"Populism faces its darkest hour" - Gideon Rachman

But as its rightwing variant flags, the leftwing version could surge

"Don't blame democracy's decline on ignorance. The problem lies deeper" - Cas Mudde

Shining a light on authoritarians’ actions is not enough – the media need to focus on trends behind the day-to-day news

Assim vai a Europa! - "#ElectionsSpain2019: Populist radicalisation, Catalonia, and the far-right"

Spain is the epitome of political instability, with a 5 party fragmentation and the impossibility of appeasing radicalised nationalists.

"Towards right and left 2.0?" - Ernesto Gallo and Giovanni Biava

The ‘Left’ will stand a chance if it relaunches an agenda of social rights and supranationalism. After all, they are the most logical responses to neoliberalism and nationalism.

"Jair Bolsonaro só poderia surgir no Brasil" - Rodrigo Tavares

Nenhum país está imune ao populismo à direita ou à esquerda

"Political violence, civic space and human rights defence in the era of populism and authoritarianism" - Bilge Yabanci

Academics and international donors alike have only recently considered targeted political violence as an integral part of global democratic decline and populist politics. There is much they could do.

"National populism is unstoppable – and the left still doesn’t understand it" - Matthew Goodwiin

It’s not about immigration, the financial crisis, globalisation or inequality, but evidence of a broader, older social fragmentation

"Could populism actually be good for democracy?" - James Miller

A wave of populist revolts has led many to lose faith in the wisdom of people power. But such eruptions are essential to the vitality of modern politics.

"Understanding right and left populisms" - Samir Gandesha

Neoliberal globalization has increased both economic insecurity and cultural anxiety. Have theories of populism taken adequate account of such insecurity? We can only distinguish left from right populisms if we do.

"Duterte's march to illiberal democracy" - Richard Heydarian

Philippine political elite acquiesces in a rebirth of populism

"Populist Plutocracy and the Future of America" - Nouriel Roubini

In the first year of his presidency, Donald Trump has consistently sold out the blue-collar, socially conservative whites who brought him to power, while pursuing policies to enrich his fellow plutocrats. Sooner or later, Trump's core supporters will wake up to this fact, so it is worth asking how far he might go to keep them on his side.

"How to Combat Populist Demagogues" - Dani Rodrik

We will never know whether greater honesty on the part of mainstream politicians and technocrats would have spared us the rise of nativist demagogues like Donald Trump in the US or Marine Le Pen in France. What is clear is that lack of candor in the past has come at a steep price.

"Populism with no leaders: the rise of 'citizenism' and how to understand it"

Is left-wing populism the best response to right-wing populism? An interview with Paolo Gerbaudo on 'citizenism' - the defining political movement of this generation.

"Reality TV Populism" - Paul Krugman

This Washington Post article on Poland — where a right-wing, anti-intellectual, nativist party now rules, and has garnered a lot of public support — is chilling for those of us who worry that Trumpism may really be the end of the road for US democracy. The supporters of Law and Justice clearly looked a lot like Trump’s white working class enthusiasts; so are we headed down the same path?

"Springtime for Fascism?" - Ian Buruma

Are we seeing a new dawn of fascism? Many people are beginning to think so. Donald Trump has been compared to a fascist, as has Vladimir Putin and a variety of demagogues and right-wing loudmouths in Europe. The recent tide of authoritarian bluster has reached as far as the Philippines, whose president-elect, Rodrigo (“The Punisher”) Duterte, has vowed to toss suspected criminals into Manila Bay.

"Playing with fear"

In America and Europe, right-wing populist politicians are on the march. The threat is real

Assim vai a Europa! - 'Forconi, un’altra giornata di tensione La protesta dilaga: “Ora tutti a Roma”'

Pelo terceiro dia consecutivo, o movimento “Forconi” (garfos) saiu à rua em muitas cidades italianas, bloqueando estradas e interrompendo serviços para protestar contra o Governo, a austeridade e o euro,noticia La Stampa.

Nascido em 2011, o movimento junta vários grupos particularmente atingidos pela crise, como vendedores, motoristas de camiões e pequenos empresários, mas também extremistas de direita ehooligans do futebol. Alguns dos organizadores ameaçaram “marchar sobre Roma” se o Governo sobreviver a um voto de confiança marcado para hoje, enquanto os líderes da oposição Silvio Berlusconi e Beppe Grillo deram o seu apoio aos manifestantes.

Segundo o editorial do diário estas manifestações são especialmente preocupantes porque
são as primeiras a realizar-se em Itália, desde há muito tempo, com o estômago vazio ou, mais precisamente, com o medo de que o estômago fique vazio em breve. [...] Não nos esqueçamos que, na Grécia, vimos pensionistas insuspeitos imolarem-se pelo fogo, no meio da rua. O desespero pode transformar qualquer pessoa.

Contro-corteo a Torino. A Milano tafferugli con gli ultrà. Berlusconi si sfila. Alfano domani riferirà in Aula. Letta: non è vero che rappresentano gli italiani