Right-wing

Far-right parties kept winning elections and holding influence on society, attracting part of the political establishment.

A conversation with Remo Siza on the radicalisation of the middle and working classes and its impact on Italian politics.

Livestock farming is one of humanity’s most destructive activities to the environment. Yet when measures to protect biodiversity and combat climate change are discussed, addressing this is rarely high on the political agenda. George Monbiot calls for decisive policy responses and mass mobilisation to change the way we produce and consume our food. We spoke with him about his new book Regenesis, the right moments for change, the current state of climate activism, and the threats posed by right-wing politics.

With little alternatives on the Left, Italians did not vote for fascism but the promise of security.

Polish activist Klementyna Suchanow traces the funding and politics of religious organisations to Russia.

With much at stake, an unprecedented coalition is seeking to finally oust Hungary’s strongman at the upcoming national elections.

With projections of climate science now indisputable, many of Europe’s right-wing populist parties are abandoning responses of dismissal and denial in favour of a very different approach. The threat of climate change is increasingly appropriated and reframed to suit a nationalist political agenda.