What can Italians expect from the new populist government?
Italy’s prospective PM, Giuseppe Conte, is a 54-year-old university professor with little political experience [Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters] I was interviewed by South African …
Italy’s populist alliance and the national anti-migrant consensus
The League’s Matteo Salvini and the Five Star’s Luigi Di Maio have entered into coalition to form a government in Italy [AP] …
United against Trump
The poor showing at Trump’s inauguration, and the massive turnout at the Women’s Marches, together with Trump’s popular vote defeat by nearly …
UK should Remain in the EU to stop the global advance of the far right
Tomorrow the British will go to the polls to decide whether UK should stay within the European Union or not. I truly …
A left vision for basic income
Today Swiss people are voting in a referendum that will determine whether to include a universal basic income in the federal constitution. The constitutional …
IMF plots “credit event” to push Greece to the brink of default
Even though other international events have largely pushed it in the background, the Greek debt drama continues. The IMF and the EU …
My top 5 trends of 2015 – and some predictions for 2016
With best wishes for a healthy and productive 2016! 1 – WHITE PRIVILEGE UNDER ATTACK Debates and struggles around race have taken …
Varoufakis announces pan-European movement to “democratise the EU”
In a recent interview for the Italian magazine L’Espresso, former finance minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis announces the formation of a new …
More instability expected in Spain after indecisive election
More political instability looms in another southern European country. No clear majority emerged from the ballot box in Spain yesterday, and the …
Far right Front National first party in French regional elections
Very bad results in France’s regional elections: exit polls set xenophobic far right Front National (FN) first nationwide with over 30% of …
Attenzione, un governo a 5 Stelle non è l’alternativa alla sinistra
Pubblicato sul settimanale Left in edicola dal 5 Dicembre. Fa un certo effetto ascoltare Paolo Flores D’Arcais in un lungo intervento sui …