by Ylenia Gostoli – Al Jazeera Right-wing parties performed strongly, but not as well as expected and parliamentary majorities are not guaranteed. Brussels, Belgium – It had been portrayed as a day of reckoning between pro-European and anti-European forces – between those who…
By Shane Croucher *– Newsweek Two friends of President Donald Trump, Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson, are set to dominate British politics after U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, in an emotional address, announced she would step down on June 7, her tenure derailed by her inability…
By Ralph Nader* Donald J. Trump’s presidential ambition has simmered for decades.
Emily Schultheis* – The Atlantic Rather than opting to leave the EU like the U.K., Europe’s far-right parties have instead advocated for change “from within.” BERLIN—Ahead of this month’s European Parliament elections, the far-right populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party…
HALL GARDNER* – Wall Street International Magazine A single 5- to 6-year term Presidency now In my last essay for the Wall Street International Magazine, I argued that Democrats and Independents need to push now for a single term presidency in the effort to prevent Trump from…
By Vijai Maheshwari* – POLITICO Will a media, metal and aviation tycoon be the big winner of the Ukrainian election? KIEV — With the second round of Ukraine’s critical presidential election less than a week away, it’s looking increasingly likely that the 41-year-old comedic…
BY JANE EISNER * – TIME The results of Israel’s election on April 9 have been interpreted as a victory for the status quo: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party won as many seats as its most serious rival but is best positioned to form a new government. Even though…
By Rabbi Michael Lerner* Note from Tikkun: Rabbi Lerner’s article below appeared as the lead article on Salon this morning. You can read it below. He is happy to read your responses (send them to him at Letters@tikkun.org).
By Maïa de La Baume – POLITICO Italian League leader hopes to form biggest group in the European Parliament MILAN — Italian far-right leader Matteo Salvini declared Monday he aims to form the biggest group in the European Parliament as he joined forces with Euroskeptics from…
Gina Pavone – Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa* Will parties run enough women, and will they be placed in electable positions on electoral lists? Besides electoral systems, determination and concrete action are required to incentivise female representation. Let’s take…
