Dane and Able

“They changed pension rules to enable blue-collar workers to retire earlier than professionals. On housing, the party fought speculation by the private-equity industry by enacting the so-called Blackstone law, a reference to the giant New York-based firm that had bought beloved Copenhagen apartment buildings; the law restricts landlords from raising rents for five years after buying a property. To fight climate change, Frederiksen’s government created the world’s first carbon tax on livestock and passed a law that requires 15 percent of farmland to become natural habitat. On reproductive rights, Denmark last year expanded access to abortion through the first 18 weeks of pregnancy, up from 12 weeks, and allowed girls starting at age 15 to get an abortion without parental consent.” How is Denmark achieving progress on progressive issues while its neighbors (and competitors for Greenland) are lurching to the right? “There is one issue on which Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her party take a very different approach from most of the global left: immigration.” NYT Mag (Gift Article): In an Age of Right-Wing Populism, Why Are Denmark’s Liberals Winning?

+ “Germany is getting a new chancellor. Its current leader is heading out of power, but his party probably will stick around in a diminished capacity. And the Trump administration’s efforts to influence the vote don’t seem to have done much.” NYT: 5 Takeaways From Germany’s Election.

+ “The AfD has embraced a highly controversial policy called “remigration”, which it defines as deporting migrants who have committed crimes. But the term can also refer to the mass deportation of migrants and their descendants.” From far right gains to TikTok’s influence, here are some key takeaways from the German election from BBC.