Alternative for Germany

Caption: Imperial Federation: Map of the World Showing the Extent of the British Empire in 1886 (cropped). Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Working class support for One Nation (Part I): Towards an honest explanation

Lisbeth Latham argues the surge in support for One Nation has forced a question the Australian left has avoided answering honestly: why do some workers support a politics that appears to cut against their own material interests?
Die Linke graphic Tempest

Inside Die Linke: An interview on the state of Germany’s left party

Frieda Holm and Maria Sommer discuss the shifting dynamics within Die Linke and building durable infrastructure for the class struggle within and beyond the party.
Demonstration against the far right in Berlin, 21 January 2024

To defeat the far-right surge in Germany, socialists must defend democracy

Thomas Goes — Building a broad, cross-party front is crucial to defeating the far-right surge in Germany.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is greeted by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the G7 Summit in Italy, 13 June 2024.

European conservatives are at an inflection point

Natascha Strobl — Moving away from its historic role, conservatism is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from the far right.
Refugees welcome

Facing the fascist danger

Kevin B. Anderson — The largest democratic republics in Europe and North America remain in extreme danger, amid ongoing and deepening fascist threats, especially in the United States.
AfD leaders

Germany: Darker turn

Loren Balhorn — For the first time since the defeat of the Third Reich, a far-right party has won a state-wide election, indicating a profound level of alienation vis-à-vis the political establishment among a wide swathe of the electorate.

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