North AmericaSingh in the rain Jagmeet Singh has disappointed as the leader of Canada’s social democrats. What the left should learn from this By Michael Petrou
Middle East/North AfricaOut of tune The Israeli Labor Party has failed to find the right tone for modern Israel – and struggles for survival in the upcoming election By Daniel Ben-Simon
GlobalThe apogee of capitalism and our political malaise With neoliberalism, the ethos of private gain came to dominate our political culture. Now, we have a crisis of trust in politics By Branko Milanović
EuropeA left-wing success story Unlike in the rest of Europe, the far-right doesn't stand a chance in Portugal. That's also because of its left-wing government By Reinhard Naumann
EuropeWhat are central banks for? 10 years after the financial crisis, the eurozone remains mired in unemployment. We need a new approach to central banking By Adam Tooze
North AmericaTrudeau in trouble Once certain to be re-elected, Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau is now mired in a corruption scandal By Raoul Gebert
Future of social democracyI'm taking Friday off – permanently It’s time to evenly share the benefits of automation. That's why trade unions are calling for a four-day week By Kate Bell
EuropeCapitalism and democracy: what if we have it backwards? It's fashionable on the left to suggest that capitalism and democracy are now incompatible. But maybe the opposite is true By Sheri Berman
EuropeTime for a red shift from Germany’s ‘black zero’ For a decade, there has been cross-party support for the balanced-budget rule. Time to break with it and invest in the future By Peter Bofinger
