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Radical extremism

USA Downgraded as Civil Liberties Deteriorate Across the Americas

By Débora Leão and Suraj K. Sazawal (*) São Paulo/ Washington DC, Dec 15 2020 (IPS) – Few images better illustrate the recent decline in civil liberties in the United States than that of peaceful protesters near the White House… Continue Reading →

Civil rights, Human Rights, Neo-liberalism, Politics, Radical extremism

Hanan Ashrawi: Trump’s Morocco-Israel Deal Legitimizes Land Theft & Occupation

By  Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! Guests : Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian diplomat and scholar. In a deal brokered by the Trump administration, Morocco and Israel have agreed to establish diplomatic relations. The United States has also agreed to recognize Morocco’s… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, History, Human Rights, Radical extremism, Violence

The Costs of Merkel’s Surrender to Hungarian and Polish Extortion

By George Soros* – Project Syndicate German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been laboring under enormous pressure to prevent a veto of the European Union’s 2021-27 budget and COVID-19 recovery fund. But the compromise she reached with Hungary and Poland is… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Economy / Finance, Human Rights, Populism, Radical extremism, xenofobia

As Poles and Hungarians, we urge the EU to stand firm on the rule of law

By Mate Varga* – The Guardian Democracy is seriously under threat in our countries. The EU must stand up to the bullying tactics of Orbán and Morawiecki As European leaders gather in Brussels this week municipal buildings and monuments in… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, Populism, Radical extremism, xenofobia

Donald Trump’s 2024 Campaign Theme: ‘We Wuz Robbed and We Won’t Be Robbed Again,’ Aides Say

By Bill Powell – Newsweek  Grievance politics comes naturally to Donald Trump. Four years ago he rode populist resentment about illegal immigration, foreign trade, and culture-war issues like same-sex marriage and the “war on Christmas” all the way to the White House.… Continue Reading →

Elections, Politics, Populism, Radical extremism

How Did the GOP Become the Party of Ideas?

By Lawrence B. Glickman* – Boston Review If Trump was the end of the “party of ideas,” the rise of Reagan was its start. But what were those “ideas” in the first place, and were they really as new as… Continue Reading →

History, Neo-liberalism, Populism, Racism, Radical extremism, xenofobia

Reckless populists

Opinion, by George Danby – Bangor Daily News (*) The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. “There is nothing wrong to… Continue Reading →

Misinformation, Politics, Populism, Radical extremism

What does the MEP sex scandal tell us about Viktor Orban’s Hungary?

By  David Walsh – Euronews The resignation of a scandal-embroiled politician is always going to make political waves and headline news. But what sets the case of Hungarian MEP József Szájer apart is not just the nature of the scandal he… Continue Reading →

authoritarianism, Human Rights, Populism, Radical extremism, xenofobia

The Guardian view on US presidential pardons: go no further

Editorial Clemency is a noble quality, but in Donald Trump’s hands it risks being a self-serving abuse of law and due process A US president’s power to pardon and commute sentences for federal offences seems to explode America’s claims as… Continue Reading →

Corruption, History, Justice, Politics, Radical extremism

The Guardian view on an Iranian nuclear scientist’s assassination: danger ahead

Editorial The real issue is the Trump administration’s actions over the last four years, but the risks may be growing as it heads for the exit As any dramatist could tell you, when can be as important as what. The… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, Radical extremism, Terrorism, Violence

With Donald Trump out, EU nationalists are down a US ally

By Deutsche Welle (DW) The nationalist governments of Hungary, Poland and other EU members have lost a kindred spirit with Donald Trump’s defeat. Will they have to rethink their strategy? Will that make politics easier for the rest of the… Continue Reading →

Populism, Racism, Radical extremism, Violence, xenofobia

Autocracy on the Rise: Should we Expect Military Spending to Follow?

By Diego Lopes da Silva* STOCKHOLM, Nov 27 2020 (IPS) – Autocracies are once again the global majority. The 2020 Democracy Report of the Varieties of Democracy Institute (V-DEM), ‘Autocratization surges, resistance grows’, raises the alarm that while the world… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, militarization, Populism, Radical extremism, Violence

The autocracy grows without limits in Hungary

By !!444!!! InsightHungary!!!  (*) Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki met in Budapest Thursday to discuss the European Union’s €1.8 trillion seven-year budget and coronavirus recovery package, which hit a roadblock after the two countries vetoed its adoption… Continue Reading →

authoritarianism, Elections, Human Rights, Populism, Radical extremism, xenofobia

Biden will have the presidency. But Republicans still have the power

By Prof. Adam Tooze*  With a slim majority in Congress, the president-elect lacks a solid base. The past teaches us what may happen President Trump’s efforts to overturn the outcome of the 3 November election, which appear to be over,… Continue Reading →

Elections, Health, Radical extremism

Trump has tested the limits of the US constitution – but it’s still holding

By Simon Jenkins* – The Guardian The fact that the president cannot hold on to power shows the checks and balances are working Slowly, painfully, alarmingly, Donald Trump has been conceding the US presidency to Joe Biden. Over the weekend… Continue Reading →

authoritarianism, Democracy, Elections, Misinformation, Populism, Radical extremism

The EU between marital squabble and divorce — the budget and Brexit

By  Cornelia Meyer* As though dealing with a pandemic was not enough, there are more troubles ahead for the EU. The bifurcation was around Poland and Hungary vetoing the budget on account of making disbursement of funds conditional to the… Continue Reading →

Health, Human Rights, Populism, Radical extremism, xenofobia

Europe Must Stand Up to Hungary and Poland

By George Soros* – Project Syndicate The European Union cannot afford to compromise on the rule-of-law provisions it applies to the funds it allocates to member states. How the EU responds to the challenge to those provisions now posed by… Continue Reading →

Economy / Finance, Health, Populism, Radical extremism, xenofobia

Think Joe Biden’s victory marks the end of rightwing populism? Think again

By Benjamin Moffitt* – The Guardian The loose coalition of disparate groups that came together to defeat Trump has served its purpose. Now the struggle begins It is tempting to conclude that Donald Trump’s defeat – which he still hasn’t… Continue Reading →

Populism, Radical extremism, xenofobia

Hungary and Poland Play ‘Who Blinks First?’ with the EU

By Edit Inotai and Claudia Ciobanu – Balkan Insight Hungary and Poland have plunged Europe into another untimely crisis by vetoing the budget as they look to water down the rule-of-law mechanism governing the distribution of EU funds. Hungary and… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, Populism, Radical extremism, xenofobia

Trump the Genius, Trump the Incompetent, Trump the Bogeyman

Eliot A. Cohen* –  The Atlantic A character study of the 45th president It may seem counterintuitive to say so, but Donald Trump is a complicated figure. To be sure, the basic word cloud is clear—narcissistic, deceitful, vindictive, and so on—but there… Continue Reading →

authoritarianism, Corruption, Fake News, Populism, Radical extremism

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