Yes, the far right performed well in Europe’s elections. But wherever voters had a clear choice between economic democracy and right-wing xenophobia, they went left.
Europe: The Sky’s Not Falling
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Columns
U.S. Culpability in the Failure of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
The failure of John Kerry’s Israeli-Palestinian peace talks showed just how extreme U.S. policy on the conflict has become.
Participatory Totalitarianism
We are not passive objects of the surveillance state. We are active subjects of our own YouTube channels.
Marching on Moscow
Events appear to be moving toward a political solution to the East-West standoff over Ukraine. But as Clausewitz once noted: “Against stupidity, no amount of planning will prevail.”
Coup Fever
Despite the lip service given to democracy the world over, coups remain a popular last resort. Here’s why.
Mexico’s Oil Privatization: Risky Business
Mexico’s oil privatization scheme will hurt the environment, scar the landscape, and leave Mexico at the mercy of transnational firms.
Class War: Thailand’s Military Coup
Outnumbered by the country’s rural voters, Thailand’s once vibrantly democratic urban middle class has embraced an elitist, antidemocratic agenda.
Piketty in Elysium
If inequality sells in bookstores and box offices, it will sell at the polls as well.
The Philippines and Mexico: Emerging Markets? Think Again.
Searching for growth opportunities in a world still beset by financial crisis, multinational corporations and globalists are hyping all kinds of “emerging markets.”
The Three-War Doctrine
Hyping threats from Russia, China, and the rest of the world, the U.S. War Party is gearing up to reassert American power.