National Politics
Politico – Far-right Herbert Kickl gets his chance to form government in Austria
Austria looks like it is the latest European country to go far-right. Read the article HERE.
Far-right
EU politics
Lily Lynch – Old News?
A look at the rise of the far-right in Austria. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Al Jazeera – ‘Earthquake’: Austria’s far-right Freedom Party wins election
Another victory for the far-right in Europe. Read the article HERE.
Media
Roman Zinigrad – How social media amplifies support for the far right in France
If someone shows an interest in far-right content on social media, the algorithm quickly introduces them to a whole world of ethnonationalism. Roman Zinigrad is an Assistant Professor of Law at the American University of […]
Neo-Liberalism in the EU
John Rees – UK riots: The fascist threat is resurgent. Here’s how to stop it.
A fascist movement is not fully-formed in Britain yet, but the constituent parts exist and are in proximity with one another. John Rees is a Visiting Research Fellow at Goldsmiths, University of London, and a […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – How an unholy alliance between fascists and far-right Zionists fuelled UK riots
Supporting Israel’s slaughter in Gaza and anti-Muslim racism in the UK go hand-in-hand. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker on the region and analyst on […]
Media
Des Freedman – Talking up a storm: the far right and the media
The UK press has whipped up anti-Muslim racism, but now pretends that the Islamophobic riots in the UK have nothing to do with them. Des Freedman is Professor of Media and Communications in the Department […]
EU politics
Henry Wallis – Why the New Popular Front won
It’s an exciting moment in France for the left, but if it is not capitalised on then it could easily be a false dawn. Henry Wallis writes on French politics at helotage.com. Cross-posted from Counterpunch On […]
EU politics
Harrison Stetler – France’s New Popular Front Has Won a Historic Victory
The French election was meant to bring victory for Marine Le Pen’s far right. But the New Popular Front rallied around a left-wing program for social change — allowing it to become the biggest force […]
EU politics
Mathias Bernard – Legislative elections in France: ‘Emmanuel Macron has made National Rally the main force of opposition to his policies’
Macron’s woeful centrist governance has been instrumental to the rise of the far-right. Mathias Bernard is a historian of the Fifth Republic at the Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA). Cross-posted from The Conversation How do you […]