Europe
Spanish regional elections: Socialist Party falters, far-right advances
December 21, 2018The European right has absconded with some of the left’s programs. Once elected, of course, it will jettison those issues, just as the Nazis did.
Read moreReforming the European Union is an impossible dream
December 13, 2018British Communist leader Robert Griffiths says turning the EU into a “People’s Europe” would require the election of left governments everywhere, a dim prospect indeed.
Read moreGeorge H.W. Bush’s record: Nothing to celebrate
December 4, 2018WASHINGTON — The old Latin phrase is “De mortuis nil nisi bonum,” translated as “speak nothing but good of the dead,” but when it comes to George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the U.S.,...
Read more“Revolution” sweeps France; people demand Macron resign
December 3, 2018"It is not a liberal revolution that we have before us, it is a popular revolution, a citizen revolution,” leftist leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon says.
Read moreConservative U.K. government teeters on brink of collapse over Brexit
November 15, 2018"Move over May. It’s time for the People’s Prime Minister.”
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