Right and left in German state elections
The vicious slogans of the AfD and its fascist accompanists as well as to the guilty leaders of the old parties are still steering Germany into ever more dangerous waters.
Ultra-right makes worrisome advances in French regional elections
In France, as in other European countries, the most common interpretation of the right's surge is hostility toward immigrants, refugees and foreigners in general.
Portugal: Socialist government takes power with Left support
Antonio Luis Santos da Costa of the Socialist Party, forms a government with the support of the Communist, Ecologist (Green) and Left Bloc deputies in the national parliament.
In Berlin 250,000 march against unfair trade
It was a day to remember, a date for the record books: It marked a surprising development in German politics!
Top UAW organizer: Union campaign at Nissan a civil rights fight
"Unions are multi-cultural organizations that unite people around class issues, such as the abuse of low-pay temp workers,"
Hundreds of thousands march against austerity in Britain
A quarter of a million angry voices challenged the government's "dangerous and unjust" spending cuts at the weekend.
Mixed results in Salvador vote: Big win for FMLN in capital
Those familiar with the process attribute delays to the complexity of the ballots and a new system of voting and weighing votes.
In Israeli elections Arab citizens emerge as key to future
The new Joint List is now being hailed from the center to the left as the bright spot in the Israeli political scene.
German Left party tackles the tough issues at its congress
Opinions did differ, but the entire congress gave major blame for the crisis to NATO, the European Union and the German government.
Forming a German government: Bumper cars for the Bundestag?
The noise is terrific and everyone zooms back and forth, round and round, clashing with everybody else. And there may be no real winner -- except perhaps the man at the cash register.
