Populism
Insular definitions of the national past overlook the very things we should take pride in
The UK Government is dominated by figures from a discredited past at a time of radical global change, argues Neal Lawson
Peter Jukes in the December Print Edition of Byline Times
Donald Trump’s second victory in the United States is a warning sign to democracies everywhere of the centrality of emotions – and their manipulation – in the new politics of gross inequality and psychic rebellion fuelled by tech-driven alternative realities, writes Hardeep Matharu
The re-elected President’s backers believe democracy is finished – the fight to save it must transform it
by Brian Czech
Perhaps you’ve heard: Autocracy is on the march. Not just in the obvious places like Russia, China, and North Korea. Democracy has been declining throughout the world for decades, sometimes gradually, sometimes suddenly, but invariably replaced by autocratic tendencies, politicians, and states.
What’s going on in places as far-flung as Hungary, Myanmar, and Nicaragua? Why, after the lessons of world wars, the Cold War,
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A dishonest doctor gets struck off the medical register. The banker who steals from his clients goes to jail. A deceitful military officer gets cashiered. Why should politicians not expect to play by the same rules?
Hardeep Matharu, Editor of Byline Times, explores why the June 2024 print edition focuses on how 'cruelty is the point', to a point – and what the left must understand about the role of emotion in politics today
by Vinícius Rodrigues Vieira* The literature on populism in the 21st century often assumes that far-right leaders draw their support from voters who have lost out to globalization. This is the case among low-skilled, white workers in Global North democracies, including the United States. But, there are also meaningful occurrences of backlash against the political establishment and […]