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The digital marketplace should be a public good

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

By Daniel Kopp

Reuters

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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, Michael Abbey

Reuters

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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

Pexels

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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

Future of social democracy

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

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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

Reuters

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How Japan's Left is repeating its unfortunate history

Like in the 1990s, Japan's centre-left opposition is forging alliances without common principles — leaving it unable to challenge neoliberalism

By Felix Spremberg

Reuters

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Not all 74 million Trump voters can be racists

Trumpism isn’t just going away after the US elections. And we finally need to understand why

By Nikolaos Gavalakis

Reuters

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Vaccine apartheid

An every-country-for-itself approach is irrational during a pandemic. And yet, that is exactly what many countries have done

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

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The rise of right-wing nationalism

Donald Trump may have lost the US elections. But the conditions that brought authoritarians like him to power still persist

By Karin Pettersson