Profiled in EL PAÍS: "Berna León, the researcher proposing a €120,000 grant for every citizen." 

I am a frequent op-ed contributor and I have been featured in several TV interviews on social policy and international relations, including appearances on Spain's national TV (RTVE) and La Sexta, as well as France 2 and the French-German ARTE. Since October 2024, I am also the senior correspondent of infoLibre to the US Elections, coordinating a series of long-read pieces. 

Selected Interviews and Quotes

• EL PAÍS: "If We Don't Fight Inequality, We'll Pay With Our Democracy" (Interview)

• El Diario: "Spain's 'Encyclopedia' on Inequality" (Interview)

• Cadena SER (Hora 25, Aimar Bretos): "We Care About Solutions That Will Change People's Lives" (Interview)

• EL PAÍS: "The Great Succession of the Baby Boomers" (Quotes)

• EL PAÍS: "Mission: Saving the Welfare State" (Quotes)

Op-eds

The Guardian

• León, B. (2025, March 29). "This op-ed could lead to me being deported from the US"

Le Monde

• León, B. (2023, February 2). "ChatGPT: Integrating advanced language models will not hinder the comprehension of the humanities and social sciences."

• León, B. (2023, February 2). "De la même manière qu’une calculatrice ne remplace pas un mathématicien humain, ce chatbot ne remplace pas les rédacteurs humains"

EL PAÍS

• León, B. (2024, June 25). " Has Politics Forgotten Young People?"

• Paduano, S., & León, B. (2023, April 27). "The Tool That Could Transform Europe’s Development Strategy."

• Carbonell, J., & León, B. (2022, June 19). "France’s Elections: A Return to Parliamentary Politics."

• Carbonell, J., & León, B. (2022, April 24). "The Most Hated Candidate Wins Over the Most Feared."

• Carbonell, J., & León, B. (2022, April 12). "Why Macron's Non-Campaign Worked."

• León, B. (2022, March 3). "Putin’s Gambit Resurrects Strategic Germany."

• León, B. (2021, August 19). "Do Afghan Women Need to Be Saved?"

• León, B. (2020, July 8). "Holding Those Accountable Who Act in the Light and in the Shadows."

infoLibre

• León, B. "An Industrial Policy to Tackle the Polycrisis."

• León, B. "How the Abuses of the 'Big Four' Harm Their Workers, Distort Competition, and Impoverish Our State."

• León, B. "How ChatGPT Will Forever Change Journalism."

• León, B. "It’s Time to Implement a Four-Day Work Week."

• León, B. "No, Left-Wing Ex-Voters Did Not Choose Meloni."

• León, B. "If You Worry About Inflation, It’s Time to Invest in the Green Transition."

• León, B. "From the Abyss to the Offensive: Four Fronts for the Left."

• León, B. "If You Want True Equality of Opportunity, Forget About Meritocracy."

• León, B. "Journalism vs. Pegasus."

• León, B. "What to Expect From the French First Round."

• León, B. "The Right Wing Selling Out the Nation."

• León, B. "Putin, Not Tolstoy, Is Our Enemy: Why Spain is Wrong to Censor Russian Art."

• León, B. "Ukraine and the Anti-Imperialism of Fools."

• León, B. "The Danger of the Industrial-Spying Complex."

• León, B. "Who Watches the Watchmen? For Democratic Control of Intelligence Services."

• León, B. "License to Kill? Why You Should Care About Intelligence Agencies."

• León, B. "The Banality of Optimism."

• León, B. "Don't Look Up as a Monocultural Phenomenon."

• León, B. "Liberal Intellectuals, Far-Right Militants."

• León, B. "Why the Left Must Take the Nuclear Energy Debate Seriously."

• León, B. "What Omicron Teaches Us About International Relations."

• León, B. "Facebook: Four Proposals and a Funeral."

• León, B. "Closing Pandora’s Box."

• León, B. "Has European Social Democracy Been Reborn?"