Category: Italy

13 Jan

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Why right-wing populism won. And what’s next

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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, […]

Filed under: anti-politics, democracy, Donald Trump, Europe, fascism, Featured, France, Germany, immigration, Italy, Left strategy, Marxism, populism, the Right, UK, USA

27 Feb

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Some notes on Italy’s upheaval

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In the end the results of Italy’s general election were even more unsettling than the most pessimistic pro-Euro commentators had anticipated. As this post was being completed, the lower house counts were as follows: Pier Luigi Bersani’s centre-left coalition 29.5% Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right coalition 29.1% Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement 25.5% Mario Monti’s Civic Choice […]

Filed under: age of austerity, democracy, Europe, Featured, Italy, Left strategy