Joel Schalit / 12 Aug 2019
Minister of Hate
Salvini’s Scapegoat Strategy
“Zingaraccia.” Repeated ad nauseum as though it were a mantra, the racist slang (Fucking Gypsy) has become an integral part of Matteo Salvini’s brand.(...)
Politics
Spencer Sunshine / 05 Aug 2019
Antifa Panic
Blaming the Left for Terrorism
The United States is having its third wave of “Antifa panic” in as many years. Donald Trump’s 27 July tweet called for Antifa—short for antifascist activists—to be declared “a major Organization of Terror”.(...)
Mitchell Plitnick / 31 Jul 2019
Brexit Driving Iran Crisis
The BoJo-Trump Deal
Iran and a trade deal. The 26 July exchange could not have deferred more to Trump.(...)
Josh White / 29 Jul 2019
Ideal Tory Subjects
Introducing Team Boris
Once Boris Johnson won, it was clear the cabinet would be remade to suit his agenda. He jettisoned half the team and brought Sajid Javid, Dominic Raab, Michael Gove and Priti Patel into the top tier, but he also drew on the Tory Party’s network of right-wing activists and social media gurus.(...)
Sean Quinn / 26 Jul 2019
The Sea Has No King
Carola Rackete vs. Matteo Salvini, Part III
Picture this: You are the captain of an NGO rescue ship that has been stranded at sea for weeks awaiting permission to dock at the nearest port.(...)
Anna Ahronheim / 24 Jul 2019
Letting Go of Turkey
Why The West Failed
It could have changed Europe. Negotiating to join the EU since 2005, Turkey's aspirations, though still a government priority, could not be further from reality today.(...)
Sean Quinn / 19 Jul 2019
The War of Attrition
Carola Rackete vs. Matteo Salvini, Part II
NGO crews patrolling the Mediterranean for refugees have noticed a change in the treatment of some of their ships.(...)
Greg Barnhisel / 17 Jul 2019
Actually Existing Ireland
The View From Brexit
You have to be told that you’re crossing the border. Nothing, except a change in lane-divider paint colour, marks the once-militarised line between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.(...)
Joe Keady / 15 Jul 2019
Killed by Fascism
The Murder of Walter Lübcke
The body of Walter Lübcke, a prominent German regional politician noted for his vocal support for immigration, was found outside his own house late on the night of 2 June with a bullet in his head.(...)
Anna Ahronheim / 12 Jul 2019
The Russian Middle East
Moscow Takes Over From Washington
Three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia is back. Not as an economic power. Western sanctions have seen to that. But as a military power.(...)