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The new social contract

Coronavirus has exposed frailties in our economic and social model. In a series of articles this week, the FT explores the problems and potential solutions we will confront after the pandemic

FT digital dialogues: The new social contract
Watch the video from our week of daily online discussions hosted by FT writers including Rana Foroohar and Sarah O’Connor
The leveraging of America: how companies became addicted to debt | Free to read
With the corporate sector already owing $10tn, many businesses are doubling down on new loans to survive the pandemic
The Recessionals: why coronavirus is another cruel setback for millennials | Free to read
The double blow of the financial crisis and the pandemic will increase pressure for policies to help those under 40
‘It’s a matter of fairness’: squeezing more tax from multinationals
The cost of the coronavirus crisis means governments want to reduce tax avoidance by business
Lockdown heroes: will they ever get a raise? | Free to read
The pandemic has created a sense of moral obligation towards key workers but high unemployment could limit their bargaining power
Martin Wolf: ‘Democracy will fail if we don’t think as citizens’ | Free to read
Covid-19 could transform western societies. But without a stable middle class, the state risks succumbing to plutocracy.