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Let him back on Twitter

Donald Trump's ban from Twitter is wrong. A few tech corporations should not get to decide who can express their opinions

Reuters

Global vaccination

Nothing is as political as the Covid-19 vaccination. Dispatches from Moscow, London and Warsaw

By Peer Teschendorf and Christos Katsioulis and Ernst Hillebrand

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Closing the representation gap

Centre-left parties have become too bourgeois. The ensuing representation gap lies at the heart of democratic dissatisfaction

By Sheri Berman

Reuters

Who will foot the bill?

Global tax havens are still siphoning off vast sums of money. As Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc, the EU needs to step up

Reuters

The digital marketplace should be a public good

Regulating pandemic profiteers like Amazon is not enough. We need public ownership of essential digital infrastructure

Reuters

Ghana’s elections expose cracks in its democratic success story

The country is often considered a ‘beacon of democracy’ in West Africa. But the latest elections have tarnished that image

By Johann Ivanov and Michael Abbey

Reuters

It’s time to rein in Amazon's empire

The pandemic has made Amazon the most powerful company in the world. We need to put a stop to its harmful practices

By Christy Hoffman

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The first global event in the history of humankind

While some talk of ‘deglobalisation’, the pandemic will push forward the globalisation of labour

By Branko Milanović

Reuters

The next Trump will be even more dangerous

If the US cannot find a way to move past Trumpism, the next populist will take over more than just the Republican party

By Dorian B. Kantor

Reuters

The culture war over the Istanbul Convention in East Central Europe

Between right-wing polarisation and progressives' blind spots, the culture war over 'gender' rages with full force

By Eszter Kováts