populism

Winning! EU Drops Net Zero Demands After Farmers’ Protests

The European Union has backed down on Net Zero targets for agriculture, including drastic cuts in fertiliser and pesticide use and a recommendation that people eat less meat, following widespread protests from farmers.
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Elections Are a “Threat to Democracy” Because So Many Voters Are “Right Wing”

According to commentators, the 2024 elections around the world are a "threat to democracy" because so many voters are voting for "Right-wing" parties. It's part of a worrying anti-freedom trend, says Igor Chudov.
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As the Migrant Crisis Escalates, the German Government Offers Little But Empty Words

On Monday, negotiators from the German federal and state Governments met to hammer out a solution to the migration crisis, but what they came up with is little but empty words, says Eugyppius.
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AfD Needle Attack: After a Week of Politically Motivated Denial Prosecutors Admit AfD Co-Chair Was Assaulted

Is there any other developed Western nation where the police, the press and the political establishment react with such indifference to a serious assault on a leading opposition party official, asks Eugyppius.
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The Only Populists that Billionaires Fund are Right-wingers

The 372-page book that the European Center for Populism Studies published in March 2023, The Impacts of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on Right-wing Populism in Europe, opens its Chapter (p. 200-209) on “The Russia-Ukraine War and Right-Wing Populism in Latvia” by saying something that has broad applicability across all U.S.-and-allied nations, Right-wing populism, and […]