The Le Pen Clan’s Youngest Aspirant Bows Out of Politics

By Emily Tamkin / Foreign Policy May 10, 2017 Marion Maréchal-Le Pen was considered by many to be the rising star of France's far-right National Front party, but that changed this week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Austrians Break Far Right’s Winning Streak by Electing Independent, Green Party-Backed President

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Dec 5, 2016 Austrian voters have sent a message that they are unwilling to allow their country to be swept up in the populist wave that has boosted far-right politicians to powerful positions in the U.S. and Europe. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Looking for Terrorists? Why Not Check the Extreme Right Website Linked to 100 Hate Crime Killings

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The Dark Side of the Ukraine Revolt

By Conn Hallinan Mar 21, 2014 Although most of the Western media describe the current crisis in the Ukraine as a confrontation between authoritarianism and democracy, many of the shock troops who have manned barricades in Kiev and the western city of Lviv these past months have little interest in either democracy or Western liberalism. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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U.K. Poll Shows a Far-Right Swing

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2011 In a worrisome poll conducted in the United Kingdom, a whopping 48 percent of respondents said they would consider supporting a new anti-immigration nationalist party that was void of the violence and fascist imagery usually associated with the far right. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ellen Goodman: Putting a Wedge Between the Right and Loony Right

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Jul 20, 2006 The columnist says Bush's veto of the stem cell bill has set him apart from his colleagues in the GOP and put him squarely in the ranks of the loony right. She also takes on a range of other "wedge issues" that have proved so divisive as to end up dividing even the staunchest conservatives. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )