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Published in: Rethinking PopulismPrecarity, populism, and prospects for a green democratic transformation
The proper Left alternative to the class struggle is subverting capitalism by mobilizing an ever wider and more...
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Published in: Rethinking PopulismIs Left populism possible?
We need to fight precarity now and to ensure that, in the process, we retain and enhance the best of our...
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Published in: Rethinking PopulismA world to win and a planet to save
Left populism and socialist strategy under Corbyn – how could this prepare us for the Green New Deal? In response to...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe assault on the Capitol was shameful. But defending the status quo isn’t the answer
Instead of taking sides in a civil war within the establishment, we should ask a simple question: how can we build a...
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Published in: ourEconomyStep aside progressive patriotism – intergalactic humanism has arrived
Nationalism will always be racist, no matter how ‘progressive’ it is. What would it mean to imagine a world beyond...
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Published in: Rethinking PopulismThe blind spots of Left populism
What the left needs is to refocus on its core principles of social justice and have the courage to defend them.
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Published in: Rethinking PopulismWhy a populist Left should rally around a green democratic transformation
The Left must draw a frontier between the people and the oligarchy, and ecological transition is the thing around...
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Published in: Rethinking PopulismCharting the waters: populism as a gendered phenomenon
Take this first “walking tour” of openDemocracy’s rich archive of material dealing with the complex relation between...
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Published in: ourEconomyAgainst fascism in India: in solidarity, through care
Women are leading the resistance against the unconstitutional Citizenship Amendment Act.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionDemocracy and charisma: a dangerous liaison
In India and the Philippines, strongmen have consolidated immense power through democratic means. How do we explain this?
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Published in: Frontline Insights: OpinionWhy do progressive movements struggle to answer populists? Because they are technocrats
Human rights activists need to express their passion and tell compelling stories, not just rely on facts and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK‘Populist’ can be a weasel word for ‘racist’, and that’s dangerous
Flawed use of the word ‘populist’ to describe politics beyond the mainstream right is legitimising racism. Academics...
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Published in: ourEconomyLatin America’s right-wing leaders are fueling underdevelopment
We need progressive industrial policy if we are to solve the region's economic woes.
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Published in: ourEconomyDude! Where’s my democracy?
People turn to authoritarian leaders not because they distrust democracy but because our system is fundamentally...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPopulism and the fear factor
What do political leaders such as Viktor Orban, Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro, Vladimir Putin, the Kaczyński...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWe need leaders, but not just any leaders
The greatest danger to our security does not come from refugees looking for a better life, but from politicians who...
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Published in: 50.50Austerity drives populism and is a frontal attack on the rights of women
Women are disproportionately dependent on public services. They can’t afford austerity, and it’s time that...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe stories fascist Europe tells itself, and how to correct them
What can the UK learn from those fighting the far right across Europe? Take history seriously
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The appeal of populist nationalism in the age of accelerated change
What drives support for the populist, radical right and what do the actors offer their voters? The endangered nation...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaNationalism as a substitute for equality
Real equality cannot be achieved through distribution alone, but by relying on personal relationships with one...