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Future of social democracy

Power without the people

What democracy needs is not nostalgia, but reinvention. It must become participatory again — not just in name, but in practice

By Rachel Beatty Riedl

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Foreign and security policy

28 points later

The EU has deprived itself of a negotiating channel with Russia by rejecting any dialogue with Putin. Now, the fate of Ukraine is in Trump’s hands

By Christos Katsioulis

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Work and digitalisation

Why we should tax AI

Taxing AI is not about punishing innovation. It’s about ensuring that the rewards are shared and the risks are managed in the public interest

By Kevin O’Neil

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Future of social democracy

The pitfalls of the all-holy economic god

Economics isn’t sacred. We must challenge economic goals with interdisciplinary force

By Kate Pickett

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Democracy and society

China meddles — or does it?

Beijing is not using its power to turn the Middle East against the West. A little realism is required in the West, and in Europe in particular

By Marcus Schneider, Sergio Grassi

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Democracy and society

Ruin is not destiny

As historian Toynbee put it, ‘civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.’ The choice between abundance and apocalypse is still ours to make

By Antara Haldar

Foreign and security policy

The threat of nuclear Armageddon

The risk of nuclear conflict is higher today than ever before. The time is now to revive stalled efforts towards disarmament and arms control

By Rolf Mützenich

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Economy and ecology

The price of going cashless

As coins vanish and cards rule, the right to pay becomes a privilege. What we gain in speed, we risk losing in freedom

By Nicolas Agostini

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Economy and ecology

What will it take to beat the far right?

The far right feeds on economic despair and exclusion. Only policies that deliver security, dignity and belonging can starve it

By Adriana Abdenur

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Democracy and society

Hope is not naïve optimism

It is a political choice

By Claes-Mikael Ståhl