Grant and Joe had me back for a “sequel” appearance on their Rabble Report podcast — moving on from the failures of left-wing populism to the successes of right-wing populism. The episode examines whether today’s populist parties reflect a broader social movement or function instead as scavengers capitalising on the political hollowing-out of the establishment, […]
22 Dec
A mix of politics and mental disturbance has become an increasingly common feature of lone wolf mass killings — and it leads politicos to either blame killings on their opponents or to deny a “truly” political cause, depending on their own views.
20 Mar
PHIL BUTLAND, Berlin (with the input of KEVIN OVENDEN, Athens) reflects on the Blockupy protest in Frankfurt this week and whether we are at a “Prague moment” opening up a new sequence of anti-capitalist and international mobilisations Just four days ago, I* was reporting with hope about a few hundred people demonstrating in Berlin for Greece […]
13 Jan
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