While many industries have faded from the European landscape in the wake of globalization, the shipbuilder Royal Bodewes, situated on the Winschoterdiep, has thrived for over two centuries. Currently, it is constructing a vessel for a clien…

The world now holds a surplus of garments, enough to clothe six generations to come. Four individuals are striving to reshape the often chaotic landscape of the clothing industry. Annemieke Koster crafts innovative textiles from local, recy…

Faced with a significant shift toward the right, what course should progressive Europe chart? How can the rhetoric employed by international right-wing nationalists echo so closely with that of progressives? Publicist and political activist…

A troubling question hangs over our education system: what has become of it? The demand for tutoring and assistance with homework has surged to unprecedented levels. Does this burgeoning need exacerbate existing inequalities, creating wider…

Driven by a commitment to the natural world, innovators are rediscovering traditional crafts in agriculture and building. Luc and Wout de Wit, for example, cultivate hemp in Utrecht, envisioning biobased tiny homes crafted from the crop. In…

Dutch society places a heavy burden of financial, emotional, and practical responsibility for raising children squarely on mothers' shoulders. How did this division of labor emerge, and does it truly foster happiness for mothers, children, …

When climate and nature are treated as commodities, a curious dynamic emerges. Vast sums are generated by exploiting natural resources, while profiting from conservation remains a challenge. However, this is beginning to shift. Within the b…