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With millions on the brink of absolute poverty, and Britain well on its way to achieving a hard Brexit even as Catalonia prepares for it own independence, the stage may be set for a new wave of populist right-wing extremism.
As in the case of Donald Trump's electoral win in the U.S., the AfD triumphed last month in part because many former non-voters were stirred by its virulently racist, anti-immigrant message – and their votes flipped the results.
The oil tanker that sank last week in the gulf of Saronikos had failed to meet safety standards as early as 2008, and according to a maritime workers' union, the ship had been deemed “extremely dangerous to safe navigation.”
Resistance to rightwing regimes like the one governing Poland, as well as Hungary, are becoming increasingly more effective as people become more educated about the far-right politics steering their nations astray.
As of June, the European Commission stated that more than 240 million people now live on the poverty line – around one-third of the E.U. population – with a full 9 percent of citizens suffering from deprivation.
"Fake news" has generated considerable attention in America in recent months, but less has been written about Europe's alt-right platforms which are enjoying an unprecedented rise in popularity as they agitate a restless population.
By all accounts it seems Europe is headed back to the bad old days of Euroskepticism and guarded isolationism. Yet some core areas of resistance remain and could be poised to pull Europe back from the brink.
The rise in popularity of the German far-right Alternative für Deutschland party and the French National Front immediately following the election of Donald Trump raises an important question: How far gone is the EU, exactly?
The world has lost an incredible thinker and doer. I have lost an amazing friend. A void exists where before it was filled with David's optimism, humour and joy.
Kevin fought to bring truth every day. We must not lose this struggle.
To win the climate argument, advocates must show how Covid-19 bailout funds could be redirected – instead of making similar mistakes as the 2008 financial crisis.
The most analogous failure to the impending economic turbulence is the financial crisis of 2008, caused, primarily, by the deregulation of the financial industry.
Activists are continuing the fight but are exhausted, balancing careers and a movement, that, to most, has become a personal battle.
The world has lost an incredible thinker and doer. I have lost an amazing friend. A void exists where before it was filled with David's optimism, humour and joy.
Kevin fought to bring truth every day. We must not lose this struggle.
He wrote about crushing debt, pointless jobs and the negative effects of globalization. And he played a leading role in the Occupy Wall Street movement.
To win the climate argument, advocates must show how Covid-19 bailout funds could be redirected – instead of making similar mistakes as the 2008 financial crisis.
The most analogous failure to the impending economic turbulence is the financial crisis of 2008, caused, primarily, by the deregulation of the financial industry.
The world has lost an incredible thinker and doer. I have lost an amazing friend. A void exists where before it was filled with David's optimism, humour and joy.
Kevin fought to bring truth every day. We must not lose this struggle.
He wrote about crushing debt, pointless jobs and the negative effects of globalization. And he played a leading role in the Occupy Wall Street movement.