Today, the United States is preparing to swear a populist demagogue into the office of the presidency, overseeing a Republican-controlled Congress and a conservative majority in most U.S. states,...
The night after the US election, retired lawyer Teresa Shook created a Facebook Event for a protest in Washington the day after Trump’s inauguration. The next morning, she woke up to find that...
Warsaw. Castle Square. October 3, 2016. This picture shows one of many protests that gathered that day in Poland and across the globe. #CzarnyProtest — meaning literally the Black...
The alt-right is engaging in a concerted campaign to modernize and mainstream Nazi beliefs. The Nazi beliefs of the ‘30s and ‘40s were appealing to many people of their time. This was an era when...
Good morning! This week we're exploring the shifting character of populist politics in Poland, Catalonia, Africa in the aftermath of colonialism, and the US, examining common threads and the series...
The US healthcare system puts the fear of God into many Brits, especially those who are disabled or chronically ill and deal with healthcare providers on a regular basis. The thought that your...
People the world over are rejecting the legitimacy of liberal democracy, hardening themselves against ‘enemies’, retreating to the security of their tribe, and placing faith in populist leaders...
What would you pay to live forever? OK, dumb question. How about, what would you pay for a long, healthy life? Or, if you can imagine the Grim Reaper already hard on your doorstep, what would you pay...
In a year that saw the death of so many music stars, there was still something particularly painful about George Michael's death. This may be highly subjective but I think that for those of us in...
Welcome to this week's recommended reading, gentle readers! We're thinking about shifting policy issues as the final weeks of the Obama Administration dwindle to an end. What lies in store with the...
