North AmericaBernie Sanders was right Bernie Sanders has ended his campaign. That's a tragedy, because he was right about virtually everything By Elizabeth Bruenig
GlobalGlobal quarantine VI Portugal legalised the status of refugees, at the US-Mexico border they're struggling. Japan avoids acting like South Korea By Reinhard Naumann, Sven Saaler, Astrid Becker
GlobalGlobal quarantine V While the Czech Republic imposed strict measures, Turkey counts on donations and Tanzania on prayers against Covid-19 By Felix Schmidt, Anne Seyfferth, Andreas Quasten
EuropeWho is the sovereign during the corona crisis? In democracies, the people is the sovereign. In these times, we need to be alert to slow de-parliamentarisation of governance By Wolfgang Merkel
EuropeThe corona campaign The Polish Law and Justice party sees an opportunity in the wave of coronavirus infections to further consolidate power By Maria Skóra
GlobalCapitalism’s triple crisis After the financial crisis in 2008, companies received unconditional state support. This mistake must not be repeated now By Mariana Mazzucato
GlobalGlobal quarantine IV Macron reconsiders the value of public goods. In Ecuador and South Africa, the Covid-19 pandemic hits the most vulnerable By Thomas Manz, Kathrin Meissner, Bastian Schulz
GlobalDemocracy, authoritarianism and crises In theory, democracy should provide advantages in dealing with crises. But Covid-19 has shown that's not always the case By Sheri Berman
North AmericaAmerican bailouts, a tradition unlike any other The US coronavirus relief bill is not a bailout for the coronavirus. It’s a bailout for twelve years of corporate irresponsibility By David Dayen
EuropeEast-Central Europe's revolt against imitation Krastev and Holmes shed light on the rise of illiberalism in Europe's East, but ignore the damage caused by neoliberalism By Eszter Kováts, Katerina Smejkalova