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Review of ‘For a Left Populism’

In this book, political scientist Chantal Mouffe argues that populism could be the only way to reinvigorate a faltering left

Reuters

The false hero called digitalisation

It's an illusion to think digitalisation will not destroy any jobs. In fact, they might be sacrificed on the altar of competitiveness

By Christoph P. Mohr

Reuters

Whatever it takes

After 2008, the left failed to end neoliberalism. Ten years on, it has to get its act together and prevent another financial crisis

By Wolfgang Schroeder

Reuters

Climate breakdown looms

Keeping global warming within the 1.5°C will require historically unprecedented efforts

By Manuela Mattheß

Reuters

The real trade deficit

The EU has the power but lacks the will to ensure workers' and human rights in international trade

By Clara Portela

Reuters

The liberal illusion of automatic progress

Proclaiming the inevitability of human progress too often turns a blind eye to criticism of capitalism and social inequality

By Nils Heisterhagen

Reuters

The siren song of left-wing populism

Why European left-wing parties should not follow the path of their Latin American counterparts

By Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser

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Winning the war of ‘Likes’

As the internet is changing war, war is also changing the internet – and we are caught in the middle

By Peter W. Singer

Reuters

The real problem with free trade

Current global rules have enabled a few large firms to capture an ever-larger share of wealth created from trade

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

The myth of secular stagnation

Ten years after the 2008 financial crisis, it's clear that its challenges were and still are less economic than political

By Joseph E. Stiglitz