Eurowhiteness and a Far-Right EU
We need to talk about a Far Right EU. Nativists and ultraconservatives are being actively courted by the European mainstream including at the level of the EU. There's the advent of prime minister Gior...
4 Loka 202331min
How Eurowhiteness Shapes the EU
Europeans are comfortable talking about whiteness in the American context. But when it comes to their own continent, not so much. That serves to shut down an important conversation about police brutal...
30 Syys 202340min
When Conservatives Endanger Democracy — Revisited
News from Spain where a far-right political party called Vox lost seats in the recent general election. Vox are culture warriors in the mould of the US MAGA movement: anti-migrant, anti-LGBT+, anti-Is...
29 Heinä 202333min
Polish State Media Gone Rogue
Polish state media still is treated as a legitimate public service by European authorities. Yet many Poles refer to it as a factory of hate. They say Polish state TV and radio first and foremost serve...
30 Kesä 20231h 1min
The Man Bringing Beyond Growth to Brussels
Philippe Lamberts is advancing one of the most progressive agendas ever to reach the upper echelons of the EU power structure. This month the co-head of the Greens at the European Parliament will conv...
8 Touko 202348min
The Assault on NGOs
Conveniently at the heart of the EU Qatargate corruption scandal is a rogue NGO. Conveniently, that is, for EU officials and lawmakers who dislike non-governmental organisations. NGOs frequently end u...
15 Huhti 202355min
Corruption in the Family
Families can go wrong. And unless you've been under a rock these last weeks, you'll know that a number of members of the Socialist family at the European Parliament went very wrong. They allegedly too...
15 Helmi 20231h 2min
Mars Returns
Putin's barbarism is somehow felt by us all even though it can be hard to get to grips with the magnitude of what's at stake. One reason may be what writer and academic Tom Nichols calls normalcy bias...
29 Tammi 202339min
