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The Price of Austerity in England

The Price of Austerity in England The Price of Austerity in England

Savage cuts in social services have put county councils in crisis.

Mar 14, 2019 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Yanis Varoufakis

A European Spring Is Possible A European Spring Is Possible

The DiEM25 proposes immediate financial changes to end austerity and fund a green—and hopefully post-capitalist—future.

Mar 13, 2019 / Yanis Varoufakis

Raphael Glucksmann

Place Publique: The ‘Orphans’ of the French Left Place Publique: The ‘Orphans’ of the French Left

A new direct democracy movement hopes to reconstitute France’s left parties around a European Green New Deal—but voters are still skeptical.

Feb 26, 2019 / Colin Kinniburgh

Swedish Preschool

Even Conservatives Support Sweden’s Welfare State. Here’s Why. Even Conservatives Support Sweden’s Welfare State. Here’s Why.

It’s practical and efficient, allowing for a very competitive economy while ensuring a high standard of living.

Feb 19, 2019 / Barbara Koeppel

Anti-Brexit demonstrators

Brexit Is Deadlocked as the Countdown Continues Brexit Is Deadlocked as the Countdown Continues

The UK Parliament is at an impasse, and both main parties are at risk of fracturing.

Feb 14, 2019 / Paul Mason

Brexit Demonstrators

Britain’s Brexit Crack-Up Britain’s Brexit Crack-Up

Why has the Labour Party listened so late and so half-heartedly to the majority of its members who support the call for a People’s Vote?

Jan 23, 2019 / Maria Margaronis

Brexit Banner

Britain Is Stumbling Toward the Worst Possible Brexit Britain Is Stumbling Toward the Worst Possible Brexit

A no-deal exit is what civil servants now consider most likely—and it is one that sections of the British public, in full kamikaze mode, are clamoring for.

Jan 23, 2019 / Rachel Shabi

Migrant camp in Vordingborg

‘Social Death’ in Denmark ‘Social Death’ in Denmark

The European country is isolating and excluding asylum seekers until they disappear from society completely.

Jan 20, 2019 / Nicholas Mirzoeff

Robert Habeck on election day 2018

These Parties Are Fighting for the Climate, Human Rights, and Immigrants—and They’re Winning These Parties Are Fighting for the Climate, Human Rights, and Immigrants—and They’re Winning

After years in the doldrums, the Greens have come roaring back all across Northern Europe.

Jan 18, 2019 / Paul Hockenos

Prime Minister Theresa Ma

Why No Deal Is the Real Deal: Brexit and the Politics of the Interregnum Why No Deal Is the Real Deal: Brexit and the Politics of the Interregnum

Leaving the European Union is the necessary goal of the left in Britain.

Jan 17, 2019 / Maurice Glasman

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