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Populism

Populism

Conservative groups go MIA on Trump’s impeachment

By Gabby Orr and Meridith McGraw (*) – POLITICO They were vocal in backing him the first go around, but they’re sitting on the sidelines now. Acquittal, after all, seems guaranteed. A constellation of conservative groups that rallied behind former President Donald Trump during…

Elections

The end of the Portuguese dream?

By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* Analysis of the election’s results in Portugal According to certain foreign media, the results of the last election spelled the “end of the Portuguese dream”, meaning the fact that until now Portugal had been the only European country without…

Politics

Some Trump aides stuck with him till the end. Now they're screwed

By Gabby Orr, Meridith McGraw and Daniel Lippman (*) – Politico The former president has all but vanished from public view while his former team navigates an unforgiving job market Four days into his post-presidency life, Donald Trump has insulated himself from the outside…

authoritarianism

Trump Is Gone, Trumpism Lives On

By Anis Chowdhury* SYDNEY, Jan 21 2021 (IPS) – Impeachment or no impeachment, Trump is out of the White House. Trump goes with an approval rating of 34%, far behind his predecessor Barack Obama’s 60%.

authoritarianism

Orban’s popularity slips following repression and crisis

Levente Szadai Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán secured his third successive term in the 2018 general election. Now, for the first time since 2010 polls show that the “united opposition” would defeat his party if an election was held today. According to the survey conducted by one of…

Corruption

Trump's second impeachment: urgent and necessary

Editorial – The Guardian These have been 10 days that shook America and the world. Congress has made the right response The wheels of justice are slowly but remorselessly closing in on Donald Trump and his gang.

authoritarianism

Understanding Trump

By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures  Thoughts in and around geopolitics U.S. President Donald Trump’s supporters and detractors are both obsessed with him.