Is This Man Britain’s Next Prime Minister? Is This Man Britain’s Next Prime Minister?
At a somber Labour conference in Liverpool, disillusionment with Keir Starmer gave way to open talk of succession—and the name on everyone’s lips was Andy Burnham.
Oct 10, 2025 / Marcus Barnett
How Italy’s Workers Shut Their Country Down for Gaza How Italy’s Workers Shut Their Country Down for Gaza
Hundreds of thousands blocked ports and roadways to demand an end to military collaboration with Israel.
Sep 30, 2025 / Niccolò Barca
How Germany Silenced Its Artists to Support Israel How Germany Silenced Its Artists to Support Israel
As Israel intensified its genocide in Gaza, Germany ramped up its long-simmering war on dissent, silencing Palestine solidarity while bolstering its own far right.
Sep 30, 2025 / Feature / Nikki Columbus
The French Left Has Little to Gain From Bailing Out Macron The French Left Has Little to Gain From Bailing Out Macron
Emmanuel Macron’s hand-picked prime minister is showing few signs of wanting to compromise, as corporate interests revolt against talk of new taxes.
Sep 26, 2025 / Harrison Stetler
Britain’s Democracy Is in Genuine Peril Britain’s Democracy Is in Genuine Peril
A bitterly divided democratic camp, a constitutional setup with few guardrails and a surging extreme right spell trouble ahead for Britain’s political institutions.
Sep 24, 2025 / Luke Cooper
The NFL Is Trump’s America—and It’s Invading Ireland The NFL Is Trump’s America—and It’s Invading Ireland
The league is not coming to Dublin to plant a tree. It is coming to plant a flag.
Sep 22, 2025 / Dave Zirin
The Power of France’s Pro-Israel Lobby The Power of France’s Pro-Israel Lobby
Netanyahu says Israel is fighting a “shared war” to defend Western values. In France, as elsewhere, it’s a message that has found powerful advocates—and not just on the right.
Sep 10, 2025 / Serge Halimi and Pierre Rimbert
The Way Forward for Ukraine The Way Forward for Ukraine
The country is facing a crisis of survival, and its entire elite should take responsibility for bringing the war to a close.
Sep 5, 2025 / Jonathan Steele
The French Center Plays Brinkmanship With Fiscal Crisis The French Center Plays Brinkmanship With Fiscal Crisis
Prime Minister François Bayrou is gambling his political survival on a confidence vote, in a probably doomed attempt to force France’s hung parliament to accept an austerity budge...
Sep 3, 2025 / Harrison Stetler