The elections to the European Parliament halted the rise of the far right but produced more fragmentation—and that’s not good enough.
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Europe’s Winter of Discontent
Domestic political turmoil in the European Union’s four largest economies spells trouble ahead.
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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.
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History’s Most Incompetent Demagogue
A competent Trump could have done lots more damage. His Europe trip was a full-blown political disaster.
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Ireland’s Path to Legalizing Abortion
At a time when the United States may render it illegal
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The EU Leads the Way to Internet Privacy Over Profit
We should be rooting for the success of the General Data Protection Regulation.
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The European Mirror
Is there any way out of the dialectic of neoliberal policies producing economic backlash and support for the nationalist far right?
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Party Realignment in France
The election of Emmanuel Macron as the next president of France could presage a dramatic party realignment.
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Europe: Don’t Break Out the Champagne Yet
The good news: The far right is defeated in France. The bad news: more austerity policy
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Will Marine Le Pen Become France’s Next President?
Next spring’s French presidential contest is shaping up as a battle between the right and the far right. Will a majority coalesce around the right-wing candidate to keep the far right out of power as in 2002? Will a viable challenger emerge on the le