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The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Reinventing Antifa In an Era of Rising Rightwing Power
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Germany's Dangerous Lean: What the Far-Right Victory Means for the Rest of Europe
As in the case of Donald Trump's electoral win in the U.S., the AfD triumphed last month in part because many former non-voters were stirred by its virulently racist, anti-immigrant message – and their votes flipped the results.
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Letter from Athens: The Greek Oil Spill Disaster That Should Not Have Been
The oil tanker that sank last week in the gulf of Saronikos had failed to meet safety standards as early as 2008, and according to a maritime workers' union, the ship had been deemed “extremely dangerous to safe navigation.”
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With Polish People's Victory, Is Nationalism Finally Losing Its Grip In Central Europe?
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Europe's Quietly Growing Poor Population Is Getting Louder
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From U.K. to Holland to Germany, the Alt-Right Is Reshaping European Opinion
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The Resistance In Europe: Can People Push Back Against the Rise of the Far-Right?
By all accounts it seems Europe is headed back to the bad old days of Euroskepticism and guarded isolationism. Yet some core areas of resistance remain and could be poised to pull Europe back from the brink.
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Populism in Action: How Trump's Foreign Policy Is Shaping the EU's Political Landscape
The rise in popularity of the German far-right Alternative für Deutschland party and the French National Front immediately following the election of Donald Trump raises an important question: How far gone is the EU, exactly?
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By infecting three of the world’s most right-wing leaders, the coronavirus underscored not only the incompetence and irresponsibility of their governments – but the truth that their brand of populism doesn't keep people safe.
Corporations are not "too big to fail" and, when they commit crimes, they are not "too big to jail." As David Whyte writes in his new book, "Ecocide: Kill the Corporation Before It Kills Us," the moment is now to rein in out-of-control corporate power.
The world has lost an incredible thinker and doer. I have lost an amazing friend. A void exists where before it was filled with David's optimism, humour and joy.
Kevin fought to bring truth every day. We must not lose this struggle.
The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
By infecting three of the world’s most right-wing leaders, the coronavirus underscored not only the incompetence and irresponsibility of their governments – but the truth that their brand of populism doesn't keep people safe.
Corporations are not "too big to fail" and, when they commit crimes, they are not "too big to jail." As David Whyte writes in his new book, "Ecocide: Kill the Corporation Before It Kills Us," the moment is now to rein in out-of-control corporate power.
The world has lost an incredible thinker and doer. I have lost an amazing friend. A void exists where before it was filled with David's optimism, humour and joy.
Kevin fought to bring truth every day. We must not lose this struggle.
