Yanis Varoufakis’s Internationalist Odyssey Yanis Varoufakis’s Internationalist Odyssey
The former Greek finance minister is on a quest to unite the global left.
Dec 13, 2018 / Feature / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Which Is Worse, Trump or Brexit? Which Is Worse, Trump or Brexit?
The answer will depend on what the left can make of what comes next.
Dec 13, 2018 / Column / Gary Younge
Britain May Be Headed for a Constitutional Crisis Over Brexit Britain May Be Headed for a Constitutional Crisis Over Brexit
The issue has jammed up the nation’s politics, consumed it—and broken it. Does Labour have a solution?
Dec 6, 2018 / Rachel Shabi
Deal or No Deal? The Season Finale of the United Kingdom Deal or No Deal? The Season Finale of the United Kingdom
No one knows for sure how the Brexit episode will end.
Nov 28, 2018 / Gary Younge
With Help From Trump, Nationalism Could Shatter Europe With Help From Trump, Nationalism Could Shatter Europe
Practically the only allies the president hasn’t alienated are extremists from Europe’s far right.
Nov 19, 2018 / Rajan Menon
SWIFT: A Modest Proposal? SWIFT: A Modest Proposal?
An alternative bank transfer network won’t be enough to counter American financial hegemony.
Oct 17, 2018 / Stefan Eich
Why Ethnic Nationalism Still Rules Bosnia, and Why It Could Get Worse Why Ethnic Nationalism Still Rules Bosnia, and Why It Could Get Worse
Sectarianism was baked into the 1995 Dayton Agreement—but now, with the rise of nationalism across Europe, there are fewer brakes on it from the EU.
Oct 12, 2018 / Una Hajdari and Michael Colborne
Bad News From Newport Bad News From Newport
Two years after the Brexit vote and six months before a final outcome that no one can yet even guess, a return to the Welsh valleys that voted Leave for lack of any hope.
Oct 3, 2018 / Paul Mason
A Small Nation That Thinks It’s a World Power A Small Nation That Thinks It’s a World Power
Brexit emerged from its supporters’ nostalgia for a supposedly glorious past.
Sep 27, 2018 / Column / Gary Younge
Germany’s Faith-Based Sanctuary Activists Have Created a National Movement Germany’s Faith-Based Sanctuary Activists Have Created a National Movement
But it’s under growing pressure from politicians waging war on the right to asylum.
Sep 19, 2018 / Caitlin L. Chandler