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June 16, 2017
Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s Fortunate Son
He’s the country’s first openly gay prime minister and first of South Asian heritage—but he offers little relief from the harsh austerity budgets that have done so much harm.
Margaret Spillane
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May 5, 2017
Centrist Macron Beats Back the National Front—and the Spread of Trumpism
The world could not afford another Trump ally in power.
John Nichols
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May 5, 2017
How the Eurozone Damaged French Politics—and This Year’s Presidential Election
It has constrained the country’s economic decision-making, and center-left collaboration with Brussels opened up space for the far right.
Mark Weisbrot
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April 6, 2017
The Illusions of Disillusion
Marine Le Pen is running on resentment, but is it enough to win her the French presidency?
Cécile Alduy
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April 5, 2017
From Collapse to Mystique
François Hollande failed French Socialists, and France. Emmanuel Macron is promising France a glorious rebirth—but without the “Socialist” label.
Arthur Goldhammer
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April 4, 2017
Le Pen’s Long Shadow
If you want to understand the wave of right-wing populism erupting in Europe and the United States, France is a good place to start.
David A. Bell
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March 6, 2017
Too Frightened to Change a Hated Order
Despite profound discontent, the prospect of an exit from the neoliberal orthodoxies of the past 40 years terrifies even those who know how much they have suffered from it.
Perry Anderson
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February 10, 2017
Lyon, the Capital of a Europe in Crisis
Last weekend, the three movements now redefining French politics converged in this regional hub.
Harrison Stetler