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Surplus is an independent German business magazine based in Berlin that has been published since January 2025 and positions itself as a counterweight to the neoliberal mainstream.[1][2] It pursues a post-Keynesian and progressive orientation, advocates state intervention in the market economy and puts the economic interests of the vast majority – not the richest – at the center.[1][3]
Surplus is a digital first magazine that publishes online articles daily, supplemented by weekly video and podcast formats and newsletters.[2][3] A high-quality print magazine is published every two months by Brumaire Verlag, which is produced under an ISBN number and reaches a circulation of over 7,500 copies (second edition).[1][2][5] Content includes essays, reports, analyses and interviews on topics such as .[1] Online articles are sometimes behind a paywall or require registration.[1]
The magazine is aimed at a broad audience – from students and bus drivers to professionals in politics, administration and civil society – and connects abstract economics with concrete living environments.[3][6][7]
The Mission of Surplus is based on the concept of Surplus as an economic surplus: From agricultural production to capitalism, it symbolizes the basis for complex societies – but today it must be distributed democratically.[3] The magazine was created in response to the crises of the 2020s, which showed what is possible with political will: price controls, leveraging debt brakes, skimming off excess profits and nationalizing key companies.[3]
Surplus brings together leading economists worldwide to bring in underrepresented perspectives: The editors are the renowned scientists Isabella M. Weber (economist, TIME100 Next 2023), Adam Tooze (economic historian) and Maurice Höfgen.[1][2][7] Columnists such as Thomas Piketty (inequality researcher), Mariana Mazzucato (Mission Economy), Luisa Neubauer, Aya Jaff and Achim Truger enrich the debates.[1][2][5][7]
Editor-in-chief is Lukas Scholle, supported by a young, competent editorial team with Matthias Ubl and Xenia Miller as managing editors, as well as creative director Markus Stumpf.[2] The management is the responsibility of Ole Rauch and Lukas Scholle; Dr. Carmen Giovanazzi heads the publishing house.[2][4]
Values such as freedom as a by-product of economic surplus (quote Aneurin Bevan) and a focus on left-wing economic reporting characterize the magazine: It criticizes neoliberalism, the shift to the right (e.g. Merz, Trump) and advocates a paradigm shift towards more justice and climate protection.[3][7]
Surplus addresses sustainability implicitly through its range of topics: It highlights the climate crisis, technological transformation and distributive justice as keys to democratic surplus distribution.[1][3][7] Explicit initiatives such as skimming off excess profits and state climate interventions are highlighted as role models from the 2020s crises to prevent losses of prosperity for the majority.[3][7] The magazine supports institutions with analyses for civil society and political actors to promote sustainable policies.[6]
Since its launch in 2025, Surplus has filled a vacuum: it offers condensed, pointed content from day-to-day politics to theory and is praised as a voice against the shift to the right.[7][8] With its mix of digital and print, it creates access to heterodox economics for everyone.[1][2] Established as Surplus Magazin GmbH (founded in 2025), it is growing rapidly and strengthening the discourse on a fairer economy.[4]
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