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Salvini's miscalculation

Matteo Salvini played with fire — and burned himself. Now, Italy could see a new coalition of old enemies

Reuters

The IMF’s latest victims

The International Monetary Fund’s bizarre belief in ‘expansionary austerity’ would be laughable if it were not so damaging

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

'Women are the perfect instrument for the neoliberal system'

Former Chilean presidential candidate Beatriz Sánchez on feminism, climate change and left-wing politics in Latin America

By Beatriz Sánchez

Reuters

The downfall of left-wing heroes

Tsipras, Corbyn, Iglesias, Sanders: in 2015 the new dawn of the left made political waves. Now, their stars are fading away

By Christos Katsioulis

Reuters

The poverty of anti-populism

'Populist' is overused as a concept. That's one reason why anti-populism fails to offer political alternatives

By László Andor

Reuters

'A peaceful transition has been initiated'

Sudan's military leadership and opposition agreed on a constitution for the country’s transitional period. Philipp Jahn reports

By Philipp Jahn

Pexels

Throwing your weight behind a vote

After all the struggles for universale suffrage, we should continue to improve democratic elections with weighted voting

By Branko Milanović

Reuters

The exploitation time bomb

A self-reinforcing pattern of high profits, low investment, and rising inequality demands a Global Green New Deal

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

Higher wages can save the eurozone

Higher wages for German workers increase domestic demand – and prevent other eurozone countries' indebtedness

By Hartmut Elsenhans and Hannes Warnecke-Berger

Reuters

The biggest threat to America is Us

If we fail, China, Russia and Iran won’t be to blame, argues NYT columnist Thomas L. Friedman

By Thomas L. Friedman