We may think of current reactionary politics as radical and new, but unchecked mercantilism has always elicited a fierce backlash from both left and right. Here’s what history tells us about today.
There is no better alternative than the rise of the populist left for Europe and beyond.
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The future of democracy depends on developing a left-wing populism that can revive public interest by mobilising political passions in the fight for an alternative to neoliberal de-democratisation.
As the Labour Left’s fourth choice of candidate prepares to take the party reins, he may have taken the lead from Scotland’s Yes campaign and ushered in a new age in UK politics.
It’s lonely at the top.
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Elections will give Alexis Tspiras another chance to put Greece’s financial house in order. Here’s what he should do after the government reforms in September.
It’s groundhog day for Greece as the third bailout package is negotiated. And there’s no reason to think this one will be any more successful than the last two.
Backed into a corner as the banks reached the brink, the Greek prime minister may have fashioned some sort of success, and the prospect of something approaching debt relief a little down the line.