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Democracy and society

Righting imperialism’s wrongs, past and present

To create a more equitable society, we must also address colonialism’s ongoing effects

By Nani Jansen Reventlow

Reuters/Agustin Marcarian

Democracy and society

Rage against the system

Argentina is going through a polycrisis. A rocking anarcho-capitalist could benefit in the upcoming elections

By Svenja Blanke

Reuters/Denis Sinyakov

Interviews

‘Nobody in Russia believes that he or she can influence any events’

Greg Yudin on how Russian society perceives the war and why, only when Putin’s government is gone, there will be negotiations

Reuters/Jihed Abidellaoui

Democracy and society

A prison guard for Europe

The EU aims to externalise its borders and repel migrants deemed undesirable — a new deal with Tunisia assigns them a key role

By Sami Adouani, Robin Frisch

Reuters/Toby Melville

Future of social democracy

The answer to an anti-green backlash is to be redder

The transition beyond carbon is a class struggle. That, paradoxically, is the lesson of Uxbridge — and the sooner Labour learns it, the better

By Paul Mason

Pexels

Future of social democracy

The cost of freedom

When imperialist dictators are going to war, a security policy devoted to deterrence and defence capability is not conservative but social democratic

By Michael Roth

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Democracy and society

Why legalising cannabis is a win for all

To this day, the EU is blocking the legalisation of marijuana despite wide societal acceptance and many arguments in favour of allowing it

By Julika Luisa Enbergs

Reuters/Danish Siddiqui

Economy and ecology

Taking inequality seriously — and tackling it seriously

It is difficult, if not impossible, to do something about a problem if we do not even measure it properly

By Jayati Ghosh