The collapse of the “Zionist Left” during Israel’s most recent elections leaves Hadash and the Communist Party as the only force able to stand against the rise of ultra-nationalism. Source Views: 0
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The Communist Party is the only force capable of challenging ultra-nationalism in Israeli society
How Christian Nationalism Fueled the Insurrection and Threatens Democracy
Public hearings by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection have given Americans a much clearer understanding of all the ways then-President Donald Trump and his allies tried to keep him in power by overturning the results of the presidential election. Another public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 28, with the […]
Right Wing Round-Up: The Party of Christian Nationalism
Brandon Gage @ AlterNet: ‘My guy’: Eric Trump gushes over homophobic pastor at right-wing event. Will Sommer @ The Daily Beast: QAnon Conspiracy Theorists Have a New Cure-All: $120,000 TVs. Jack Jenkins @ Religion News Service: Republicans keep mostly mum on calls to make GOP ‘party of Christian nationalism.’ Joe Jervis: Indicted QAnon CO Clerk […]
Right Wing Bonus Tracks: Christian (Inter)Nationalism
Jacob Wohl does not believe reports that Sen. Patrick Leahy is recovering from hip surgery in the hospital: “I have confirmed that Patrick Leahy is NOT at any Washington DC area hospital. We can only assume that he has died and that fact is being covered up.” Shane Vaughn fumes that Cassidy Hutchinson is a […]
What Follows Roe’s Reversal? The Far Right Calls for Christian Nationalism
The Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade on Friday, eliminating the constitutional right to abortion. The decision, authored by Justice Samuel Alito, reversed 50 years of precedent to return the question of abortion rights back to the states. The ruling has immediate impacts: 26 states are likely to move quickly or immediately to ban abortion; […]
Pope Francis: World Peace Is Threatened by ‘Nationalism,’ ‘Unbridled Greed’
Pope Francis warned of dangers to world peace Monday, highlighting poverty, nationalism, and “unbridled greed.” Views: 0
Peking Man and China’s Paleontological Nationalism
At the beginning of the 20th century, a team of international paleontologists prepared to excavate a cave located in a limestone formation known as Dragon-Bone Hill, a few hours outside of Beijing. The Cave of Zhoukoudian had traditionally been the haunt of dragon bone collectors, eager to find remnants of Read more Section: News Human […]
How Putin and his agents Nazified Ukrainian nationalism
By Raphael BourbonMarch 5, 2022 Anno DominiTranslated from the French This investigation traces the recent history and possible causes of contact between what seems to be two antagonistic and contradictory forces: Ukrainian ultra-nationalist groups and Russian or pro-Kremlin actors, associations and institutions. […] Despite an apparently fundamental impossibility of cooperation, several contacts have taken […]
Olympic Hanbok Scandal, or Two Types of Nationalism
In his previous material about the tricky relations between China and South Korea this author already mentioned how a demonstration of the traditional Korean clothes was viewed in South Korea. However, this is worth telling in greater detail as this story illustrates the conceptual difference between the two countries’ national policies. So, South Koreans took offence […]
David Lane and Mark Robinson Want Christian Nationalism to ‘Reign Supreme’ in North Carolina
For months, North Carolina’s radically Christian nationalist Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has traveled around the state, promoting his extremist views in churches in an effort to convince right-wing Christians to become more politically engaged. Many of these speeches have been organized by the American Renewal Project, an organization run by Christian nationalist political operative […]
Oh the beauty of Ukie nationalism!
Posted on December 1, 2021 by martyrashrakat November 29, 2021 This is the translated text: (red emphasis added) Good morning. This drawing in the hands of a girl is the dream of all Ukrainians. A new generation is growing up, which was not “brainwashed” by the Soviet mindset. This is our future, which we are fighting […]
Science must guide India, UK: Stoking vaccine nationalism will fail us all
One of the seven sins we should not commit as warned by Mahatma Gandhi, is “science without humanity”. But are we conscious enough to ensure that the global fight against Covid is mindful of Gandhi ji’s message? Right before Gandhi ji’s birth anniversary, government of India announced its reciprocal policy for UK nationals arriving in […]
North Carolina’s Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Puts His Christian Nationalism on Full Display
North Carolina’s Republican Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson was among members of Congress, state legislators, various candidates for office, and radical religious-right activists who gathered at Temple Baptist Church in Mount Airy, North Carolina, last weekend for the North Carolina Faith & Freedom Coalition’s “Salt & Light Conference.” Robinson, who closed out the event on Saturday, […]
Dominionism and Christian Nationalism Returned to National Mall at ‘Let Us Worship’ Rallies
Musician-politician Sean Feucht sponsored a series of events in Washington, D.C. over the 9/11 weekend that combined high-energy worship with dominionist theology and Christian nationalist politics. In addition to a video address from former President Donald Trump, Feucht’s events featured personal appearances by Sen. Josh Hawley, R.-Mo., radio host and so-called Stop the Steal activist […]
UPenn Has a Course on ‘White Nationalism in the Age of Climate Change’
Anne Berg is teaching a course titled “Extreme Heat: White Nationalism in the Age of Climate Change,” at the University of Pennsylvania this fall. This course in Environmental Humanities will purportedly teach students about the “relationship between environmentalism, rightwing populism and the climate crisis.” The syllabus reads: The glaciers are melting. Heat waves, hurricanes, earthquakes, […]
The poison of Nationalism
Image Credit: J. Meric/Getty Images Once upon a time Nationalism was an ideology reserved for extremists. But in recent years it has moved from the irrelevant fractious fringes to become a central movement in western politics. Rooted in fear, it feeds on tribal instincts and has become mainstream by offering oversimplified explanations to complex problems, […]
Afghan nationalism faces existential challenge — Part 2
Afghan children walk past a Taliban Red Unit, an elite force, Alingar district, Laghman province in eastern Afghanistan (File photo) India is hardly in a position to assert on the Afghan chessboard… The bottom line is that New Delhi is highly unlikely to do anything that may undermine the US strategy in Afghanistan, which, incidentally, […]
Vaccine nationalism? We can be accused of vaccine INTERNATIONALISM, EU commissioner says amid row over deliveries
A top EU official has said that “everything is on the table” as Brussels examines vaccine production and distribution. The European Commission earlier threatened to ban AstraZeneca from sending its vaccine outside of the bloc. The BBC’s Andrew Marr asked European Commissioner for Financial Stability Mairead McGuinness whether Brussels is serious in its threats to […]
Vaccine nationalism in the Gulf: Kuwait’s cruel COVID caste system
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Brexit: Ireland’s foreign minister accuses UK of ‘perverse nationalism’ over US trade approach
Ireland’s foreign minister has accused the UK of “perverse nationalism” and “narrow-minded thinking” in attempting to race ahead of the EU to reach a trade deal with Washington alone. Calling for a more collaborative effort, Simon Coveney said that rather than “competing for attention” in Joe Biden’s administration, Britain, the EU, the US and Canada […]