From my bookshelfReview of ‘For a Left Populism’ In this book, political scientist Chantal Mouffe argues that populism could be the only way to reinvigorate a faltering left By Paul Hockenos
EuropeThe nationalist cosmopolitan ...sounds like an oxymoron? Many voters don’t see it that way – and so don’t feel included in the current political debate By Jan Eichhorn
Latin AmericaBible, Beef and Bullets What a victory of Jair Messias Bolsonaro would mean for democracy in Brazil and the whole of Latin America By Pablo Stefanoni
GlobalThe false hero called digitalisation It's an illusion to think digitalisation will not destroy any jobs. In fact, they might be sacrificed on the altar of competitiveness By
GlobalWhatever it takes After 2008, the left failed to end neoliberalism. Ten years on, it has to get its act together and prevent another financial crisis By Wolfgang Schroeder
EuropeTowns with hope The Brexit referendum has exposed the deep divide between towns and cities. It's time to reunite the ‘two Englands’ By Lisa MP Nandy
North AmericaLiberals, this is war What’s at stake is much more than a single seat on the US Supreme Court By Charles M. Blow
Latin AmericaBeyond Maduro Why Latin American left-wing populism is much more complex than the failing government of Venezuela By Jonas Wolff
Progressive illusionsThe liberal illusion of automatic progress Proclaiming the inevitability of human progress too often turns a blind eye to criticism of capitalism and social inequality By Nils Heisterhagen
EuropeOde to Joy What the first female party leader Joy Pamela Rendi-Wagner intends to do with the Austrian Social Democrats By Barbara Tóth
Less hype, more power? In an age of AI anxiety, Europe’s obsession with rules may become a rare strategic advantage
Who owns the green transition? Europe’s decarbonisation policies risk deepening inequality unless labour is placed at their centre
Japan’s feminist reckoning In World War II, the Japanese Army forced women and girls into sexual slavery. With ‘Me too’ gaining momentum, it’s time to reckon with the past
