AfricaThe EU's Africa strategy falls short Based on a skewed analysis, the EU's new Africa strategy fails to take stock of problems its policies have caused By Miriam-Lena Horn
GlobalDemocracy, authoritarianism and crises In theory, democracy should provide advantages in dealing with crises. But Covid-19 has shown that's not always the case By Sheri Berman
North AmericaAmerican bailouts, a tradition unlike any other The US coronavirus relief bill is not a bailout for the coronavirus. It’s a bailout for twelve years of corporate irresponsibility By David Dayen
Interviews'Inheritance for all' Economist Thomas Piketty on recipes against inequality, the success of the right and a lavish one-off payment for everyone
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EuropeCoronavirus crisis: now is the hour of Modern Monetary Theory Economist Peter Bofinger argues that MMT justifies a European ‘whatever it takes’ fiscal response — including eurobonds By Peter Bofinger
EuropeBelarus’ unorthodox corona response In Europe's ‘last dictatorship’, the government’s strategy isn’t just motivated by medical reasons By
Interviews'People of all countries want a world without nuclear weapons' Austrian diplomat Alexander Kmentt on the outdated dogma of nuclear deterrence and other means of achieving security