ultra-right
PEGIDA: Horrors and contradictions
February 5, 2015In Germany the ultra-right is building bases in towns and villages while the government fears any progress which threatens their austerity policy.
Read moreGermany today: People challenging new right extremists
January 22, 2015Recent events here in Germany remind me of a playground see-saw, with constant ups and downs of one side and the other.
Read moreChris Christie’s hero
May 19, 2014In Christie's own words, one can see what he really stands for. His praise of Walker, the Koch-owned governor of Wisconsin, shows his true political colors.
Read moreVenezuela’s Bolivarian government defends against rightist violence
February 18, 2014Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government is facing its biggest challenge since his electoral victory on April 14, 2013 - still unrecognized by the U.S. government.
Read moreGovernment shutdown a corporate lockout of the people
October 3, 2013The government crisis takes place as we near the start of the sixth year of economic depression; only the wealthiest one-tenth of one percent have fully recovered.
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