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Europe
Posted inAmerica and the World
Why Support for Europe’s Far Right Has Peaked
Europe’s nationalist identity politicians may be running out of steam.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Industrialized World Is Failing to Meet Paris Agreement Goals
No G7 country is close to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to a level necessary to prevent excessive warming.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Can Europe Come Together?
The elections to the European Parliament halted the rise of the far right but produced more fragmentation—and that’s not good enough.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Europe’s Winter of Discontent
Domestic political turmoil in the European Union’s four largest economies spells trouble ahead.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Sweden Shows No Country Is Immune to Far-Right, Anti-Immigrant Backlash
Economic insecurity and an influx of migrants have pushed Swedish politics to the right.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
History’s Most Incompetent Demagogue
A competent Trump could have done lots more damage. His Europe trip was a full-blown political disaster.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Ireland’s Path to Legalizing Abortion
At a time when the United States may render it illegal
Posted inAmerica and the World
The EU Leads the Way to Internet Privacy Over Profit
We should be rooting for the success of the General Data Protection Regulation.
Posted inWorking in America
The European Mirror
Is there any way out of the dialectic of neoliberal policies producing economic backlash and support for the nationalist far right?