Category: Politics - Page 24

The ascendant far right: the lust for cruelty

After the elections in eastern-German Länder and ahead of those in Austria, Robert Misik casts an unsentimental eye on far-right voters.

In today’s runaway world, Einstein’s ideal of ‘abolishing war’ becomes unavoidable rather than impractical.

The new government’s goals are modest. But economic reality may force it to follow changing public opinion.

Europe must not turn its eyes away from the huge death toll of journalists in Gaza.

Ignoring the law and the cost of these risky experiments would set the new European Commission on a dangerous path.

Millions of European citizens are denied the social-rights protection offered by the European Social Charter.

The Hungarian premier’s alignment with Putin’s Russia sits increasingly uneasily with his domestic and European political ambitions.

The crisis of neoliberalism and war in Europe have left all that was solid melting into air.

Moldova’s political leadership is more focused on suppressing dissent than tackling public concerns.

In lieu of comforting, self-righteous myths, Eszter Kováts argues, progressives should take the ‘anti-woke’ challenge seriously.

A transnational perspective is needed to curb nationalistic populism and bring Europeans closer.

Real solutions to the crises fuelling the far right needs demand public investment. The super-rich must pay their share.

The far right’s national-populist narrative has gone largely unchallenged—despite its utter incoherence.

Marine Le Pen’s far-right party has won the electoral first round in France. Welcome to a Europe Orwell would have recognised.

Good jobs and responsible investments are essential among the EU’s new political priorities.

A proposal for a ceasefire from Ukraine would not only stem the bloodshed but allow it to win the peace.