EuropeFrugality causes vulnerability The death figures in Sweden are alarmingly high. That's not just because of the Covid-19 strategy — but decades of austerity By Enna Gerin
EuropeStress test for Lukashenko With protests across the country, Belarus' presidential election may become the most serious stress test for Lukashenko yet By
AfricaBenin's 2021 presidential election is already decided After the recent local elections in Benin, a landslide victory for the incumbent Patrice Talon in 2021 seems inevitable By Hans-Joachim Preuss
GlobalAn internationalist agenda for economic democracy Democratising wealth within local communities and states only takes us so far. We also need to address global inequality By Christine Berry
GlobalBack to the roots Privatisations have led to higher costs and lower quality of services. It's time to remunicipalise them and give citizens a say By Jochen Steinhilber
Latin AmericaThe authoritarian temptation In the shadow of the coronavirus, democratic principles are thrown overboard in Latin America By Sandra Weiss
North AmericaThe ‘American Way of Life’ is shaping up to be a battleground There are limits to what ordinary people are willing to endure to secure their employers’ bottom line By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
North AmericaCanada's social democrats fight against a return to the status quo In Canada, it's up to Jagmeet Singh's social democrats to prevent a swing towards austerity after the corona crisis By Jordan Leichnitz
GlobalProgressives need to imagine a better post-corona world If progressives want to shape the post-corona world, they need to express not just what they dislike, but also what they want By Jan Beránek
EuropeThe Left needs to politicise this crisis The political truce over corona has ended. The Left must now fight for genuine reform or risk being stuck with the status quo By Catrina Schläger
