the approval of the Return Regulation by the European Parliament. And the second Dossier The EU's industrial paradigm shift focuses on the European Commission's newly proposed Industrial Accelerator Act. Even though a noticeably more interventionist industrial strategy is proposed, the exact nature of the industrial Europe that is being shaped remains questionable.
