Democracy and society | 10.07.2026 The America that broke my mother’s heart The times when a communal creative introspection swept across the US have long gone — to the detriment of us all
European integration | 07.09.2023 Europe’s fading democracy In recent years, three developments have all but destroyed the idea of the EU as an effective force for good within and beyond Europe
Global | 04.09.2020 The post-capitalist hit of the summer The pandemic has led to a first in the history of capitalism: financiers don’t give a damn about the real economy anymore
Experts call this normalisation Four years of right-wing rule have shifted Sweden’s political centre. Can the left reverse the trend?
If they’re too strong, you’re too weak The Saxony-Anhalt election has once again shown that people vote for parties because they expect them to solve problems
Adiós sovereignty After years of authoritarian rule, many Venezuelans see US control as a way out of political decay — making the new protectorate surprisingly stable