GlobalThe great wealth tax debate A wealth tax is no panacea to reduce inequality. But absent a better alternative, it can serve as a good second-best policy By Jean Pisani-Ferry
GlobalHow to finance a Global Green New Deal Private capital has failed to fight the climate crisis. It's time to rehabilitate public investment — and coordinate it globally By Richard Kozul-Wright
EuropeThe Manchester revolution Paul Mason reimagines the Manchester of his birth in a postcapitalist age — and raises the challenge of getting there By Paul Mason
Latin AmericaMind the representation gap In Latin America, most citizens don't feel represented by the political class. Now, their dissatisfaction has turned into unrest By Svenja Blanke, Valeska Hesse
North AmericaThe day the Trump boom died Last spring, Trump thought he had a clear path to re-election: the booming economy. What a difference a few months make By Paul Krugman
GlobalEconomics' tribal thinking During the last four decades, mainstream economists and politicians have become intellectually isolated. This needs to end By Jayati Ghosh
Europe'That depends on your politics!' Non-members elect the party leader: YouGov's Marcus Roberts on whether the UK Labour Party's experiment worked out By Marcus Roberts
EuropeIs it time to ban political advertising on Facebook? ‘Free speech’ is not a licence for politicians to lie — and for such lies to be amplified by ‘social media’ By Karin Pettersson
Latin AmericaCan Uruguay resist Latin America's authoritarian reflex? After the upcoming elections, the continent's showpiece left-wing alliance Frente Amplio might not be governing anymore By Sebastian Sperling
AfricaAfrica’s future will be decided in its cities Increasingly, Africa’s growing cities are becoming the site of changing socio-political struggles for public goods By Henrik Maihack
