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Sweden’s Relaxed Approach to COVID-19 Isn’t Working

With few restrictions and no tracing of the disease’s spread, the government is relying upon Swedish character and traditions to see it through the pandemic. But behind this exceptionalism lies a worrying social compact between state and citizen.

Adele Lebano

Class & Inequality

Lucky to Live in Berlin

Germany's low death rate and quick payout of relief to workers makes a case for social democracy as preparedness.

Paul Hockenos

Arts in Society

László Krasznahorkai’s Catastrophic Harmonies

The winner of the National Book Award for Translated Literature serves up an apocalyptic vision of Hungarian society.

Holly Case

Arts in Society, Class & Inequality

Zero Hour: The First Days of New Berlin

30 years after the Wall, the story of Berlin's anarchist utopia.

Paul Hockenos

Politics

Fascism in Translation

Far-right leaders often call for one nation united under one language. At the same time, they have always been good at using translation to spread their politics.

Yuliya Komska

Arts in Society

Was Architecture Better Under Socialism?

Yugoslavia produced a thrilling variety of buildings—frequently departing from the prefabricated monotony of the Eastern Bloc.

Anthony Paletta

Politics

Jews in Britain Are Not Facing an Existential Threat

But it is increasingly difficult to question Israel’s policies without accusations of anti-Semitism.

David R. K. Adler

Philosophy & Religion

The Conversion of Pope Francis

The pontiff still hasn't commented on Ireland's abortion referendum. That could all change when he visits the country in August. 

Nancy Scheper-Hughes

Philosophy & Religion

Is Germany’s New Anti-Semitism Really New?

The focus on Muslim anti-Semitism obscures the real quandary of multiculturalism in Angela Merkel’s Germany.

Carlos Fraenkel

Politics

The Disillusionment of Post-Soviet Europe

To understand why Europe seems more balkanized now than ever, we must look to Eastern Europe's failed reconstruction.

Marta Figlerowicz

Politics

Austerity by Design

Yanis Varoufakis's lessons for reasserting European social democracy.

J. W. Mason

Philosophy & Religion

Martin Luther and Me

Reckoning with Germany’s dangerous legacy.

Georg Diez

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