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Democracy and society

JD Vance is probably toast

The US Vice President has tied his political future to Trump. The midterm defeats leave him with a tarnished brand and few ways out

By Matthew Schmitz

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Interviews

‘Something that has not happened before in America’

Michael Baharaeen on the Democrats’ victory, the looming battle over the party’s direction, and the question of how they can win back the White House

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Democracy and society

Different president, same America

Even a Democratic president may pursue Trump’s demands on trade and defence. Europe should stop mistaking a change of tone for a change of policy

By Marco Bitschnau

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Democracy and society

Winning isn’t enough

The Democrats may be closing in on victory in the US midterms, but they still have some soul-searching to do

By Reinhard Krumm

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Economy and ecology

Europe, eh?

The EU cannot replace Canada’s largest trading partner. But it could give Ottawa something increasingly valuable: options beyond the US market

By Surjit Singh Flora

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Work and digitalisation

Tech’s own goal

The tech industry wants Americans to embrace AI. Its war on the government and its institutions may make that impossible

By Ngaire Woods

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Foreign and security policy

A lesson from the North

Few countries depend on the US as heavily as Canada — yet it is standing up to Trump. Europe should take note

By Jordan Leichnitz

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Democracy and society

Bernie and Mamdani did it, can the rest of the progressives?

The American left is focusing on social issues again. It must now prove that this approach will help it win back the working-class voters it has lost

By Justin Vassallo

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Economy and ecology

California is taking on the ultra-rich

Could this be the start of a global movement to end tax impunity at the top?

By Lamia Oualalou

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Economy and ecology

Here he goes again

Trump’s tariff war has found a new justification. Yet if he were truly concerned about forced labour, he would address the problem at home

By Joseph E. Stiglitz