EuropeA left-wing success story Unlike in the rest of Europe, the far-right doesn't stand a chance in Portugal. That's also because of its left-wing government By Reinhard Naumann
EuropeWhat are central banks for? 10 years after the financial crisis, the eurozone remains mired in unemployment. We need a new approach to central banking By Adam Tooze
North AmericaTrudeau in trouble Once certain to be re-elected, Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau is now mired in a corruption scandal By Raoul Gebert
Future of social democracyI'm taking Friday off – permanently It’s time to evenly share the benefits of automation. That's why trade unions are calling for a four-day week By Kate Bell
EuropeCapitalism and democracy: what if we have it backwards? It's fashionable on the left to suggest that capitalism and democracy are now incompatible. But maybe the opposite is true By Sheri Berman
EuropeTime for a red shift from Germany’s ‘black zero’ For a decade, there has been cross-party support for the balanced-budget rule. Time to break with it and invest in the future By Peter Bofinger
Interviews‘We are witnessing a mutiny against the metropolitan elite’ Paul Collier on Brexit, the derailment of the capitalist system and the anger of the yellow vests
AfricaRe-elected but not yet loved Senegal’s President Macky Sall has been re-elected. More than anything now, he needs to create prospects for young people By Annette Lohmann
EuropeYes to the quota! Why all European parliaments need a 50 per cent quota for women and an in-house nursery By Barbara Tóth
