Why we need a social network for Europe

Europeans talk past instead of to each other. Johannes Hillje argues that a publicly-funded social network may finally build a European public sphere

Pay taxation, buy civilisation

A robust international tax system is the best defence against authoritarianism. And there's increasing political will for change

By Wayne Swan

Ukraine lives

Karl Schlögel’s 'Ukraine' is an eloquent plea for the country’s sovereignty and Europe’s responsibility to respect it

By Paul Hockenos

Singh in the rain

Jagmeet Singh has disappointed as the leader of Canada’s social democrats. What the left should learn from this

By Michael Petrou

The global threat of white terror

Massacres like the Christchurch shooting are part of broader patterns of far-right terrorism and demand a serious response

By Bjørn Ihler

Out of tune

The Israeli Labor Party has failed to find the right tone for modern Israel – and struggles for survival in the upcoming election

By Daniel Ben-Simon

The apogee of capitalism and our political malaise

With neoliberalism, the ethos of private gain came to dominate our political culture. Now, we have a crisis of trust in politics

By Branko Milanović

Time to pay up

A minimum tax rate for companies across the world is overdue

By Rolf Bösinger

Europe's East should go solar

An energy transition across South East and Eastern Europe would bring security, economic growth and peace to the region

By Komila Nabiyeva