Blaming Brexit on Putin and Voters (the People) Blaming Brexit on Putin and Voters (the People)
Unwilling to confront its own responsibility, the US political-media elite is again demonizing Putin and denigrating democracy to explain the UK vote to leave the EU.
Jun 29, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Front Row for the Fall of England Front Row for the Fall of England
England’s soccer loss to Iceland in the European Championships adds insult to injury in the wake of Brexit.
Jun 29, 2016 / Dave Zirin
How Brexit Could Avert a New Cold War How Brexit Could Avert a New Cold War
Could the people’s vote force the EU to lighten its destructive austerity and lead NATO to reconsider its increasingly reckless posture toward Russia?
Jun 28, 2016 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Keep Calm and Carry On: Why the Angst Over Brexit? Keep Calm and Carry On: Why the Angst Over Brexit?
Brexit is no more about Vladimir Putin than it is about Donald Trump or the Syria “red-line.”
Jun 27, 2016 / James Carden
An Urgent Message From the UK: Take the Trump Threat Seriously An Urgent Message From the UK: Take the Trump Threat Seriously
A progressive politics that addresses the fears of voters who have been battered by austerity, globalization, and deindustrialization is absolutely necessary.
Jun 24, 2016 / John Nichols
What Are the Risks of Brexit? What Are the Risks of Brexit?
Falling trade, global recession, growing nativism—but it’s possible to mitigate these risks, if we finally end austerity.
Jun 24, 2016 / Jeff Madrick
Disgust With Elites and Fear of Others Drove the Brexit Vote Disgust With Elites and Fear of Others Drove the Brexit Vote
I landed this morning in London, the capital of a nation that voted to turn its back on its neighbors.
Jun 24, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan
An Assassination in Britain Calls Us to Recognize Our Duty to Keep Barbarism at Bay in America An Assassination in Britain Calls Us to Recognize Our Duty to Keep Barbarism at Bay in America
It is time to recognize that “divisive hate-mongering is seeping into the mainstream,” and that a toxic politics threatens not just civility but democracy.
Jun 17, 2016 / John Nichols
With MP Jo Cox’s Murder, Britain’s Campaign to Leave the EU Turns Toxic With MP Jo Cox’s Murder, Britain’s Campaign to Leave the EU Turns Toxic
The demons of xenophobia, resentment, and rage unleashed by Brexit informed the killer’s act.
Jun 17, 2016 / Maria Margaronis
The Brits Battle Over Brexit The Brits Battle Over Brexit
Next week’s referendum on whether to leave the EU is an issue that cuts across traditional lines of ideology or party loyalty.
Jun 16, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan