GlobalPay attention to the Global South! While large stimulus packages are launched in the Global North, austerity and inequality amplify social conflict in the South By Philipp Kauppert
North AmericaFacebook can’t be reformed The US movements for abolishing prisons and defunding the police provide a helpful lens through which to view Facebook By Charlie Warzel
North AmericaLate Soviet America Like the Soviet Union in its final years, the US is reeling from failures of leadership and suppressed socio-economic tensions By Harold James
EuropeCarbon pricing and the exit from fossil fuels The European Green Deal and young Europeans’ activism are fostering a virtuous circle favouring more rapid decarbonisation By Adam Tooze
GlobalHow to profit from the pandemic Law firms promote multi-million dollar lawsuits against corona measures. It's time to do away with this parallel legal system By Pia Eberhardt
Future of social democracyLike a Gaulish village of democracy Mongolia's democracy has held its ground between authoritarian neighbours like Russia and China. But now, it's under threat By Niels Hegewisch
GlobalA new tone in EU-China relations Corona, Hong Kong, propaganda: The list of dissonances with Beijing is getting longer. We need a new EU-China policy By Nils Schmid
EuropeA slaughterhouse for workers It’s not Romanians spreading the virus, it’s capitalism. The exploitation of workers in German meat factories has to end By Vladimir Bogoeski