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Britain’s Brexit Crack-Up Britain’s Brexit Crack-Up
Why has the Labour Party listened so late and so half-heartedly to the majority of its members who support the call for a People’s Vote?
Jan 23, 2019 / Editorial / Maria Margaronis
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These Parties Are Fighting for the Climate, Human Rights, and Immigrants—and They’re Winning These Parties Are Fighting for the Climate, Human Rights, and Immigrants—and They’re Winning
After years in the doldrums, the Greens have come roaring back all across Northern Europe.
Jan 18, 2019 / Paul Hockenos
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These Hungarian Students Are Fighting for Their Country’s Democracy These Hungarian Students Are Fighting for Their Country’s Democracy
Though Orbán sought to stamp out dissent and free thought in Hungary, he only made us call out to one another in solidarity.
Jan 16, 2019 / StudentNation / Rosa Schwartzburg
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Spain’s Radical Right Is Here to Stay—but Did It Ever Leave? Spain’s Radical Right Is Here to Stay—but Did It Ever Leave?
The truth is, Spain was never really an outlier in Europe, its radical right is not really new, and its situation is hard to compare to right-wing populism in other parts of the co...
Jan 10, 2019 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
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Is Populism What’s Really Threatening Democracy? Is Populism What’s Really Threatening Democracy?
What many liberal commentators miss about the growing crisis of liberal democracy rippling through Europe and the Americas.
Jan 10, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn
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Meet Europe’s Left Nationalists Meet Europe’s Left Nationalists
The rise of leaders like Sahra Wagenknecht and Jean-Luc Mélenchon marks a momentous turn against free movement in Europe—at the expense of immigrants.
Jan 10, 2019 / Feature / David Adler
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The Populism Problem at the ‘Times’ The Populism Problem at the ‘Times’
The paper of record needs to remember that it’s not exclusively a right-wing phenomenon.
Jan 9, 2019 / Michael Massing
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Which Is Worse, Trump or Brexit? Which Is Worse, Trump or Brexit?
The answer will depend on what the left can make of what comes next.
Dec 13, 2018 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
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Populism’s Promise: Can Germany’s ‘Rise Up’ Unite the Democratic Masses? Populism’s Promise: Can Germany’s ‘Rise Up’ Unite the Democratic Masses?
This new left formation is trying to win back the blue-collar and middle-class voters who have drifted into the far right’s camp.
Oct 25, 2018 / Paul Hockenos
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Can New York’s Politics Finally Be As Progressive as Its Voters? Can New York’s Politics Finally Be As Progressive as Its Voters?
Republican-allied “Independent Democrats” face serious primary challenges from newly energized, activist candidates vowing to move the state party closer to its leftist base.
Sep 12, 2018 / Sean McElwee