Opinion

Health insurance premiums: who are we kidding?

The article critically analyses the social insurance system in Switzerland, highlighting its impacts on the middle class and its problematic functioning. It highlights in particular how the obligation to insure creates a massive influx of money that benefits insurance companies without necessarily encouraging innovation or improvement of services.

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Clash of Civilizations and the Decline of the West

The invasion of Ukraine has revived the debate on the so-called clash of civilizations and the decline of the West, presenting a reductive vision of a bipolar world. Demographic, economic and social indicators challenge this simplistic vision, especially in the face of Russia's actions that contradict the idea of a new, more just and democratic world order.

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