EuropeIt's not all about migration Christian Krell in Stockholm on why the Social Democrats did much better than expected in the Swedish elections By Christian Krell
Future of social democracyScreaming 'Fascists!' is not enough Progressive parties need to debate radical right-wing policy and make a convincing counter-offer. A lesson from Sweden By Clemens Bomsdorf
US midterms 2018Money talks in America’s politics In the US midterms 2018, American democracy is ever more threatened by lax campaign financing rules By Josef Braml
North AmericaBeware rich people who say they want to change the world Society’s winners can seem so generous, until you consider what they’re really selling By Anand Giridharadas
EuropeHeading straight for the abyss Why the German grass-roots movement ‘Aufstehen’ will deepen rather than solve the problems of the centre-left By Tobias Dürr
GlobalThe myth of secular stagnation Ten years after the 2008 financial crisis, it's clear that its challenges were and still are less economic than political By Joseph E. Stiglitz
AsiaNext one, please! After infighting in the Liberal Party, Australia now has its sixth leader in eight years. That's an electoral gift to Labor By Peter Browne
EuropeWill the real left-winger please stand up? It’s time for the left to decisively oppose turbo-capitalism and form new alliances By Ludger Volmer
Latin AmericaThe Brazilian Trump How Jair Messias Bolsonaro is preparing a grab for power with support from business, evangelicals and the military By Thomas Manz
North AmericaThe promise of liberal identity politics There is no such thing as identity-less politics. That's why liberals have to embrace an inclusive approach to identity politics By Andrés Velasco
Less hype, more power? In an age of AI anxiety, Europe’s obsession with rules may become a rare strategic advantage
Japan’s feminist reckoning In World War II, the Japanese Army forced women and girls into sexual slavery. With ‘Me too’ gaining momentum, it’s time to reckon with the past
California is taking on the ultra-rich Could this be the start of a global movement to end tax impunity at the top?
