It’s a Race Against Time for Labour in Next Week’s Momentous UK Elections It’s a Race Against Time for Labour in Next Week’s Momentous UK Elections
The choice couldn’t be more stark: between the nativist, hard-Brexit Tories and the most radical-left Labour platform the nation has seen in decades.
Dec 5, 2019 / Rachel Shabi
Johnson Tries to Throw the UK Under the Bus; Parliament Balks—for Now Johnson Tries to Throw the UK Under the Bus; Parliament Balks—for Now
The hope for those who oppose his awful Brexit deal is that the number of supporters will collapse once the legislation comes into contact with reality.
Oct 21, 2019 / Rachel Shabi
Labour’s Big Gamble on Brexit Labour’s Big Gamble on Brexit
By dodging a decision on the issue, the party has ceded political ground to the right while demoralizing some of its own ranks.
Oct 4, 2019 / Editorial / Rachel Shabi
The Wheels Are Coming Off Britain The Wheels Are Coming Off Britain
With Brexit, Britain is facing down a regressive, authoritarian, oligarch-backed far-right political project.
Sep 3, 2019 / Rachel Shabi
Democrats Should Learn From Corbyn’s 2017 Campaign Democrats Should Learn From Corbyn’s 2017 Campaign
They need to reach out to alienated voters who are sick of the neoliberal establishment if they want to prevail in 2020.
May 3, 2019 / Steve Howell
Britain, Seized With Brexit Madness, Staggers Toward Yet Another Deadline Britain, Seized With Brexit Madness, Staggers Toward Yet Another Deadline
There’s still no resolution in sight. But some on the left see the new October departure date as a chance to counter the nativist right.
Apr 16, 2019 / Rachel Shabi
Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn Might Create a Revolution Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn Might Create a Revolution
Just as Reagan and Thatcher rose together, perhaps so too will Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn.
Apr 12, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage
British Parliament Goes Full Zombie Over Brexit British Parliament Goes Full Zombie Over Brexit
We’re saddled with a government permanently on the verge of collapse over a 2016 referendum decision that can’t be achieved and has instead induced a political breakdown.
Mar 15, 2019 / Rachel Shabi
Brexit Is Deadlocked as the Countdown Continues Brexit Is Deadlocked as the Countdown Continues
The UK Parliament is at an impasse, and both main parties are at risk of fracturing.
Feb 14, 2019 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Paul Mason
Britain Is Stumbling Toward the Worst Possible Brexit Britain Is Stumbling Toward the Worst Possible Brexit
A no-deal exit is what civil servants now consider most likely—and it is one that sections of the British public, in full kamikaze mode, are clamoring for.
Jan 23, 2019 / Rachel Shabi