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Democracy and society

Can the care crisis bring down Central Europe's illiberals?

Women in Central Europe are facing the exploitative contradictions of illiberal family policy. This is an opportunity social democrats should harness

By Weronika Grzebalska

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Foreign and security policy

Is Russia the future of Belarus?

As Lukashenko and Putin concluded their Union State talks, it seems that Russia has changed its tactics — but not its objective

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Economy and ecology

How to tackle Africa’s employment crisis

The Covid-19 pandemic aggravated Africa's already severe employment crisis. The solution lies in a long-term political and economic transformation

By Johann Ivanov

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Future of social democracy

The feminist building-blocks of a just, sustainable economy

The pandemic and the environmental crisis have exposed the cruelty of our economic system. A feminist approach could be the answer

By Jayati Ghosh

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Democracy and society

The lure of progressive authoritarianism

Authoritarian tendencies also exist on the left. Progressives urgently need to rediscover the virtue of liberty

By Michael Bröning

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Interviews

'Without the pickers and the riders nothing works'

The Gorillas scandal in Germany has demonstrated the importance of union work. Daniel Nikolovic on why platform workers can trust big trade unions

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Democracy and society

Why Covid-19 misinformation works

How humans process knowledge can help us understand why so many have bought into ‘cures’ promoted by reckless politicians

By Noam Titelman

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Economy and ecology

The Global South's double burden

The Global North's energy transition cannot continue at the expense of those least responsible for climate change — indigenous peoples in the South

By Astrid Becker