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Populism & Radicalism

Over the last few decades, we have seen the decline and then collapse of the narratives around which European political structures were constructed. As a consequence, populism and radicalism are on the rise across the globe.

Top news of the week: 28.02.2023.

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@jackshafer shared
On Feb 27, 2023
RT @TheAtlantic: “To hold buybacks responsible for problems they have little to do with—problems that getting rid of them would do nothing to solve—does not make sense,” writes @JamesSurowiecki: https://t.co/4dTbr4EiSM
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Stop Demonizing Stock Buybacks

Stop Demonizing Stock Buybacks

If progressives think they’ve found a good stick to beat corporate America with, they’re wrong.

@EvanFeigenbaum shared
On Feb 27, 2023
RT @EvanFeigenbaum: 1: Here's a new paper in our seven region @CarnegieEndow #ChinaLocalGlobal initiative. Yuan Wang from @DukeKunshan and @Hangwei_Li ex @SOASpolitics explore how differing media norms in Kenya and Ethiopia yielded differing PR strategies by Chinese firms. https://t.co/VBCdRhchAE
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African Media Cultures and Chinese Public Relations Strategies in Kenya and Ethiopia

African Media Cultures and Chinese Public Relations Strategies in Kenya and Ethiopia

Differing Kenyan and Ethiopian journalism norms have fundamentally shaped the strategies and local relationships of three Chinese firms contracted to build railways in Africa.

@HuffPost shared
On Feb 22, 2023
Putin has said Russia was withdrawing from the treaty because of U.S. support to Ukraine. https://t.co/RreGtqoo6Q
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Biden Condemns Putin's Suspension Of Arms Treaty With U.S.: 'Big Mistake'

Biden Condemns Putin's Suspension Of Arms Treaty With U.S.: 'Big Mistake'

Putin has said Russia was withdrawing from the treaty because of U.S. support to Ukraine.

@BrookingsInst shared
On Feb 23, 2023
A recent proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin would all but abolish the role of the country’s Supreme Court as the sole check on executive and legislative power in Israel. https://t.co/DczY1aZYVB
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Israel’s majoritarian nightmare should be a US concern

Israel’s majoritarian nightmare should be a US concern

Israel’s governing coalition is legislating the most far-reaching revolution ever in the state’s constitutional makeup, leading to pure, unbridled majoritarian rule.

@Newsweek shared
On Feb 21, 2023
A statement echoing Kremlin propaganda from Silvio Berlusconi has embarrassed the Italian prime minister ahead of her trip to Kyiv. https://t.co/o01FbI7oIk
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Giorgia Meloni, Zelensky's Awkward Ally

Giorgia Meloni, Zelensky's Awkward Ally

A statement echoing Kremlin propaganda from Silvio Berlusconi has embarrassed the Italian prime minister ahead of her trip to Kyiv.

@edwardlucas shared
On Feb 24, 2023
RT @NickCohen4: The death of Tory England. It wasn't murdered by a revolutionary uprising. It committed suicide when it failed to meet the British people's ordinary hopes for a better life. Piece on my Substack https://t.co/laBF9sAGZQ
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The death of Tory England: It’s not murder, it’s suicide

The death of Tory England: It’s not murder, it’s suicide

Killed by the failure to meet ordinary "conservative" aspirations for a decent life

@WSJ shared
On Feb 27, 2023
James Abourezk, who became the first Arab-American U.S. senator and was known for his quick wit as he advocated for populist causes, died Friday. He was 92. https://t.co/YJhZmiK89c
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James Abourezk, First Arab-American U.S. Senator, Dies at 92

James Abourezk, First Arab-American U.S. Senator, Dies at 92

The South Dakota Democrat was known for his quick wit as he advocated for populist causes.

@AthertonKD shared
On Feb 24, 2023
RT @Alexander_Avina: Sharing my 2018 article on communist schoolteacher-turned-guerrilla leader Lucio Cabañas and the Party of the Poor cos it has a new digital home: https://t.co/J4gLgWz2IN https://t.co/ka9msOAsxS
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“A Revolution of the Poor, for the Poor and by the Poor”: Making Revolution in Rural Cold War Mexico

“A Revolution of the Poor, for the Poor and by the Poor”: Making Revolution in Rural Cold War Mexico

During the “long 1960s” in the Mexican state of Guerrero, a mostly rural and impoverished region geographically marked by a long Pacific Ocean coastline and the Sierra Madre del Sur ...