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A Darkness in the East

Christopher Lord / Truthdig May 14, 2026 The Alternative for Germany party is a catastrophe for Germany, Europe and the world. And its growing base in eastern Germany is much scarier than its leadership. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Letter from Czechia: Motorheads Against Brussels

Christopher Lord / Truthdig Feb 12, 2026 A strange new far-right party has entered the government, threatening the EU’s environmental agenda and sparking the biggest demonstrations since the Velvet Revolution. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Letter From France: Rise of the Nationalist Warrior Cop

Christopher Lord / Truthdig Jan 21, 2026 Military-style policing is fueling social conflict in a country teetering on the edge of far-right rule. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Spain’s New Indie Fashion: Fascism

Christopher Lord / Truthdig Nov 17, 2025 Far-right groups are using social media to revive nostalgia for Franquismo and whitewash the country’s blood-stained past. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Elon Musk’s Firebomb Toss Across the Pond

Christopher Lord / Truthdig Jan 21, 2025 In scrambling U.K. politics with a few misinformed posts, the billionaire has globalized his brand as a social media chaos agent. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Europe

The Ideology Driving Far-Right Riots in the UK

Sian Norris / OpenDemocracy Aug 8, 2024 A deep dive into the beliefs and goals supporting the Islamophobic and racist violence gripping the UK. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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Political Climate Change

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How Much is ‘Too Much’ Democracy?

Benjamin Barber / Facing South Jun 7, 2024 Voting rights journalist Ari Berman on opposing elite minority rule—centuries after the founders baked it into the system. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Europe

The End of Europe As We Know It?

John Feffer / TomDispatch Jan 25, 2024 Surging far-right parties across the continent push to remake the model of the liberal EU social welfare state. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Far-Right German Gunman Calling for Genocide Kills 9 People

DAVID McHUGH, DAVID RISING and FRANK JORDANS / The Associated Press Feb 20, 2020 The dead assailant leaves manifesto behind after rampage at hookah bar and surrounding sites near Frankfurt in act of domestic terrorism. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Alex Jones’ Victims Find a Measure of Justice

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Dec 31, 2019 Judge rules that he and his company, Infowars, are to pay $100,000 to Sandy Hook families. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Brazil’s Lula Vows to Make Life ‘Hell’ for Bolsonaro Government

MAURICIO SAVARESE and DIANE JEANTET / The Associated Press Nov 23, 2019 The ex-president, out of jail for charges he disputes, says at Workers' Party event he is more willing than ever to fight for the country. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )