Tag: right-wing
The far right’s tipping point
Over the last decade, the world has suffered bouts of political whiplash as right-wing populists and their opponents have battled it out at the ballot box.
Progressive International unveils database exposing global right-wing network threatening democracies
This database, which results from a year of meticulous research, exposes the mechanisms through which these forces erode democratic norms and foster geopolitical instability.
Sound the alarms; someone let the crazies out and they’re now...
This is no joke, it’s not the least bit funny, it shows that this country is in deep, deep trouble.
Ultimate rightwing transgression: the mockery of politics as a preposterous joke
The Big Lie is "yoked to an older deception, without which it could not survive: the idea that American politics is a joke," attackable without consequences.
Top 8 ways to tell if you’re a white supremacist who...
So if you think there is a “white race” you might be a white supremacist.
Franklin’s ‘keep the republic’ demands Democrats must win over the majority—or...
The absence of outrage, if not indictments, to the Big Lie is as significant as the wickedness of the disgrace.
How the populist right twists leftwing ideas to appeal to voters
One of the more interesting aspects of rightwing populism, especially in the form it’s taken in the United States, is its use...
The Donald also rises?
For all practical purposes, right-wing populists will have taken over the world.
‘Conspiracism’ poisons the rightwing fringe; progressives not immune, just much smarter
What changes before 2024 if the GOP can’t exit the pandemic-decimated, insurrectionist Trump train wreck?
ReTrolligans—how the GOP risks all, miming ‘trollish’ gate-crashing, lying, bullying &...
With a daring experiment, the scheming, conspiracy-riven Republicans are testing whether morphing into a party of boorish trolls works.
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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.