Europe
Brexit, Trump, and the choices we actually have
June 24, 2016The Brexit vote shows the pitfalls of acting as if we had ideal choices rather than real ones.
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British far right celebrates Brexit vote, Trump offers congratulations
June 24, 2016The immediate winners of the Brexit vote appear to be the anti-immigrant right wing in Britain and across Europe.
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Cyprus legislative elections bring challenges for the left and unification
May 31, 2016Elections have just concluded after a campaign dominated by the issue of reunification between the island's Greek and Turkish communities.
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As “Brexit” from the EU approaches, Europe’s left is divided
May 24, 2016On June 23, the European Union will be put to the test when Britain - its second-largest economy - votes on whether to stay in or bail out.
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A terrible beauty: Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising
March 25, 2016It is a hundred years since some 750 men and women threw up barricades and seized strong points in downtown Dublin, to be joined by maybe a thousand more.
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