EuropeSweden's never-ending debate on migration A cross-party consensus on migration was supposed to choke off the right-wing populists. The attempt failed spectacularly By Jesper Bengtsson
GlobalThe post-capitalist hit of the summer The pandemic has led to a first in the history of capitalism: financiers don’t give a damn about the real economy anymore By Yanis Varoufakis
AsiaA Trump-like anti-intellectual Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, steps down. During his tenure, he failed to achieve most of his goals By Sven Saaler
EuropeWhy women deserve a four-day week The pandemic has shown only too clearly: women are still doing far more unpaid work than men. A four-day week, however, could help shift the balance By Helen Hester
North AmericaTrump and the politics of ‘mean world’ The Republican convention was a four-day cavalcade of the mean world alarmism thriving on fear By David Brooks
AsiaThailand’s anti-establishment protests For many young people, these protests are the last chance to fight for a better politics that respects popular sovereignty By Janjira Sombatpoonsiri
North AmericaWhy Biden needs a landslide just to win Only a lopsided show of force would overcome undelivered mail, closed polling sites and Trump’s schemes By Frank Bruni
GlobalMale leadership malpractice The US, Brazilian and Indian leaders' authoritarian personalities have led to the world’s highest numbers of Covid-19 infections By Jayati Ghosh
Future of social democracyThe fairy tale of the illiberal left The debate about identity politics is not about silencing critical voices, but about demanding fundamental rights By Jan-Werner Mueller
North AmericaBeirut’s blast is a warning for America Many Lebanese are starved for a government that represents the common good. The same is true for America By Thomas L. Friedman
