Latin AmericaMind the representation gap In Latin America, most citizens don't feel represented by the political class. Now, their dissatisfaction has turned into unrest By Svenja Blanke, Valeska Hesse
North AmericaThe day the Trump boom died Last spring, Trump thought he had a clear path to re-election: the booming economy. What a difference a few months make By Paul Krugman
GlobalEconomics' tribal thinking During the last four decades, mainstream economists and politicians have become intellectually isolated. This needs to end By Jayati Ghosh
Europe'That depends on your politics!' Non-members elect the party leader: YouGov's Marcus Roberts on whether the UK Labour Party's experiment worked out By Marcus Roberts
EuropeIs it time to ban political advertising on Facebook? ‘Free speech’ is not a licence for politicians to lie — and for such lies to be amplified by ‘social media’ By Karin Pettersson
Latin AmericaCan Uruguay resist Latin America's authoritarian reflex? After the upcoming elections, the continent's showpiece left-wing alliance Frente Amplio might not be governing anymore By Sebastian Sperling
AfricaAfrica’s future will be decided in its cities Increasingly, Africa’s growing cities are becoming the site of changing socio-political struggles for public goods By Henrik Maihack
Latin AmericaBolivia's presidential race: Evo 4.0? Despite his controversial candidacy, Evo Morales will likely be re-elected — thanks to a strong economy and a split opposition By Philipp Kauppert
GlobalPreventing digital feudalism Reforming the digital economy so that it serves collective ends is the defining economic challenge of our time By Mariana Mazzucato
EuropeThe Swiss Left never walked the Third Way Swiss Social Democrats are doing better than their European peers – with a clear left-wing profile and a strong youth wing By Pascal Zwicky
