Politics

Unequal Mercy

Helen Benedict / TomDispatch Dec 7, 2022 Should we continue to favor white Christian refugees over everyone else, we will shred the promises and values enshrined in our democracies. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Tear Gas Sprayed Across Migrants at Turkey-Greece Border

MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and SUZAN FRASER / The Associated Press Mar 7, 2020 EU leaders accuse Erdogan's government of using the refugees' desperation "for political purposes" as open-borders policy causes rush. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Clashes Erupt on Greece-Turkey Border as Migrants Seek Entry

COSTAS KANTOURIS and SUZAN FRASER / The Associated Press Mar 4, 2020 Greece fires tear gas and stun grenades on crowds seeking refuge after Turkey declares its previously guarded gateways to Europe open. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Refugees Mass at EU Border as Turkey-Syria Conflict Intensifies

COSTAS KANTOURIS and ANDREW WILKS / The Associated Press Mar 1, 2020 Thousands try to enter Greece by land and sea, trying to escape a Russian-backed Syrian offensive in Idlib province. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump Fulfills the Wishes of Israel’s Mossad

Jefferson Morley / Independent Media Institute Jan 6, 2020 After vowing to end America's forever wars, the president has thrust the country head-first into a dangerous, likely intractable conflict. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Reaganism Must Be Defeated Once and for All

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Oct 3, 2019 As long as the U.S. and other nations cling to neoliberal economics, their citizens will continue to drift toward far-right authoritarians. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Greece Turns Right: Prime Minister Tsipras Concedes Election Defeat

ELENA BECATOROS and DEREK GATOPOULOS / The Associated Press Jul 7, 2019 Kyriakos Mitsotakis' conservative New Democracy party triumphs, but far-right parties fail, bucking Europe's populist trend. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Le Pen’s Far-Right Wins Over Macron’s Centrists

The Associated Press May 26, 2019 The far-right nationalist leader says the expected result "confirms the new nationalist-globalist division" in France and beyond. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

What Europe Needs Is a New Revolution

By Jason Barker / Los Angeles Review of Books May 10, 2019 Decrying neoliberal capitalism’s “slow cancellation of the future” in his new book, Srećko Horvat advocates “hope without optimism.” Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Forgotten, Anti-Democratic History of NATO

Sharmini Peries / The Real News Network Apr 4, 2019 Author Yves Engler explains how the organization was used to suppress the left and bring the world under the U.S. geopolitical umbrella. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: A Cruel, Costly and Anxious ‘Cold’ War

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 23, 2019 In the aftermath of World War II, the U.S. found a new enemy—its recent Soviet ally—and a new kind of conflict was born. Dig deeper ( 58 Min. Read )

Call Me by My New Name: Balkan Nation Is North Macedonia Now

KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES / The Associated Press Feb 12, 2019 The moniker change puts to rest a decades-old dispute with Greece, clearing a path for the renamed country to enter NATO. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )