EuropeOne giant leap for Europe... ...but one small step for Italy? While some celebrate the 'Mercron' reovery fund as a milestone, Rome's reaction is cautious By Michael Braun
GlobalThe new empty argument against trade If anything, the current crisis offers powerful evidence of why we need global supply chains and widely distributed production By Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg
North AmericaThe ‘American Way of Life’ is shaping up to be a battleground There are limits to what ordinary people are willing to endure to secure their employers’ bottom line By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
North AmericaCanada's social democrats fight against a return to the status quo In Canada, it's up to Jagmeet Singh's social democrats to prevent a swing towards austerity after the corona crisis By Jordan Leichnitz
GlobalProgressives need to imagine a better post-corona world If progressives want to shape the post-corona world, they need to express not just what they dislike, but also what they want By Jan Beránek
EuropeBrexit: deaths, more deaths … and no-deal calculations In a nightmare-scenario ‘Brexit’, the UK government provokes no-deal chaos hoping to profit after its Covid-19 shambles By Paul Mason
EuropeThe Left needs to politicise this crisis The political truce over corona has ended. The Left must now fight for genuine reform or risk being stuck with the status quo By Catrina Schläger
Foreign and security policyGermany and nuclear sharing In these critical times funds are limited and we must have a serious debate on every expense — including military expenses By Rolf Mützenich