EuropeMore than a marriage of convenience Italy's Social Democrats and the Five Star Movement have far more in common than just the fear of Matteo Salvini By Tobias Mörschel, Michael Braun
Future of social democracyPolitics in the age of data Progressive politics is floundering in the waves generated by Big Data — when it could be shaping the tide By Karin Pettersson
Europe‘Not playing off the working class against women and migrants’ The working class has migrant background, it’s female, it’s as gay and lesbian as the rest of society, argues Tarik Abou-Chadi By Tarik Abou-Chadi
EuropeSalvini's miscalculation Matteo Salvini played with fire — and burned himself. Now, Italy could see a new coalition of old enemies By Tobias Mörschel
GlobalThe 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
Latin America'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
GlobalThe 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
EuropeThe 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
Africa'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
GlobalThrowing 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
