2nd Wave of Protests Caps Week Focused on Climate Action

FRANK JORDANS and GIADA ZAMPANO / The Associated Press Sep 27, 2019 Youths across the globe inspired by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg demonstrate en masse for the second straight Friday. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Italian Leader Conte Resigns With Scathing Attack on Far-Right’s Salvini

FRANCES D'EMILIO / The Associated Press Aug 20, 2019 The prime minister blames the collapse of his populist government on his deputy's desire to gain "full powers" for his League party. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Venice Biennale Artists Foresee a World on the Brink

David Matorin May 29, 2019 The tangible effects of political concerns, ranging from mass displacement to climate change, are unavoidable at the 58th Venice Biennale. Dig deeper ( 9 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 )

Europe’s Voters Elect New Parliament as Nationalism Mounts

MIKE CORDER / The Associated Press May 26, 2019 Pivotal elections for the European Union parliament reach their climax as the last 21 nations go to the polls. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Americanization of Popular Culture Should Terrify Us All

Robert Scheer / Truthdig May 24, 2019 Hollywood's triumph in the global culture wars is worrisome at a time when conglomerates reign, French scholar Violaine Roussel argues. Dig deeper ( 29 Min. Read )

Europe’s Far-Right Parties Target Youth Vote

LORI HINNANT / The Associated Press May 17, 2019 Elections in countries like Austria reveal 16- to 29-year-olds have grown increasingly amenable to a euroskeptic, anti-immigration agenda. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

WWF Sounds Alarm After 48 Pounds of Plastic Found in Dead Whale

COLLEEN BARRY / The Associated Press Apr 2, 2019 "It is the first time we have been confronted with an animal with such a huge quantity of garbage," says a biologist in Padua, Italy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Italy Has All but Fallen to the Far Right

Davide Vampa / The Conversation Feb 28, 2019 In the first electoral test of the country's governing coalition, the nativist League party has emerged stronger than ever before. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The End of the American Republic

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Feb 20, 2019 Donald Trump’s national emergency heralds a new era in our nation’s history—one with frightening parallels to the Roman Empire. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Romania to Give Holocaust Survivors Top Honors

The Associated Press Jan 27, 2019 The world marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The European Union May Not Survive the Euro

Marshall Auerback / Independent Media Institute Jan 18, 2019 Double-digit unemployment and rising inequality have ravaged the continent. A return to traditional currencies may offer a solution. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )