The far-right Sweden Democrats were the big winners in yesterday’s general election, rising to second place. Rooted in neo-Nazism, the party is blatantly racist — but the established parties seem less determined than ever to confront it.
Source: In Sweden, the Barriers Against the Far Right Are Collapsing
Donald Trump’s prime strategy is to undermine the U.S. system of justice – and make lots of money for himself in the process.
The latest British monarch will be the first King Charles since the Stuart dynasty of the 17th century. The revolutionary struggle against the Stuarts gave birth to a radical democratic tradition — one that will be unfinished as long as Charles III is king.
Song of Ourselves: Walt Whitman and the Fight for Democracy Mark Edmundson Harvard University Press ISBN 9780674237162
A functioning democracy could easily dispatch Donald Trump and his doppelgängers. A failed democracy and bankrupt liberalism assures their ascendancy.
As the US gets less religious, some thinkers warn that it may get more selfish as people engage less with their communities. A team of scholars decided to investigate that concern.
Source: Yoga versus democracy? What survey data says about spiritual Americans’ political behavior
With the leftist Lula set to win Brazil’s presidency, far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro is sowing doubts about the election process. So now, Bernie Sanders is putting Bolsonaro on notice and insisting the US oppose any government that takes power illegitimately.
Source: Bernie to Bolsonaro: Stop Undermining Democracy | Portside
1848+: The End(s) of History 