13+ hour, 23+ min ago   (258+ words) The ‘War on Terror’ gave far-right Islamophobia legitimacy, reach and electoral force. Before September 11, far right parties in Europe had been largely marginalised within the continent’s multi-party systems. Even where some won significant electoral support, many remained politically stigmatised or…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1632+ words) STOCKHOLM, Sweden, September 10 (IPS) - During summer months there is a certain news drought. Nevertheless, this year social media has been crowded with news from wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, while customary tales about grisly murders have not been…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (676+ words) We hear a lot today about the pile-up of overlapping problems like climate change, war, financial stress, and inequality. Together they make people feel increasingly uncertain, anxious, and pessimistic about the future. Meanwhile, voters’ trust in the government to solve…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (234+ words) The leaders of the German delegations in two leading political groups in the European Parliament, Niklas Herbst and René Repasi, have proposed formalizing cooperation between the center-right European People’s Party and the Social Democrats following the German model. The initiative…...