Interviews'If we want to change anything in Europe, we have to start in Berlin' Germany's left-wing politician Katja Kipping on new progressive majorities, austerity and the post-Covid-19 society
Interviews'First global crisis in which false information can spread worldwide' With Covid-19 came the conspiracy theorists. Julia Ebner, an extremism researcher, on the threat they pose on- and offline
Interviews'They are strong because we as liberals are weak' Jan Zielonka on whether the outbreak of the coronavirus could help illiberal, populist and nationalist forces
Interviews'The working class is incredibly pluralist now' Simon Hix on the rise and fall of social democracy in the last 100 years — and how social-democratic parties can still win
Interviews'The real division is between democracy and oligarchy' Former US Secretary of Labor Robert Reich on the methods of the big corporations, citizens' anger and how to beat Trump
Interviews‘This is a different type of crisis’ George Papaconstantinou, Greek Minister of Finance when the Eurocrisis began in 2010, on the EU response then and now
Interviews'Human beings have evolved to be friendly' Historian Rutger Bregman on panic buying, penguins, Norwegian prisons and what really matters in today's world
Interviews'Inheritance for all' Economist Thomas Piketty on recipes against inequality, the success of the right and a lavish one-off payment for everyone
Interviews'People of all countries want a world without nuclear weapons' Austrian diplomat Alexander Kmentt on the outdated dogma of nuclear deterrence and other means of achieving security
Interviews'Ensure that our consumption respects human rights' The EU wants to ensure that importers of conflict minerals uphold human rights. Bernd Lange MEP on the new regulation