What is happening with the climate should demonstrate to all those who still doubt that the economy, finance, geopolitics and politics will soon be profoundly disrupted, and much more quickly than we think. This will first be seen in the…
There is no theme that has been more studied and scrutinised than that of time. And the greatest thinkers, philosophical, religious and scientific, in all civilizations, have struggled to understand what this concept could be, whose reality is intuitively obvious,…
It has recently become clear that we are harming future generations. By our inaction on the climate, by our destruction of nature, by our neglect of health and education; and more generally because we spend more money on the consumption…
Listen to this article : When in France will the legislative elections be taken seriously? When in France will people be more interested in the programmes of the candidates than in their posturing and ranting? When will the parties…
Two seemingly unrelated events should serve as a wake-up call to the dangers facing education systems around the world. First, in France, it has become so difficult to find and keep teachers that they are now recruited by interview. Already…
Listen to this article : I am sometimes criticised for putting forward worst-case scenarios. The most recent events, in France as elsewhere in the world, should have convinced the most optimistic that the worst is not impossible, and that…
It is clear to everyone that we refuse to face up to many essential realities: Collectively, we deny the reality of global warming, the collapse of biodiversity, the threat of nuclear conflict, water scarcity, deadly air pollution, rampant inflation and…
Listen to this article : As a new presidential term begins, and after so much noise and fury, it is time to reflect on the country we would dream of living in five years’ time, to describe it and…
Listen to this article : Much has already been said about Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter; much has been admired or decried that it is possible for a single man to spend over $40 billion to buy a company,…
