The nationalist approach to trade hurts globalists and workers alike.
The Human Costs of the Nationalist Agendas of Trump and Brexit
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Brexit Threatens to Widen Northern Ireland’s Divides
Campaigns challenging the country’s environmentally destructive, low-wage economic model are gaining ground, despite political insecurity.
Deal or No Deal: Britain’s Fearful Future
The case for a second Brexit vote.
Don’t Turn Foreign Aid Over to the Heritage Foundation
A “Trumpified” USAID will now rate countries’s suitability for aid based on criteria developed by a far-right think tank… that wants to end development aid.
It’s a Borderful World
Nation-states: what a quaint notion. As a means of organizing territory, they seem to be a brief transition period between large empires and an even larger, borderless world. Sure, nation-states might live on in the form of anthems and flags and independence days, but...
The Transatlantic Trump Effect
If Trump’s aggressive style and populist impulses have encouraged his political soulmates abroad, they’ve also provoked a backlash in defense of democratic norms.
Britain Faces a Brave New World After Brexit
The UK’s Conservative government is weak, the Labor Party is rising, and EU members are out for blood.
The Dangerous Trend Threatening the Future of the Nation-State
When it comes to demagogues and divisiveness, Trump has plenty of competition — in Europe, the Middle East, and all over our splintering planet.
The London Fire Is Fueling the Movement to Take on Inequality in the UK
Building on the momentum of the recent election, activists are demanding justice for Grenfell Tower fire victims as part of a broader agenda to narrow economic and racial divides.
Is It Possible to Undo 2016?
Bureaucracy may constrain the worst of Trump and Brexit, but real fixes have to come from the bottom-up.