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Fighting racial inequality is about the power of corporations

Corporations are a central driver of racial inequality in American society — because their basic goal is to maximise profits

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The politics of identity and inclusion

The struggles around race and gender are fundamentally about inclusion on an equal footing in the political community

By Karin Pettersson

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AOC and the daughter defence

Invoking daughters to deflect criticism has been used throughout history to excuse a host of bad behaviour

By Jessica Bennett

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Minimum wage: a success story with room for improvement

Why regionally-differentiated minimum wages should be considered for the post-coronavirus period

By Peter Bofinger

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A heated time for Côte d’Ivoire

While struggling with Covid-19, internal strife and organising elections, Côte d’Ivoire faces an unprecedented political crisis

By Thilo Schöne

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The left is remaking the world

‘Defund the police’ and ‘cancel rent’ aren’t reforms, but paths to revolution

By Amna A. Akbar

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Uruguay's neoliberal shock therapy

In Uruguay, the centre-right government dismantles the very system that made its pandemic response so successful

By Sebastian Sperling

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Bidding for political immortality

Historic decisions by authoritarian leaders today will leave a legacy nigh impossible to reverse in the future

By Branko Milanović

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Rentier capitalism strikes again

Much like in 2008, the coronavirus safety net protects finance capital first and ordinary people second

By Christine Berry

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Like a Gaulish village of democracy

Mongolia's democracy has held its ground between authoritarian neighbours like Russia and China. But now, it's under threat

By Niels Hegewisch