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The corona crisis will define our era

The pandemic has highlighted the frailties of a short-sighted and hyper-individualistic social system

By Karin Pettersson

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‘Never Trump’ Republicans will support Biden, not Sanders

Right-of-centre voters are open to voting for a moderate Democrat. They have been helping one in the primaries

By Sarah Longwell

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Europe

Putin: President in perpetuity?

Putin's constitutional coup ensures that he could remain in power until 2036. But Russia's young generation wants change

By Peer Teschendorf

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North America

President Trump is unfit for this crisis. Period.

The coronavirus is no longer just a public health crisis. It’s a crisis of transparency and government legitimacy

By Jennifer Senior

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Europe

Slovakia's politics turned upside down

Slovaks are fed up with the criminal nexus between politics, judiciary and unscrupulous businessmen. That's why a protest party won the elections

By Anne Seyfferth

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Europe

Boris vs BBC

The UK Prime Minister wants to slash fees for the public broadcaster. That's straight out of the playbook of Germany's AfD

By Aaron Burnett

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Europe

After Brexit, it’s open season for xenophobia

Even though the UK has technically left the EU, ‘Brexit’ has escalated into a culture war over immigration

By Paul Mason

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How the 21st century left thinks about economic democracy

Instead of top-down state socialist models, the new left asks how we can build a pluralist ecosystem of democratic ownership

By Christine Berry

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Why we need ‘Fridays for Keynesianism’

Unlike neoclassical economics, Keynes recognised the key role of the financial system in modern capitalist economies

By Peter Bofinger

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What’s at stake in the Democratic primaries

While the Democrats differ less on policy than one might think, they do have opposing ideas on how to win against Trump

By Sheri Berman