Joe Keady / 21 Aug 2019
Far-Right Housing Complexes
The New Fascist Makeover
One of the overarching projects of the European new right is an incremental disentangling what it considers the “good” fascists from the “bad” Nazis. (...)
Editorial
John Foster / 19 Aug 2019
Brexit Will Not Unify Ireland
UK Breakup Scenarios
It reads like the apocalypse. According to a leaked document detailing the British government’s preparations for a no-deal Brexit, the consequences would be catastrophic. (...)
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.(...)
Josh White / 09 Aug 2019
The Patriotism Industry
Brexit Cinema War Chic
War films are the new chic. The most common setting being the Second World War, they’re the perfect genre for Brexit-era flag-waving exercises. It’s no surprise and no coincidence.(...)
John Foster / 07 Aug 2019
The Cops in Our Heads
Natasha Lennard’s Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life
Fascism is the order of the day. One might confuse it with populism, or that the two are somehow vying for supremacy. (...)
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”.(...)
Natalie Sarkic-Todd / 02 Aug 2019
Art Against Populism
The Images of Marjolijn den Boer
It used to be said that art imitates life. But in a world of larger-than-life leaders elected thanks to fame or fortune, we begin to see life imitating art. Pop art, to be more precise. (...)
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.(...)