Merkeldämmerung: The Transatlantic Right Has Germany’s Chancellor in Its Sights Merkeldämmerung: The Transatlantic Right Has Germany’s Chancellor in Its Sights
Angela Merkel’s hard-right opponents have a powerful ally in the Trump administration, which apparently sees itself as headquarters of a xenophobic, right-wing International.
Jun 22, 2018 / Paul Hockenos
Donald Trump’s Trade Wars Could Lead to the Next Great Depression Donald Trump’s Trade Wars Could Lead to the Next Great Depression
And we’ll be the ones who pay the price.
Jun 21, 2018 / Nomi Prins
Russiagate’s ‘Core Narrative’ Has Always Lacked Actual Evidence Russiagate’s ‘Core Narrative’ Has Always Lacked Actual Evidence
The unprecedented allegation that the Kremlin “attacked America” and “colluded” with its president in order to elect him is based on two documents devoid of facts or logic.
Jun 20, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
‘The Menace Is Inequality’: A Conversation With Podemos’s Pablo Iglesias ‘The Menace Is Inequality’: A Conversation With Podemos’s Pablo Iglesias
The general secretary of Spain’s leading leftist party discusses how to confront global capitalism.
Jun 20, 2018 / Editorial / Winnie Wong
France’s National Front Is Dead, but Its Politics Are Alive and Well France’s National Front Is Dead, but Its Politics Are Alive and Well
Despite the failure of Marine Le Pen’s presidential bid, the party’s virulent anti-Muslim message has found a growing audience.
Jun 20, 2018 / Video / Cécile Alduy
How a Rape Trial in Spain Ignited a Feminist Movement How a Rape Trial in Spain Ignited a Feminist Movement
Women are pushing to change the country’s narrow rape law, which requires proof that an assailant used “violence or intimidation” and often leads to a lesser sentence.
Jun 14, 2018 / Meaghan Beatley
Will an Independent Press Survive in Russia? Will an Independent Press Survive in Russia?
With journalists under attack in many forms, a new generation of truth-tellers is bringing fresh ideas to a troubled profession.
Jun 13, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Matteo Salvini’s March on Rome Matteo Salvini’s March on Rome
The head of the fearmongering, anti-immigrant Lega party has enormous power in Italy’s new government.
Jun 12, 2018 / Frederika Randall
The European Union’s Big, Unhappy Family The European Union’s Big, Unhappy Family
The UK isn’t the EU’s only “problem child.”
Jun 8, 2018 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
How to Win a War That Never Ends How to Win a War That Never Ends
History has shown us that brutal conflicts rarely have neat and timely conclusions.
Jun 7, 2018 / Andrew J. Bacevich