European integrationHot data It’s time to take back control of the information that surveillance corporations hold on us By Jennifer Cobbe
North AmericaGod, make America great again! Why so many American Christians are bowing the knee to Donald Trump By Tobias Fella
EuropeSmokescreens and sell-offs Portugal’s centre-left government promised an end to austerity two years ago. So why are so many Portuguese still feeling the pinch? By Miguel Szymanski
EuropeState of the nations Without intending to do so, the European Union has fuelled separatism and made independence a more attractive prospect By Matthias Bieri
Latin AmericaSocial programmes, not soldiers, are what's needed in Brazil Brazil’s President has put the military in charge of Rio de Janeiro. Is this an attempt to deflect attention from the nation’s wider problems? By Katharina De Moura Hofmann, Thomas Manz
GlobalHow not to save the world Geoengineering technologies that fail to curb global warming are making a dangerous comeback in the climate debate By Andreas Sieber
North AmericaDemocrats vs Democrats Why the US Democrats are standing in their own way in the congressional elections, despite a good chance of success By Thomas Greven
