The country’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has promised a break from the politics of the last 40 years—realizing more broadly that Labour must stand up for the 99% against big business, or the party will become irrelevant.
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Global Fight Escalates Against the "Censorship Machine"
In Europe, lawmakers are considering legislation to give internet service providers a mandate, using algorithms, to police users so they don't upload anything that infringes on a copyright, regardless of its form.
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Trump Budget Horrifies Majority of Voters, Poll Finds
By extraordinarily wide margins, voters disapprove of President Donald Trump's sweeping proposed cuts to popular government programs.
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From U.K. to Holland to Germany, the Alt-Right Is Reshaping European Opinion
"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.
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Young Americans: Most See Trump as Illegitimate President
A majority of young adults – 57 percent – see Trump's presidency as illegitimate, including about three-quarters of blacks and large majorities of Latinos and Asians, a new GenForward poll found.
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Letter to the American Left: Antifa Is Not Your Friend
The self-proclaimed anti-fascists of “Antifa” are a millstone around the neck of the political left and possibly a greater danger to progressive and liberal values than even Donald Trump himself.
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Stop Saying We're a Nation of Immigrants
The "nation of immigrants" motto ignores America's history of colonialism, conquest and forced migration, embodied in several non-immigrant groups that are rarely discussed: Native Hawaiians and Puerto Ricans.
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Populism in Action: How Trump's Foreign Policy Is Shaping the EU's Political Landscape
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?
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"A Post-Western Age": Munich Security Report Details Fragile World Order
With the rise of populism threatening the international order, the report warns of an "illiberal moment" globally—and the withdrawal of the U.S. on the world stage could allow others to take advantage of the power vacuum.
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U.S. Military's Stats on Deadly Airstrikes are Wrong. Thousands Have Gone Unreported.
The enormous data gap raises serious doubts about transparency in reported progress against the Islamic State, al-Qaida and the Taliban, and calls into question the accuracy of other Defense Department disclosures.
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Revolt Is the Only Barrier to a Fascist America
What comes next, history has shown, will not be pleasant.
