Hungary Is Forcing All Asylum Seekers into Detention Camps Hungary Is Forcing All Asylum Seekers into Detention Camps
Victor Orbán is taking Fortress Europe to new extremes.
Apr 4, 2017 / Jeanne Carstensen
In Brexit’s Wake In Brexit’s Wake
A new book about Brexit captures the deeper crisis undergirding Britain’s bid to leave the EU.
Mar 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / John Harris
Too Frightened to Change a Hated Order 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.
Mar 6, 2017 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Perry Anderson
Has Spain’s Podemos Party Squandered Its Prospects? Has Spain’s Podemos Party Squandered Its Prospects?
While the Madrid-based leadership has been mired in factional infighting, regional representatives and allies offer inspiring alternatives.
Mar 1, 2017 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
The Bibi-Donald Love-Fest Is a Threat to Palestinians—and the Entire Liberal West The Bibi-Donald Love-Fest Is a Threat to Palestinians—and the Entire Liberal West
Trump has opened the door to vast settlement expansion. But the two leaders are also natural allies in the populist right’s battle against liberalism.
Feb 23, 2017 / Noam Sheizaf
Why the Dutch Are Drawn to Right-Wing Populist Geert Wilders Why the Dutch Are Drawn to Right-Wing Populist Geert Wilders
He’s among the most radical of the new-right politicians in Europe—and he’s poised to win the March elections.
Feb 21, 2017 / Sebastiaan Faber
Lyon, the Capital of a Europe in Crisis Lyon, the Capital of a Europe in Crisis
Last weekend, the three movements now redefining French politics converged in this regional hub.
Feb 10, 2017 / Harrison Stetler
Donald Trump’s Strategy? Destroy the International Community in Order to Save It. Donald Trump’s Strategy? Destroy the International Community in Order to Save It.
The new president has a wrecking ball, and “internationalism” is written all over it.
Jan 24, 2017 / John Feffer
The Perils of Russophobia The Perils of Russophobia
Anyone too young to remember HUAC and the destruction the Cold War wrought should study up. We are a few short steps away from both.
Dec 29, 2016 / Patrick Lawrence
The Unholy Alliance of Europe’s Illiberals The Unholy Alliance of Europe’s Illiberals
A specter is haunting German Chancellor Merkel in the wake of the Berlin terror attack—her own junior partner in government, as well as the European far right, Putin’s Russia, and ...
Dec 27, 2016 / Paul Hockenos