President-elect Donald Trump isn’t just appointing incompetent buffoons to his Cabinet, but deeply immoral individuals who are completely lacking in family values.
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In Germany, Resistance to Trump Is Sharpening
Just a year and a half into the Trump presidency, anti-Americanism is on the rise here and German-American interests are quickly diverging.
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'The Authority of Democracy': Can Macron's Vision Prevail Amid Europe's Rightwing Populists?
French President Emmanuel Macron is positioning himself as Europe's most vehement proponent of unity, but he faces resistance from rightwing nationalist governments seeking to fray Europe.
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Germany's Dangerous Lean: What the Far-Right Victory Means for the Rest of Europe
As in the case of Donald Trump's electoral win in the U.S., the AfD triumphed last month in part because many former non-voters were stirred by its virulently racist, anti-immigrant message – and their votes flipped the results.
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The Schulz Effect: A Left-Populist Throws Germany's Political Future Up for Grabs
Martin Schulz, whose ironic slogan for Chancellor is "Make Europe Great Again," has dedicated subreddit (r/The_Schulz) and Twitter accounts and a host of memes that have spread awareness about his salt-of-the-Earth candidacy.
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Anti-Refugee Activism On the Rise In Germany As Far Right Violence Looms
After welcoming more than a million refugees last year, Germany is facing a xenophobic backlash — and incendiary language often inspires demonstrators to put their thoughts into actions.
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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Berlin Against EU-U.S. Trade Deal
Up to a quarter of a million people marched in the German capital Saturday to protest the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which they say is openly anti-democratic.
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With "Mental Waterboarding" Germany Tells Greece: Surrender Fiscal Sovereignty In Return for Bailout
A weekend of high tension that threatened to break Europe in two climaxed on Sunday night when the leaders of Germany and France presented Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with the ultimatum.
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Thomas Piketty to Angela Merkel: Austerity Has Failed
The never-ending austerity that Europe is force-feeding the Greek people is simply not working – now Greece has loudly said no more.
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Greek Finance Minister: "If I Weren’t Scared, I’d Be Awfully Dangerous"
Is Yanis Varoufakis, the academic turned neophyte politician, entirely comfortable with his new star status?
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Global Power Project: Bilderberg Group and the Central Bankers
Here we provide a glimpse into the decisions and actions taken by some of the top European technocrats responsible for managing the debt crisis – and the adamantly pro-market ideologies they advocated.
