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Zombie capitalism must die!

Cheap money in the hands of speculators causes high economic, social and political costs. It’s time for the state to act

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Venezuela's dual power situation

Venezuela now has two parliamentary presidents and a divided opposition. What does this mean for the upcoming elections?

By Michael Langer

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A normal president for Croatia?

The newly elected Croatian President, Social Democrat Zoran Milanović, looks with pragmatism towards the future

By Türkan Karakurt

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'We have to remain sceptical'

Dependent on regional parties, Spain's new left-wing coalition stands on shaky grounds. Gero Maass reports from Madrid

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A Bismarckian welfare state for the Western Balkans?

What Bismarck would say about social protection in times of a changing world of work. A thought experiment

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Elizabeth Warren’s bold ideas don’t go far enough

What America needs are policies to shape the direction of technological development and restore workers' bargaining power

By Daron Acemoglu

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'Driven by the same fear'

What's going on in France? Luc Rouban on common causes of left and right-wing protests and the role of Macron

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GDP is broken, but we can fix it

The statistics keep on rising, but they don’t track the well-being of most Americans. It's time for an adjustment

By David Leonhardt

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‘An unpredictable player’

Established parties are still struggling to deal with Germany's right-wing populists. A conversation with Wolfgang Schroeder

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If wealth is justified, so is a wealth tax

US billionaires have dismissed wealth-tax proposals. But they only gained wealth because of legal subsidies from the state

By Katharina Pistor