I analyse emergency policy-making in three circumstances: the sovereign debt crisis of 2011, the Covid crisis of 2020, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine of 2022. Decisions taken under the influence of fear are the least inclined to progressive principles and participatory democracy.
Credo di fare un esercizio utile, elencando i momenti salienti della legislatura presto archiviata. Mi si perdonerà il tono canzonatorio, inevitabile dati i protagonisti della storia.
From the pandemic to the Ukrainian war, policy decisions have resulted in de-facto regressive taxation. Support is gained by qualifying diverging opinions as the enemy’s. Instead, governments should implement significant redistribution plans.
Don’t look up is a brillant reflection of our current society, mirroring the main issues on the interconnection of politics, interest groups, and media.