American money and American moral and political support has been really important in creating this backlash in Europe against feminism, LGBT rights and basic equality. The reason we started looking at this was it didn't add up how much these groups were able to organize, and the size of these organizations, based on the size of the bases they could reach when they started. A lot of these groups seemed to suddenly spring up. That a lot of their funding is coming from the US explains that.
Journalist Adam Ramsay traces money fueling Europe's far right back to Christian fundamentalists in the US - as a way to create new political spaces within Europe for the far right to advance against gay and trans rights, immigration and abortion, and as cover for a global reactionary movement in service of oligarchs on both sides of the Atlantic.
openDemocracy released the report Revealed: Trump-linked US Christian âfundamentalistsâ pour millions of âdark moneyâ into Europe, boosting the far right.
The U.S. is considering drone strikes and sanctions against the Alliance of Sahel States under the guise of counterterrorism, but the real objective is to regain neo-colonial control over AfricanâŚ
Western pro-Palestinian activism isolates Palestine from its regional allies, depoliticizing its struggle and reinforcing colonial divisions.
The United Nations has adopted a resolution calling for the use of map projections that more accurately portray the size and proportions of the worldâs continents, particularly correcting the long-âŚ
In this weekâs segment, we discuss organizers in Washington, D.C. who developed a transit solidarity program to oppose transit fare crackdowns that criminalize poverty. But we begin with a discussionâŚ
Dr. Shireen Al-Adeimi provides historical background and analysis of events in Yemen as Ansar Allah advances against Saudi-backed mercenaries.
