Fascism
John Foster / 17 Nov 2023

Between Two Nationalisms

The Spanish Challenge

Breathe easy. Spain’s Socialist leader, Pedro Sánchez, has won a second term in office.  This is the best possible outcome of the July election. Not just for Spain but also for Europe.(...)
John Foster / 27 Oct 2023

Left Against Fascism

Joseph Fronczak’s Everything is Possible and Rachel Maddow’s Prequel

The difference between right and left is who you blame. On the left, it’s capitalism and colonialism. On the right, it’s the Frankfurt School and LGBTQ.(...)
Udi Raz / 11 Oct 2023

Jews But Foreigners

The German Contradiction

Over the last four years, I have collected countless pieces of evidence of how the idea of Germany - whatever Germans tell themselves about what Germany was, what it is, and what it should become - is interwoven with narratives claiming 'Jews' and 'Arabs' are different from each other, and deeply rooted in a state of enmity.(...)
Joel Schalit / 11 Sep 2023

Reading Politics

The Battleground’s Fall Books List

Journalists don't read books. Or if they do, very sparingly. Trained to follow the 24-hour news cycle, they focus on the daily flow of events, hour by hour, minute by minute. That's the narrative we know.(...)
John Foster / 21 Jul 2023

The Inhuman Condition

Surviving Artificial Intelligence

You’ve seen it before. It’s a title that screams marketing department, with all the requisite keywords required to stand out at an airport bookstore:(...)

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