We have tracked down the pizza comunista

KPÖ honey (we were assured it is made by union bees)

We got his and hers KPÖ socks

You know the situation is becoming wild when the Financial Times quotes some of your more assertive statements - and specifically the one on European neocolonialism during the green transition. ft.com/content/a916bc…

Not the SPÖ's biggest fan

I wrote for The New Statesman about why the vote for the AfD reflects Europe-wide trends and not just the cultural idiosyncrasies of former East Germany newstatesman.com/world/europe/2…

This is good

Maria Rosaria Boccia contradicts PM Giorgia Meloni by showing on Instagram that she had access to Ministry of Culture documents, despite not being a consultant to the ministry. Sept 2, 2024

This didn't quite work

Ve le ricordate le sviolinate su quanto bene fosse andata l’unificazione della Germania, mica come l’Italia con il Sud?

"If Scholz’s Social Democrats have more members over the age of 80 than under the age of 30, some of its rivals do without them entirely... In Sunday’s election Sahra Wagenknecht led a one-woman party to a strong result", writes David Broder. newstatesman.com/world/europe/2…

La Repubblica reported on an article on the page of ECR (Meloni's party in the EU parliament) which called Orbán "Putin's Trojan horse in the EU). But the article has now been deleted — theconservative.online/hungary-russia…

Viktor Orbán has ruled Hungary for most of its post-1989 history. Far from just a weird outlier, his rule is a product of Hungary’s integration into globalized capitalism — and increasingly sets an example for other EU member-states. jacobin.com/2024/09/viktor…

When he ran for president three years ago, Michel Barnier wanted to stop all migration into the EU, raise the pension age to 65, and restore military service. Remainers may remember him fondly but he isn't some kindly Mr Sensible

What a proposed tax on unrealized capital gains does to a mf

A good piece by David Broder on the #AfD’s rise. Not just a reflection of former East #Germany’s cultural idiosyncrasies, it’s part of a wave sweeping Europe. Treated as a pariah by the mainstream, the #farright is at arm’s length from power, inching closer… newstatesman.com/world/europe/2…

Le front républicain...

Many of Macron's supporters (+media allies!) have dismissed talk about him lurching hard-right for years. But the Barnier nomination makes it obvious. He'd rather his coalition govern with Le Pen's stamp of approval than have to compromise with the left. Can't be any more clear.

Emmanuel Macron has appointed Michel Barnier as France’s prime minister, after securing Marine Le Pen’s agreement. The creation of a government reliant on her blessing is another step in the far right’s march toward power. jacobin.com/2024/09/barnie…

I wrote about Emmanuel Macron's nomination of a government dependent on Marine Le Pen's blessing. Most voters showed they didn't want the "union of right-wing forces," but it looks like they'll be getting it anyway