The Populist Dynamic: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Countering Populism
Oh noes! Populism is gaining ground! A report on A/B testing of messaging in Italy to defang it.
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Hoisted from Comments: The Colonialist and Anti-Semitic Origins of Modern Israel
Some observations about why modern Israel backs genocide, and why the US and Europe supported its creation.
Read more...Can a New German Party Steer the European Left in a More Effective Direction?
Sahra Wagenknecht shook up the German political establishment with the January launch of her new left-populist political party. She’s now looking to do the same in the European Parliament.
Read more...Lenin Revised — Russian Military Power Means De-Electrification And Unconditional Surrender Of The Kiev Regime
Chronicling Russia’s relentless de-electrification campaign and the path to Ukraine capitulation.
Read more...Yanis Varoufakis: My Berlin Speech on Palestine That German Police Entered the Venue to Ban
Germany sends the cops to shut down a conference on Palestine on trumped-up grounds. What next?
Read more...Russia Delivers Major Blow to Ukraine by Destroying Kiev’s Biggest Power Plant
Russia’s dismantling of Ukraine’s ability to function accelerates with the destruction of Kiev’s largest power facility.
Read more...Yellen and Biden Administration Incompetence: Bullying and Entitlement, Rather Than Making a Case, Here Regarding China Overproduction
Yellen made a complete hash of the question of Chinese overcapacity, a real problem unlikely to sort itself out nicely.
Read more...Real Energy Transition Costs Could Spell Danger for EU
The EU is belatedly confronting the costs of their much-touted energy transition. Pols and voters are balking at the bill.
Read more...The Economy Finally Doomed Erdogan in Major Defeat in Turkish Local Elections. What Comes Next?
Will the opposition be able to capitalize going forward, and what would that mean for the New Cold War?
Read more...Europe’s New Fiscal Rules Harm Working People and Women, Boost Right-Wing Radicals
New EU fiscal rules, touted as creating and economic growth, actually embody a dangerous agenda to shred social safety nets.
Read more...Paris Wants to Show Strength, but Faces Geopolitical Crisis in Africa
A status report on France losing its hold in Africa.
Read more...Electric War Goes West – Depopulation Turns Into Displacement Turns Into Civil War in Galicia
More on how Russia is expected to use its electric supply attacks to depopulate key Ukraine cities.
Read more...Yanis Varoufakis: Greece, EU Elections, Palestine & the International Order – JACOBIN Interview with David Broder
Varoufakis weighs in on topics of keen interest: the looting of Greece, then and now, the European left, and Palestine.
Read more...How the Electric War Is Redrawing the Ukraine Map – In Black
Like so many things, the electric war has developed not necessarily to Ukraine’s advantage.
Read more...Michael Hudson: Germany as Collateral Damage in America’s New Cold War
A reminder of how Germany has committed economic suicide rather than say “no” to the US.
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